Kelly Ohlson 67.48%
Jeff Hansen 32.52%
City Charter Amendment 1 (Allows City Council to vote a member as mayor pro tem in case of a resignation or after the swearing in of new council members)
Yes 44.58%
No 55.42%
City Charter Amendment 2 (Repeals ban on political parties, city employees, public service corporations or other groups with interests in city policy from donating to City Council elections)
Yes 44.58%
No 55.42%
City Charter Amendment 3 (Allows the city to pay for expenditures using grants, donations and borrowing if not specifically earmarked for a purpose)
Yes 63.52%
No 36.48%
City Charter Amendment 4 (Extends the deadline for publication of annual audits of the city’s finances from five months after the end of the fiscal year to seven months)
The Fort Collins City Clerk office released the unofficial results from the April 6 election.
Jenni James Arndt won the mayor position, a citywide plastic bag ban won support and the vote determined the old Hughes Stadium site should remain parks and open space.
Official results will be posted on April 16.
Large grocers will soon be prohibited from providing disposable plastic bags after the initiative passed with 58.98% of the vote. Disposable paper bags will still be allowed for a 12-cent fee.
What to do with the former Hughes Stadium site had also been up for debate. The ordinance to keep the land open space and parks passed with 68.61% of the vote. Other proposals had wanted to develop the space into more housing and commercial businesses.
Fort Collins election marked by landslides, nail-biters and historic results Jacy Marmaduke, Fort Collins Coloradoan
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The mascot of Fort Collins 2021 election night was the refresh button.
Thanks to the political reality-shifting wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was another election that swapped lively watch parties for Zoom calls and traded intimate gatherings for the internet. After polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday, candidates, local politicos and journalists alike sat in front of their computers or phones and waited for results. And waited. And waited.
Historic turnout more than 41,000 votes, the highest total ever recorded in a Fort Collins municipal election meant a long night for city election workers. The City Clerk s Office switched to a new process in 2019 that involves all unofficial results being released at once. Some election-watchers had hoped for results around 10:30
Tricia Canonico has won Fort Collins District 3 seat, breaking the years-long tradition of conservative representation coming from southeast Fort Collins.
With 55 percent of the votes, Canonico beat Gavin Kaszynski, who, if elected, would have continued the district s conservative voice.
Canonico couldn t immediately be reached for comment after unofficial results were posted. Kaszynski posted a message on his campaign Facebook page congratulating Canonico and wishing her best of success on Fort Collins City Council!
Canonico ran on a campaign built around continuing previous councils work on housing, climate action, equity and child care affordability. She centered her campaign on people, community and economic vitality, saying she had the track record and strong leadership to make things happen in Fort Collins. She adamantly supports the city s climate plan, especially with regard to achieving zero waste by 2024.
This city election season, the Coloradoan published endorsement letters for all candidates in addition to a few opinions from all sides of the issues appearing on the April 6 ballot.
A maximum of one letter per candidate and issue were published each week from Feb. 14 to April 4. Here we ve rounded up the letters that were published, which also include the names of other writers submitting letters in support of candidates. Letters to the editor are a benefit for Coloradoan subscribers.
With ballots due by 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, we invite you to visit the comments section on this story (you can find our on-site commenting forum by clicking the blue buttons at the top and bottom of this story) to share with any remaining undecided voters your perspective on the candidates or issues on the ballot.