District 4 incumbent Yolanda Avilla, right, celebrates with her daughter Dulce Garcia Tuesday, April 6, 2021, during a watch party at the Club Tilt & Grill after early results showed Avilla leading Colorado Springs City Council candidate Regina English. Garcia and her family from Hunnington Beach, Calif., surprised Avilla Saturday to spend the weekend and election day with her. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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Three new faces will likely sit on Colorado Springs City Council later this month.
While two current council members, Don Knight and Jill Gaebler, could not run again due to term limits, incumbent David Geislinger in City Council District 2 appeared to be headed toward defeat, according to preliminary results posted Tuesday night. Counting in the municipal election will resume in the morning and the city clerk hopes to the final batch of unofficial results by noon.
District 1: Dave Donelson - 48%
District 2: Randy Helms - 37.49%
District 3: Richard Skorman (Incumbent) - 59.55%
District 4: Yolanda Avila (I) - 61.52%
District 5: Nancy Henjum - 37.11%
District 6: Mike O Malley (I) - 61.59%
Donelson, a former Army Green Beret and retired physician assistant, led by 7,913 votes 48% early results from the city clerks office showed. The other three trailed with Glenn Carlson, a businessman, getting 28% of the early vote; Jim Mason, a retired Army colonel, gaining 15.8% of the vote; and Michael Seeger getting 7% in early returns.
All four are political newcomers who were competing to replace Councilman Don Knight, who was term limited from running again.
The race was one of six district races on the ballot where voters selected a representative from their area.
In District 1, a new apartment complex proposed at the end of Garden of the Gods, growth management, public transportation, parks and public safety were some of the hot topics among candidates.
District 4 incumbent Yolanda Avilla, right, celebrates with her daughter Dulce Garcia Tuesday, April 6, 2021, during a watch party at the Club Tilt & Grill after early results showed Avilla leading Colorado Springs City Council candidate Regina English. Garcia and her family from Hunnington Beach, Calif., surprised Avilla Saturday to spend the weekend and election day with her. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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Chancey Bush
Chancey Bush
Chancey Bush
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