Early results released by the city clerk s office showed Henjum had garnered 5,302 votes 37.6% of ballots in the most competitive race of the evening and was likely to be elected to represent Colorado Springs’ central sector. It was one of six district races on the ballot that could determine the direction of council for the next four years.
Jill Gaebler, first elected to represent the district in 2013 and re-elected to a second term in 2017, is term-limited and cannot run again. I was believing I would win based on my campaigning, but there were five people running and it was competitive, Henjum said by phone from her home Tuesday night.
Three of four incumbents seeking second terms on the Colorado Springs City Council appeared to be prevailing in the April 6 city election in early results.
That means the newcomers will form a small minority on the nine-member board when they re sworn in later this month. Those newcomers, as of the first report of balloting, are retired Army officer Dave Donelson in northwest District 1, retired Air Force officer Randy Helms in northern District 2, who was defeating incumbent Dave Gieslinger, and leadership consultant Nancy Henjum in central District 5.
While seven of the 21 candidates were younger than 40, none were winning in the early returns. Rather, voters were choosing the older candidates. At 57, Donelson might wind up the youngest member of City Council. (At-large member Wayne Williams is 58.)
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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