Nonpartisan elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Aurora, Colorado .[ 1]
1999 Aurora mayoral election
The 1999 Aurora mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999. It saw the re-election of the incumbent mayor Paul Tauer .
Election results[ 2]
Candidate
Votes
%
Paul Tauer (incumbent)
28,191
77.14
Brenda Hilliard
8,354
22.86
Total votes
36,545
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2003 Aurora mayoral election
Mayor before election Paul Tauer
Elected mayor Ed Tauer
The 2003 Aurora mayoral election was held on November 4, 2003. It saw the election of Ed Tauer, a former member of the Aurora City Council.
Election results[ 3]
Candidate
Votes
%
Ed Tauer
17,739
44.40
Debra Vickrey
11,452
28.67
Bob LeGare
10,758
26.93
Total votes
39,949
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2007 Aurora mayoral election
Candidate
Ed Tauer
Francis Peter Maks Jr.
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
24,390
9,673
Percentage
71.6%
28.4%
Mayor before election Ed Tauer
Elected mayor Ed Tauer
The 2007 Aurora mayoral election was held on November 6, 2007. It saw the reelection of the incumbent mayor Ed Tauer.
Election results[ 4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Ed Tauer (incumbent)
24,390
71.6
Francis Peter Maks Jr.
9,673
28.4
Total votes
34,063
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2011 Aurora mayoral election
The 2011 Aurora mayoral election was held on November 1, 2011. It saw the election of Steve Hogan , a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives .
Election results[ 5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Steve Hogan
14,584
36.73
Ryan L. Frazier
12,277
30.92
Jude Sandvall
5,905
14.87
Debbie Stafford
4,607
11.60
Sheilah Thomas Davis
1,359
3.42
Barbara Yamrick
979
2.47
Total votes
39,711
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2015 Aurora mayoral election
The 2015 Aurora mayoral election was held on November 3, 2015. It saw the re-election of the incumbent mayor Steve Hogan , who ran unopposed in the election.[ 7] [ 6]
On May 13, 2018, Steve Hogan died from cancer. Bob LeGare , a member of the city council, was elected by the council and assumed the office of mayor on June 25.[ 8]
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2019 Aurora mayoral election
The 2019 Aurora mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019. It saw the election of Mike Coffman , a former representative for Colorado in the United States Congress .
The incumbent mayor Bob LeGare , who assumed the office following the death in office of Steve Hogan , did not seek reelection. The following six individuals were the candidates for the office of mayor:[ 10]
The candidates collectively raised more than $1 million in contributions.[ 12]
The results were not immediately clear on election night, as more than 1,000 ballots had unsettled signature discrepancies.[ 13] [ 13] conceded on November 17.[ 14]
Election results[ 15]
Candidate
Votes
%
Mike Coffman
26,690
35.76
Omar Montgomery
26,475
35.48
Ryan Frazier
12,063
16.16
Marsha Berzins
8,015
10.74
Renie Peterson
1,368
1.83
Write-in
19
0.00
Total votes
74,630
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2023 Aurora mayoral election
The 2023 Aurora mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023. Incumbent Republican mayor Mike Coffman ran for re-election to a second term in office.
Mike Coffman , incumbent mayor (party affiliation: Republican)[ 17] Juan Marcano, city councilor (party affiliation: Democratic)[ 18] Kirk Denem Manzanares (party affiliation: Democratic)[ 19] Rob Andrews, job placement nonprofit director (party affiliation: Democratic)[ 20] [ 19]
Election results[ 16]
Candidate
Votes
%
Mike Coffman (Incumbent)42,867
52.67%
Juan Marcano
32,323
40.58%
Jeffery Sanford
5,454
6.85%
Total votes
79,644
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