Colorado Republicans Lose Conservative Stronghold They've Held for 45 Years
The victory of Mobolade, who's unaffiliated, represents a shock for the conservative stronghold of Colorado Springs.
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The victory of Mobolade, who's unaffiliated, represents a shock for the conservative stronghold of Colorado Springs.
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Colorado Springs voters have elected Yemi Mobolade, a 44-year-old Nigerian immigrant who moved to the city in 2010 and emerged as a business and church leader, to serve as the city's 42nd mayor by a 57% to 43% margin in a runoff election.
An independent mayoral candidate was poised Wednesday to defeat his Republican opponent to become the first elected Black mayor in the conservative city of Colorado Springs, Colorado's second largest city.
DENVER (AP) — An independent mayoral candidate was poised Wednesday to defeat his Republican opponent to become the first elected Black mayor in the conservative city of Colorado Springs, Colorado's second largest city.