Aspen mayoral candidates Ann Mullins and Torre are going into a runoff election after failing to get a majority vote Tuesday in the municipal election.<\/p>\n
They won out over candidates Adam Frisch and Cale Mitchell.<\/p>\n
Torre received 1,281 votes and Mullins 940. There were 3,220 votes cast.<\/p>\n
Per the city’s home rule charter, mayoral candidates must receive 50 percent of the vote, plus one. If not, the top two vote-getters are forced into a runoff.<\/p>\n
So, Torre and Mullins will face off on April 2.<\/p>\n
Mullins is in the middle of serving her second term as a councilwoman and has two years remaining if she’s not elected as mayor.<\/p>\n
Torre served two terms on City Council and has run for mayor and lost five times before (2001, 2005, 2007, 2013 and 2015) and lost in the 2017 council race.<\/p>\n
Whoever takes the top political position, it will be a new face in the mayor’s seat. Mayor Steve Skadron is serving his third two-year term and is term-limited.<\/p>\n
If Mullins wins the mayoral seat, council will appoint someone to fill her vacancy.<\/p>\n
Newly electeds will be sworn in June 10.<\/p>\n
Because of the election change from the first Tuesday in May to March this year, the newly electeds will serve a slightly shorter term this time around.<\/p>\n
Torre\u2019s campaign the past month has included the phrases \u201cWe can do better\u201d and \u201cNo more initiatives to nowhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is a developing story that will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n