2017 Election

67% TURNOUT Elects New Mayor and Three New Council Members

PT Wood defeated incumbent Mayor Jim LiVecchi, while Harald Kasper defeated incumbent Councilwoman Melodee Hallett in Ward 3. Former council members who ran as a block with Ms. Hallett also lost, as Dan Shore defeated former Councilwoman Monika Griesenbeck in Ward 1 and Justin Critelli defeated former Councilman Richard Leavitt in Ward 2.  The margins were substantial, and are listed in the table below.

The 67% turnout was high for an off-year municipal election.  In the 2016 presidential election, only seven states had higher turnouts.

Two candidates ran for each of the mayor and council seats in the November 7, 2017, Salida municipal election. The first candidates to declare are listed under the Candidate column and the second to declare are listed under the Opponent column.  The incumbents who held those seats are also listed below.

During the 2017 campaign for the City of Salida municipal offices, One Salida provided information on issues raised by candidates or that were pertinent to the activities of the Salida City Council and its members.  These issues fell into the categories of GROWTH, HOUSING, and GOVERNANCE that are discussed on this website.  One Salida outlined these issues in its flyers entitled Imagine and Good Leadership.  The outgoing mayor Jim LiVecchi summed up his record and presented his views on issues he sees as remaining in a post-election guest opinion in The Mountain Mail.  These links, as well as those in the Candidates table below, can be followed to review the 2017 election campaign.

 

Candidates for Mayor
Winning Candidate			Opponent			Incumbent
P T Wood			Jim LiVecchi			Jim LiVecchi
Votes:  1846			Votes:  833
Website			Website
Facebook Page			Facebook Page
Wood ‘accumulates good set of tools’			LiVecchi uses three things to guide him
Candidates for Council – Ward 1
Winning Candidate			Opponent			Incumbent
Dan Shore			Monika Griesenbeck			Hal Brown
Votes:  708			Votes:  247
Website			Website			Current Mayor Pro-Tem
Facebook Page			Shares website with Hallett and Leavitt			Endorses LiVecchi, Griesenbeck, Leavitt & Hallett
Dan Shore has the experience			Griesenbeck ready to return
			Letter to the Editor & Responses
Candidates for Council – Ward 2
Winning Candidate			Opponent			Incumbent
Justin Critelli			Richard Leavitt			Eileen Rogers
Votes:  677			Votes:  277
Website			Website
Facebook Page			Shares website with Griesenbeck and Hallett
Critelli looks to give back to community			Leavitt hopes to return to council
Candidates for Council – Ward 3
Winning Candidate			Opponent			Incumbent
Harald Kasper			Melodee Hallett			Melodee Hallett
Votes:  497			Votes:  251
Website			Website
Facebook Page Focuses on common goals			Shares website with Griesenbeck and Leavitt Wants to keep council working

 

 

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