By Kaileen Gruber 
The Ramspondents

As of 11 p.m. on Nov. 4, 2025, the second round of unofficial ranked choice voting results has been released, pertaining to Fort Collins mayor and Fort Collins District 1 council member seat.

Because of Fort Collins' preference to move to ranked-choice voting this year, there were rounds in each election to eliminate candidates. The rounds continue until one candidate has 50% or more votes. In each round the candidate with the fewest number of votes was eliminated, and the votes then transferred to the next choice on the voters ballot.

Additionally there are three rounds that ranked choice voting will pass through in this election. These rounds are for counting ballots that have not been tallied already. The final posting is to be made no later than midnight on Nov. 4, 2025.

Below are the unofficial results from tonight's election.  

Mayoral 

In the Fort Collins mayoral race, Emily Francis, who is the current mayor pro tem and district 6 councilmember, is in the lead. Francis leads with 52.71% against Tricia Canonico, who also currently serves on city council for District 3.  

Francis took the lead in all six rounds of the mayoral ranked choice voting series, and is projected to be the next mayor of Fort Collins. 

District 1

In District 1 however, there was only one ranked choice voting round. Chris Conway led the one and only round by 51.96%. 

When a single candidate receives more than 50% of votes in the first round, it proves that the population of voters favors that candidate. Since Conway received over 50% of first round votes, it puts him in the lead, and automatically makes it so there is no need for another round. 

Conway is the projected winner of District 1.

For more information on the result postings for ranked choice voting candidates, click here.

Kaileen Gruber is majoring in Journalism and Media Communication as well as minoring in Music Business at CSU. She is the vice president of the Music Business Collective.

By Luke Purvis
The Ramspondent

After months of walking through neighborhoods and knocking on thousands of doors, Joshua Fudge was in the lead to represent District 3 on the Fort Collins City Council. On Tuesday night, he won in the second round of ranked-choice voting, earning nearly 62 percent of the vote over Steve Yurash and Lance Smith.

On election night, Fudge chose to celebrate at home.

“I’m hanging out with the couple whose house kicked off my campaign, they were there from the beginning,” he said. “I also spent some time at Tricia Canonico’s party and just hung out with my wife and the supporters who were there from the start.”

The much persistent Fudge credits his win to a campaign that focused on meeting people face-to-face 

“It definitely feels rewarding,” Fudge said. “I’ve visited over 4,000 houses in the district. I walked miles and miles, and spent many weekends and nights meeting voters and making phone calls. It’s good to know the hard work pays off. I’m glad the district responded to my message of finding the middle ground and taking a positive approach to city issues.”

Fudge said his optimism never wavered, even as votes were being tallied.

“I would say all of my interactions at doors with people were positive,” Fudge said. “Hearing a lot of people say, ‘I don’t know who I’m going to vote for, but thank you for going door-to-door and meeting me,’ felt really good. With ranked-choice voting, once I saw that initial total, I felt good. I stayed cautiously optimistic until tonight.”

Fudge said he plans to continue his community-focused approach as a councilmember.

“I’ll certainly use the traditional ways, like having an email and phone number where people can reach me, but I also love spending weekends in person to interact with the community,” he said. “Whether it’s setting up a table at Twin Silo or Fossil Creek Park, just getting that engagement feels really good.”

Fudge also plans to go to the weekly food-truck rallies at Fossil Creek Park to meet residents and answer their questions in person.

For now,  Fudge is preparing for orientation with three other new council members.

“There’s going to be some initiation like learning the city rules and going through the retreat when we’re sworn in this January,” he said. “We’ll start talking about key issues and priorities. For me, the main problem I’ll be focused on is the city’s budget. They’ll be passing the new ‘Buy a New Budget’ for 2027 and 2028 during this upcoming year.”

Fudge said he is ready to get started as soon as possible and wants to keep the same spirit of engagement that shaped his campaign.

Luke Purvis is a CSU Journalism and Media Communication student. He hopes to gain as much knowledge as possible so that he can come prepared when he graduates.

By Luke Purvis
The Ramspondents

Amy Hoeven will represent District 5 on the Fort Collins City Council. She defeated Zoelle Lane with about 64 percent of the vote.

Hoeven, who graduated from Colorado State University and has lived in Fort Collins for many years, said this win is a personal milestone in her community service journey.

“I’m super excited,” Hoeven said after the results came in. “I’ve really wanted to serve this community for a long time. I’m grateful for the work we’ve done and the people we’ve met, and I’m thrilled I get to serve a community that I care so much about.”

Hoeven called her win a “complete circle.” She reflected on the mark she left in the community. Starting out, she grew up in Northern Colorado and then attended CSU, graduating in 1995. She said these experiences helped prepare her to serve.

“Everything I’ve learned from this community has led me here,” Hoeven said. “Because I know this district so well, I’ll be able to rely on so many wonderful and brilliant people to come together and help solve the issues we’re facing.”

As Hoeven gets ready to take office, she said she plans to keep learning from residents and focus on challenges like housing and affordability.

“I’ll take with me my core values of protecting and supporting vulnerable community members, reaching out to experts, and having tough conversations about housing and affordability. We all have to work together for the betterment of the community.”

Hoeven said her top priority is listening to all residents, even those who did not vote for her.

“I will listen to them. I’m a part of this community just like they are, and we’ll work together. They’re important to me and to the well-being of this district.”

One clear message she brought to her campaign — Hoeven said it comes down to one goal:

“Bringing people together to build a brighter future for everyone.”

Luke Purvis is a CSU Journalism and Media Communication student. He hopes to gain as much knowledge as possible so that he can come prepared when he graduates.

By KAILEEN GRUBER 
The Ramspondents

Fort Collins, you did it. The 2025 election season has come to an end.

On the ballot there were several measures pertaining to different locations, including the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, and the state of Colorado. 

On the Fort Collins ballot, voters decided what to do with issues such as how the land that Hughes Stadium sat on top of will be used, a Community Capital Improvement Program which will be used to fund local amenities, and several charter amendments. 

On the county scale voters decided the fate of two taxes, one to improve public transportation infrastructure, and another to fund early childhood programs. 

Statewide, voters cast their decisions toward two propositions: Prop MM and Prop LL. 

Proposition MM would increase taxes for households that make over $300,000 annually and use that money to fund the Healthy Meals for All program. 

Proposition LL would retain extra tax revenue for the Healthy Meals for All program, making it so that the state would be required to spend at least $1 million​​ on funding school lunches. 

Below are all of the ballot measures that appeared on the 2025 Fort Collins Ballot and their unofficial results: 

City of Fort Collins Ballot Measures:  

Larimer County Ballot Measures: 

State of Colorado Ballot Measures: Proposition LL and MM 

Kaileen Gruber is majoring in Journalism and Media Communication as well as minoring in Music Business at CSU. She is the vice president of the Music Business Collective.