2003 Boise mayoral election

2003 Boise mayoral election
	November 4, 2003
Mayor before election; Carolyn Terteling-Payne (interim); Nonpartisan	Elected mayor ; Dave Bieter; Nonpartisan

The 2003 Boise mayoral election was held on November 4, 2003, to elect the mayor of Boise, Idaho. Mayor Brent Coles, who was elected in 2001, resigned on February 15, 2003, after being charged with bribery. Under state law, in the event of a mayoral vacancy, the city council appoints an interim successor, who serves until the "next general city election," when a mayor is elected "for the full four year term."^[1] The City Council selected city Councilwoman Carolyn Terteling-Payne to serve as interim Mayor,^[2] and she did not run for a full term in the election.^[3]

Four candidates ran in the election: State Representative Dave Bieter, County Sheriff Vaughn Killeen, State Transportation Board Chairman Chuck Winder, and restaurateur Max Mohammadi. Under an ordinance approved in 2003, if no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election would take place.^[4] However, Bieter won the election in a landslide and avoided the need for a runoff, reeiving 52 percent of the vote to Winder's 26 percent, Killeen's 19 percent, and Mohammadi's 3 percent.^[5]

General election

Candidates

Dave Bieter, State Representative^[6]
Chuck Winder, Chairman of the Idaho Transportation Board, 1994 Republican candidate for Governor^[7]
Vaughn Killeen, Ada County Sheriff^[8]
Max Mohammadi, restaurateur^[9]

Declined

Rod Beck, former State Senator, 2001 candidate for Mayor^[10]
Paula Forney, City Councilwoman^[11]
Jerome Mapp, City Council President^[12]
Bruce Perry, attorney, 2002 Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor^[9]
Betty Richardson, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, 2002 Democratic nominee for Congress in Idaho's 1st congressional district^[9]

Results

2003 Boise mayoral election^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Dave Bieter	22,320	51.87%
	Nonpartisan	Chuck Winder	11,230	26.10%
	Nonpartisan	Vaughn Killeen	8,168	18.98%
	Nonpartisan	Max Mohammadi	1,313	3.05%
	Write-in		3	0.01%
Total votes			43,034	100.00%

References

^ Mayor (§ 50-608). Idaho Code. 1967. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
^ Hem, Brad (February 19, 2003). "Boise City Council elects new mayor from its ranks". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Popkey, Dan (February 15, 2003). "Coles' potential successors jockey for position". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Main. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hem, Brad (November 2, 2003). "Tuesday's vote may not decide all Boise races". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Main. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Popkey, Dan (November 5, 2003). "Bieter wins". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Main. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hem, Brad (June 6, 2003). "It's now official: Bieter to run for mayor". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Chuck Winder is first to jump into Boise mayoral contest". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 21, 2003. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hem, Brad (June 5, 2003). "Ada County sheriff wants Boise mayor job". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hem, Brad (May 24, 2003). "Familiar faces plan on race for Boise mayor". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Man who lost to Coles will sit out election". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. September 16, 2003. p. 3 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hem, Brad (September 4, 2003). "Forney announces bid for re-election to Boise City Council". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Council chief Mapp won't run for mayor". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. September 24, 2003. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2003 Boise City Election Results". Boise City Clerk. 2003. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2025.

[1] Mayor (§ 50-608). Idaho Code. 1967. Retrieved August 7, 2025.

[2] Hem, Brad (February 19, 2003). "Boise City Council elects new mayor from its ranks". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Popkey, Dan (February 15, 2003). "Coles' potential successors jockey for position". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Main. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Hem, Brad (November 2, 2003). "Tuesday's vote may not decide all Boise races". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Main. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Popkey, Dan (November 5, 2003). "Bieter wins". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Main. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Hem, Brad (June 6, 2003). "It's now official: Bieter to run for mayor". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Chuck Winder is first to jump into Boise mayoral contest". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 21, 2003. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Hem, Brad (June 5, 2003). "Ada County sheriff wants Boise mayor job". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[familiar_faces-9] Hem, Brad (May 24, 2003). "Familiar faces plan on race for Boise mayor". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Man who lost to Coles will sit out election". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. September 16, 2003. p. 3 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] Hem, Brad (September 4, 2003). "Forney announces bid for re-election to Boise City Council". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Council chief Mapp won't run for mayor". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. September 24, 2003. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "2003 Boise City Election Results". Boise City Clerk. 2003. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2025.

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