1997 Boise mayoral election

1997 Boise mayoral election Boise mayoral no 1993 Boise mayoral election 1993 2001 Boise mayoral election 2001 November 4, 1997 Brent Coles 150x150px Nonpartisan candidate 14,879 69.68% Matthew Shapiro 150x150px Nonpartisan candidate 6,475 30.32% Mayor Brent Coles Nonpartisan candidate Brent Coles Nonpartisan candidate The 1997 Boise mayoral election was held on November 4, 1997. Incumbent Mayor Brent Coles ran for re-election to a second term. No well-known candidates challenged Coles for re-election,Johncox Martin Mayor still lacks challengers for election The Idaho Statesman August 24, 1997 Boise, Idaho 1B https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman/178427319/ Newspapers.com August 8, 2025 and his only opponent was activist and public policy researcher Matthew Shapiro.Neighborhood organizer plans run for mayor of Boise Times-News September 19, 1997 Twin Falls, Idaho E1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news/178427364/ Newspapers.com August 8, 2025 Coles ultimately won re-election in a landslide, receiving 70 percent of the vote to Shapiro's 30 percent.Johncox Martin S. Coles says re-election keeps projects alive The Idaho Statesman November 5, 1997 Boise, Idaho 16A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman/178427436/ Newspapers.com August 8, 2025 General election Candidates Brent Coles, incumbent Mayor Matthew Shapiro, neighborhood organizer, public policy researcher Results 1997 Boise mayoral election1997 Election Results Boise City Clerk 1997 http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/City_Clerk/CityElections/ElectionInformation/ElectionResults/page14717.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071127111344/http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/City_Clerk/CityElections/ElectionInformation/ElectionResults/page14717.aspx November 27, 2007 August 7, 2025 Nonpartisan candidate Brent Coles (inc.) 14,879 69.68% Nonpartisan candidate Matthew Shapiro 6,475 30.32% 21,354 100.00% References Boise Boise Boise mayoral election Category:Mayoral elections in Boise, Idaho Category:1990s in Boise, Idaho