2016 Columbia, Missouri, mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 Mayor 2019 Columbia, Missouri, mayoral election 2013 2013 Columbia, Missouri, mayoral election 47.81% 8,439 Nonpartisan candidate Mayor Skip Walther 9,211 52.19% Nonpartisan candidate Brian Treece x160px April 5, 2016 Columbia, Missouri 2019 No Bob McDavid Brian Treece Columbia, Missouri held an election for mayor on April 5, 2016. Background On September 21, 2015, incumbent mayor Bob McDavid announced that he would not run for re-election to a third term. Citing personal reasons, he stated to the press, "There are a lot of personal issues that are involved with this decision. It had to do with my wife, myself and our plans."Slavit Mark 2015-09-21 Mayor Bob McDavid not seeking re-election https://krcgtv.com/news/local/mayor-bob-mcdavid-not-seeking-re-election live https://web.archive.org/web/20211123044918/https://krcgtv.com/news/local/mayor-bob-mcdavid-not-seeking-re-election 2021-11-23 2021-11-22 KRCG Candidate petition filings for the municipal elections were open beginning October 27, 2015 at 8:00 am and closed on January 12, 2016. Candidates running for mayor required the valid signatures of at least 100 (but not exceeding 150) registered Columbia voters. Campaign Local attorney Skip Walther was the first candidate to enter the race on September 22, 2015.Collazo Veronike Attorney Skip Walther to run for mayor https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/elections/attorney-skip-walther-to-run-for-mayor/article_f90f97a8-615f-11e5-ab56-7b2ec1cc6381.html 2021-11-23 Columbia Missourian 22 September 2015 en Walther ran unopposed in the campaign until Brian Treece, a political consultant and the chairman of the Downtown Columbia Leadership Council, formed a campaign committee on December 1. Treece officially announced his intention to run for mayor the following day.Huguelet Austin Treece joins mayoral race https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/treece-joins-mayoral-race/article_e1511bb2-9933-11e5-9503-cbc3353f4a38.html 2021-11-23 Columbia Missourian 2 December 2015 en Endorsements Brian Treece On December 10, 2015, the Columbia Police Officers Association endorsed Treece in a news release, citing his support for expanding the ranks of the Columbia Police Department and his experience lobbying for the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police.Huguelet Austin UPDATE: Columbia Police Officers Association endorses Treece for mayor https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/update-columbia-police-officers-association-endorses-treece-for-mayor/article_bba989f2-9e98-11e5-939e-d72728716149.html 2021-11-23 Columbia Missourian 10 December 2015 en Treece garnered the endorsement of Laborers' International Union of North America Local 773, the first public endorsement for a candidate in the union's history. In a press release, Local 773 field representative Regina Guevara attributed the endorsement to Treece's support for workers and organized labor, additionally stating he was "committed to addressing our long neglected infrastructure issues."Terbrock Julia Public Works union endorses Brian Treece for mayor https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/elections/public-works-union-endorses-brian-treece-for-mayor/article_c743c218-b55f-11e5-8f00-bfe0162cfe04.html 2021-11-23 Columbia Missourian 8 January 2016 en On February 18, 2016, Treece won the endorsement of Columbia Professional Fire Fighters Local 1055, which represented roughly 90% of firefighters in the Columbia Fire Department.Crocker Brittany Firefighters' union endorses Treece for mayor https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/elections/firefighters-union-endorses-treece-for-mayor/article_3144dce0-d5f1-11e5-b707-df0a2b2bb423.html 2021-11-23 Columbia Missourian 18 February 2016 en Skip Walthers Incumbent mayor Bob McDavid and previous mayor Darwin Hindman announced their endorsement of Skip Walther on March 11, 2016.Stark Erika Mayor, former mayor both endorse Walther to follow in their footsteps https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/elections/mayor-former-mayor-both-endorse-walther-to-follow-in-their-footsteps/article_d8c819e2-e7d9-11e5-b7a8-d70a561e0fdd.html 2021-11-24 Columbia Missourian 11 March 2016 en Results Treece defeated Walther by a close margin.2016-08-15 Final Official Results - April 5, 2016 Municipal Election https://www.showmeboone.com/clerk/elections/results/20160405SGM.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20211124005430/https://www.showmeboone.com/clerk/elections/results/20160405SGM.pdf 2021-11-24 2021-11-23 Boone County Clerk - Election Results Archive 2016 Columbia mayoral election Nonpartisan candidate Brian Treece 9,211 52.19% Nonpartisan candidate Skip Walther 8,439 47.81% Reactions and aftermath In his victory speech, Treece thanked his supporters and characterized the election as a "referendum on whether Columbia is going to be a city that works for all of us." Walthers conceded the election to Treece at his campaign watch party, telling supporters, "Despite tonight’s result I am proud of the campaign we ran, for the message we tried to deliver and most of all, I am proud to call all of you my friends." Walthers walked to Treece's watch party afterwards to congratulate him in person.2016-04-06 Brian Treece Named Next Columbia Mayor, Skip Walther Concedes https://www.kbia.org/politics/2016-04-06/brian-treece-named-next-columbia-mayor-skip-walther-concedes 2021-11-24 KBIA en See also List of mayors of Columbia, Missouri References Columbia Category:21st century in Columbia, Missouri Columbia Columbia MO mayor 2019 Category:Mayoral elections in Columbia, Missouri