Loveland Opens Nomination for 2025 City Council Elections

The nomination period for Loveland’s 2025 municipal election begins on Tuesday, allowing prospective candidates for the City Council to begin gathering signatures. The election, scheduled for **November 4**, will feature several key positions, including the mayor’s seat, which is elected citywide for a **two-year term**, and council seats for Wards 1, 2, and 4, each for **four-year terms**. Additionally, Ward 3 will have two seats on the ballot: one for the regular term and another to fill the vacancy left by Councilor **Erin Black**, who resigned on **July 14**.

To qualify, candidates must be registered voters in Loveland and have resided in their respective wards for at least **12 consecutive months** prior to the election. Mayoral candidates can be residents of any part of the city. All candidates must be at least **18 years old**, have no disqualifying felony convictions, and cannot currently serve as city employees.

Nomination petitions will be available at the City Clerk’s office starting Tuesday. Candidates for council seats have **20 days** to collect at least **25 valid signatures** from residents in their ward, while those running for mayor must gather signatures from across the city. The completed petitions must be submitted to the City Clerk’s office by **5 p.m. on August 25**.

Key dates in the nomination process include:

– **August 29**: Deadline to amend petitions.
– **September 1**: Deadline for write-in candidates.
– **September 2**: Last day to withdraw from the race.
– **September 8**: Ballot order drawing.
– **October 13**: First day ballots may be mailed to voters.
– **October 14, 21, 31**: Campaign finance report deadlines.

As of now, **11 candidates** have expressed their intention to run for the six available seats. Mayoral candidates include **Patrick McFall**, who is concluding his first term as the representative for Ward 1. **Troy Daniels**, a Loveland resident, has also joined the mayoral race. The incumbent, **Jacki Marsh**, has yet to announce her plans regarding a potential fifth term.

In Ward 1, **Geoff Frahm** is running to succeed McFall. Frahm narrowly lost a special election earlier this year to fill the vacancy left by **Troy Krenning**. In Ward 2, **Dana Foley** seeks re-election but faces competition from newcomer **Sarah Rothberg**.

The Ward 3 race is expected to be highly contested, with four candidates running for two seats. They include **Christopher Say**, a member of the Planning Commission; **Caitlin Wyrick**, a Loveland native and founder of Heart and Sol; **Kalina Middleton**; and **John Fogle**, a former council member who lost his bid for a fourth consecutive term to Black in 2023. Currently, all Ward 3 candidates will compete in a single contest, with the candidate receiving the most votes awarded the full four-year term and the runner-up filling the shorter two-year term. The City Council is considering whether to split the ballot into two separate questions, but the City Attorney’s office has advised against this approach, and the matter is not on the upcoming agenda.

In Ward 4, incumbent **Jon Mallo** is running for re-election against newcomer **Donald Williams**.

For more information regarding the nomination process and election rules, residents can visit the city’s elections website at **lovgov.org/elections** or contact the City Clerk’s office at **970-962-2322**.