Castle Rock seeks candidates for mayor and council seats in November election
Castle Rock opened the filing window for Districts 3 and 5 and the at-large mayor seat. The winners will help steer growth, taxes, development and public safety.
Castle Rock opened the filing window June 30 for three seats: Town Council Districts 3 and 5 and the at-large mayor's office. The November election will decide who sits on the seven-member council that governs Castle Rock under its council-manager form of government, where elected officials set policy and the Town Manager handles daily operations.
The election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 3, and ballots will be handled by mail through Douglas County Elections. To count, a ballot must be physically received by Douglas County Elections or dropped at an authorized location by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Castle Rock's council elects the Mayor Pro Tem from among its members, and councilmembers serve four-year terms. Mayor Jason Gray, first elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022, is scheduled to leave the seat when his term expires in 2026. The Election Commission reviews district boundaries every six years, or sooner if annexation requires it, and the map must stay within a 15% population deviation between the largest and smallest district at the time of review.
Candidates must be U.S. citizens, registered Castle Rock voters, residents of the town for 12 consecutive months before Election Day and residents within the district they seek to represent for the full term. They also cannot be paid town employees while in office. Council candidates need at least 25 valid signatures from registered electors in their district, while mayoral candidates must gather at least 10 signatures from registered electors in each of Castle Rock's six election districts.
Castle Rock set an optional candidate orientation for 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, at the Millhouse at Philip S. Miller Park. Nomination petitions can be picked up from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Town Hall, 100 N. Wilcox St., and must be turned in by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24. Candidates must form and register a campaign committee before accepting contributions or making expenditures, and write-in candidates must register 63 days before the election if they want votes counted.
Councilmembers earn $14,400 a year, the Mayor Pro Tem earns $15,000 and the mayor earns $18,000.
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