1997 Boise mayoral election

1997 Boise mayoral election

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Candidate Brent Coles Matthew Shapiro Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 14,879 6,475 Percentage 69.68% 30.32%

Mayor before election Brent Coles Nonpartisan Elected mayor Brent Coles Nonpartisan

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,^[1] and his only opponent was activist and public policy researcher Matthew Shapiro.^[2]

Coles ultimately won re-election in a landslide, receiving 70 percent of the vote to Shapiro's 30 percent.^[3]