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Thomas Clayton
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Loveland Mayor: Jacki Marsh on track for fourth term
Marsh: ‘This is a very different energy tonight’
Jacki Marsh found herself in a familiar position on Tuesday night: leading the Loveland’s mayor’s race as she enjoyed a drink with supporters at The Cove.
As of 9 p.m. on election night, the three-time incumbent had 51.1% of the vote in the three-way race nearly 20 points ahead of nearest competitor Don Overcash, who had 32.6%. Political newcomer Janice Ververs had 16.3%
But if she was excited about her own results, she was even more excited about the ward races, where candidates she backed were winning in three out of four races.
“This is very different energy tonight,” she said about her fourth election night party at The Cove on Lincoln Avenue. “I think we have really, really strong candidates. … And so if I win, and they don’t, that’s not a win. I don’t want to do two more years, like the last six, where nothing I present ever comes to council.”
Marsh campaigned once again as the “voice of the people,” with a platform that includes issues she has championed during her tenure as mayor: more affordable housing, metropolitan district reform, expansion of the transit system and more recognition for the issues that impact seniors and the disabled. Marsh also continued to speak out against tax-supported development deals and, in particular, those approved for McWhinney Real Estate Services.
“I think my message has stayed the same,” Marsh said of the keys to her apparent victory. “People over power, people over money, people over developers. I think you can trust me. I mean, I stay the course.”
If her lead holds, Marsh has all of that and even more on her agenda for her fourth term, she said on Tuesday, and hopes to get back to work immediately.
Marsh’s opponent for the second straight election, Don Overcash, was quiet as the first round of results came in on Tuesday. He did not offer comment, but said he is disappointed at the apparent low turnout in Loveland.
Marsh came to Loveland in 2012 and opened up a jewelry business, Rabbask Designs, on Fourth Street. She was first elected mayor in 2017, a feat she went on to repeat in 2019 and 2021.
The mayor’s tenure has also been marked by frequent and often heated confrontations with other City Council members and sometimes with Loveland City Manager Steve Adams and City Attorney Moses Garcia. Marsh has also sued the city twice over the Colorado Open Records Act and once targeted Ward 3 representative John Fogle in a defamation lawsuit.
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