Which Aurora City Council Candidates Are Republicans? Which Are Democrats?

The Aurora City Council election isn’t technically a partisan battleground, but it’s turning out that way, as Democrats and Republicans have poured money and/or endorsements into the race for fellow Democrats or fellow Republicans.

So, even though the official Aurora ballot does not state the partisan leanings of Aurora City Council candidates, party affiliation has turned out to be a major factor in the election. Thus, this summary may be of use to Aurora voters who are trying to make sense of election rhetoric.

AT-LARGE CANDIDATES

Democrats

Candice Bailey, Democrat

John Ronquillo, Democrat

Republicans

Becky Hogan, Republican

Danielle Jurinsky, Republican

Dustin Zvonek, Republican 

WARD 1 (NORTHWEST AURORA) CANDIDATES

Democrats

Crystal Murillo, Democrat

Unaffiliated

Bill Gondrez, Unaffiliated who voted in every Republican primary election since 2006.

Libertarian

Scott Liva, Libertarian

WARD 2 (NORTHEAST AURORA) CANDIDATES

Democrat

Bryan Lindstrom, Democrat

Libertarian

Robert Hamilton III, Libertarian

Republican

Steve Sundberg, Republican

Unaffiliated

Jessica Giammalvo, Unaffiliated

WARD 3 CANDIDATES

Democrat

Ruben Medina, Democrat

Republican

Jono Scott, Republican

Scott did not return an email seeking comment. This article will be updated with additional information as it becomes available.

UPDATES and CORRECTIONS: Adam Fung was removed from this list as he is no longer in the race. Sundberg was not initially listed as a Republican. Gondrez and Giammalvo were not initially listed as Unaffiliated.

SOURCES: Public voting records, Candidate websites, Aurora Sentinel.