Early election results Tuesday showed incumbent Josh Cooperman leading against Denise Montagu in the Ward 1 race for the Louisville City Council.

As of 7:45 p.m., Cooperman had 54.5% of the vote and Montagu had 45.5% of the vote, according to the Boulder County clerk’s website.

In Ward 2, incumbent Judi Kern ran uncontested, and in Ward 3, incumbent Dietrich Hoefner ran uncontested.

Cooperman, a “freelance physicist,” according to his LinkedIn, has served on the City Council as the Ward 1 representative since November 2024. Cooperman’s 2025 campaign for the City Council consisted of things including advancing climate solutions, supporting local businesses and creating more affordable housing in Louisville. He has also been a proponent of Louisville joining the Boulder Office of Disaster

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