The 2023 Denver mayoral election was held on April 4, 2023 to elect the mayor of Denver, Colorado, with a runoff held on June 6.[3] The election was officially nonpartisan and was held concurrently with elections for the Denver City Council, as well as city auditor and city clerk and recorder. Incumbent Democratic mayor Michael Hancock was term-limited and could not seek a fourth term in office. A historic field of seventeen candidates filed to run in the race to succeed Hancock.[4]
Since no candidate won a majority in the first round, former state senator Mike Johnston and former Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO Kelly Brough advanced to a runoff. Candidates eliminated in the first round included Emerge Colorado executive director Lisa Calderón, maintenance executive Andy Rougeot, and state representative Leslie Herod.[5][6] Brough and Johnston were considered to be two of the more moderate candidates in the field, with the more progressive candidates like Calderón and Herod losing in the initial primary.[7]
Although Brough and Johnston shared similar ideological positions, Johnston was supported by leading progressive figures in the runoff, including Calderón and Herod, while Brough was supported by more conservative groups, including the local police union and the Denver Republican Party.[8][9] Johnston won the runoff by a comfortable margin, with Brough conceding the race on the night of the election.[10]
^"Election Summary Report" (PDF). City and County of Denver. April 17, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
^"Election Summary Report" (PDF). City and County of Denver. June 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
^Edwards, Alex (February 28, 2023). "Who will end up in a runoff for Denver mayor? It's anyone's guess, experts weigh in". Denver Gazette. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^"Here are the mayoral candidates who qualified for the ballot". January 27, 2023.
^"It's official: Denver mayoral candidates Mike Johnston, Kelly Brough will advance to June runoff election".
^"Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough are heading to the Denver mayoral election runoff, according to latest results".
^"Denver's more moderate mayoral candidates Johnston, Brough pull ahead". CBS News. April 5, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
^Alvarez, Alayna (April 5, 2023). "Progressive voters are major X factor in Denver mayor's race". Axios. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
^Luning, Ernest (June 2, 2023). "Q&A: Political experts size up Denver mayoral runoff between Mike Johnston, Kelly Brough". Colorado Politics. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
^Powell, Erin (June 6, 2023). "Johnston claims victory, Brough concedes in runoff for Denver mayor". 9News. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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