1999 Denver mayoral election

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1999 Denver mayoral election
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 19954 May 1999 2003  
Turnout24.13%
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Candidate Wellington Webb Gill L. Ford
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote39,7073,684
Percentage80.77%7.49%

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CandidateRichard O. GrimesStephannie S. Huey
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote2,9072,660
Percentage5.91%5.41%

Mayor before election

Wellington Webb
Democratic

Elected mayor

Wellington Webb
Democratic

The 1999 Denver mayoral election was held on 4 May 1999 in order to elect the Mayor of Denver. Incumbent Mayor Wellington Webb won re-election to a third term by a wide margin against his opponents and fellow Nonpartisan candidates Gill L. Ford, Richard O. Grimes and Stephannie S. Huey. [1]

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General Election

The general election was held on 4 May 1999. Incumbent Mayor Wellington Webb won re-election by a margin of 36,023 votes against his foremost opponent and fellow Nonpartisan candidate Gill L. Ford, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Mayor of Denver, Colorado.

Results

Denver mayoral election, 1999 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisanism Wellington Webb (incumbent) 39,707 80.77
Nonpartisanism Gill L. Ford3,6847.49
Nonpartisanism Richard O. Grimes2,9075.91
Nonpartisanism Stephannie S. Huey2,6605.41
Write-In 2000.41
Total votes49,158 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "General Municipal Election City and County of Denver OFFICIAL FINAL REPORT" (PDF). denvergov.org. 5 May 1999. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. "Denver Mayor". ourcampaigns.com. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2023.