2011 Denver mayoral election

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2011 Denver mayoral election
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  2007 May 3 and June 7, 2011 2015  
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Nominee Michael Hancock Chris Romer
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote30,81132,170
First-round percentage27.18%28.38%
Second-round vote70,78051,082
Second-round percentage58.08%41.92%

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NomineeJames MejiaDoug Linkhart
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote29,17010,714
First-round percentage25.73%9.45%

Mayor before election

Bill Vidal
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Michael Hancock.
Democratic

The 2011 Denver mayoral election took place on May 3 and June 7, 2011, to elect the Mayor of Denver. It led to a run-off election on June 7, 2011, which was won by Michael Hancock. [1]

Contents

On January 12, 2011, Guillermo "Bill" Vidal was sworn in as Mayor of Denver, Colorado after John Hickenlooper resigned to be sworn in as the 42nd Governor of Colorado. [2] Vidal was not a candidate in the election. Vidal served as mayor until July 2011. [2] The preliminary election was held on May 3, 2011, and the general election was on June 7, 2011, between Senator Chris Romer and City Councilman Michael B. Hancock. [3]

Candidates

The major candidates were: [4] [5]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Michael
Hancock (D)
Chris
Romer (D)
OtherUndecided
Survey USA May 23–27, 2011548± 4.3%49%39%11%

Results

CandidatesPrimary Election [7] General Election
Votes%Votes%
Michael B. Hancock 30,81127.1870,78058
Chris Romer 32,17028.3851,08242
James Mejia29,17025.73
Doug Linkhart10,7149.45
Theresa Spahn3,3732.98
Carol Boigon2,3572.08
Thomas Andrew Wolf2,1391.89
Danny F. Lopez1,0360.91
Jeff Peckman 7960.7
Kenneth R. Simpson5260.46
Write-In2750.24
Total113,367100121,862100

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