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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 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]
These candidates advanced to the runoff election to be held on June 6.
These candidates qualified to appear on the ballot, but were eliminated in the first round. [4]
Campaign finance reports as of March 14, 2023 [58] | ||||
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Candidate | Contributions | Fair Elections Fund payouts | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
Renate Behrens | $429 | $0 | $408 | $21 |
Kelly Brough | $644,299 | $750,000 | $790,625 [a] | $382,544 |
Lisa Calderón | $69,013 | $195,351 | $127,457 [b] | $58,161 |
Al Gardner | $13,770 | $0 | $8,682 | $5,088 |
Chris Hansen | $200,675 | $375,187 | $440,197 [c] | $18,532 |
Leslie Herod | $332,646 | $587,057 | $608,704 [d] | $162,726 |
Mike Johnston | $547,004 | $613,539 | $580,999 [e] | $220,684 |
Aurelio Martinez | $12,124 | $37,259 | $15,645 | $33,744 |
Debbie Ortega | $144,186 | $249,705 | $254,685 [f] | $81,326 |
Terrance Roberts | $26,482 | $73,908 | $78,870 | $11,043 |
Trinidad Rodriguez | $58,166 | $120,243 | $80,735 | $72,696 |
Andy Rougeot | $806,000 [g] | $0 | $752,359 | $46,951 |
Kwame Spearman | $100,266 | $188,406 | $206,524 | $17,182 |
Ean Tafoya | $47,556 | $153,713 | $144,029 [h] | $11,796 |
Robert Treta | $125 | $0 | $0 | $125 |
James Walsh | $15,521 | $51,219 | $26,034 | $33,991 |
Thomas Wolf | $21,485 | $105,329 | $111,805 | $7,324 |
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [i] | Margin of error | Kelly Brough | Lisa Calderón | Chris Hansen | Leslie Herod | Mike Johnston | Debbie Ortega | Andy Rougeot | Ean Tafoya | Other | Undecided |
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SurveyUSA/9News [75] | February 21–28, 2023 | 594 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 13% [j] | 58% |
Chism Strategies (D)/Cygnal (R) [76] [A] | February 9–10, 2023 | 405 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | – | 9% | 59% |
Searchlight Research (D) [77] [B] | January 11–14, 2023 | 500 (LV) | ± 4% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 16% | – | 1% | 3% [k] | 47% |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Mike Johnston | 42,273 | 24.45 | |
Kelly Brough | 34,627 | 20.03 | |
Lisa Calderón | 31,493 | 18.21 | |
Andy Rougeot | 19,927 | 11.52 | |
Leslie Herod | 18,506 | 10.70 | |
Chris Hansen | 8,309 | 4.81 | |
Debbie Ortega | 7,739 | 4.48 | |
Ean Tafoya | 2,700 | 1.56 | |
Terrance Roberts | 1,757 | 1.02 | |
Thomas Wolf | 1,747 | 1.01 | |
Trinidad Rodriguez | 1,240 | 0.72 | |
Aurelio Martinez | 755 | 0.44 | |
Al Gardner | 725 | 0.42 | |
James Walsh | 722 | 0.42 | |
Renate Behrens | 184 | 0.11 | |
Robert Treta | 169 | 0.10 | |
Write-in | 45 | 0.03 | |
Valid votes | 172,918 | 98.48% | |
Invalid or blank votes | 2,670 | 1.52% | |
Total votes | 175,588 | 100.00 | |
Voter turnout | 33.49% |
Endorsements in bold were made after the first round.
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [m] | Margin of error | Kelly Brough | Mike Johnston | Undecided |
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Cygnal (R) [105] [A] | April 11–12, 2023 | 410 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 34% | 39% | 27% |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Mike Johnston | 89,889 | 55.15 | |
Kelly Brough | 73,097 | 44.85 | |
Valid votes | 162,986 | 99.36% | |
Invalid or blank votes | 1,054 | 0.64% | |
Total votes | 164,040 | 100.00 | |
Voter turnout | 31.13% |
[Burrell] withdrew from the race, saying...'I'm stepping out of this race, and my campaign is officially endorsing Dr. Lisa Calderon.'
The auditor is an elected position, and O'Brien is up for reelection in spring of 2023. There are currently two people, including him, who are running.
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