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2023 Denver Mayoral Election
The 2023 Denver mayoral election was held on April 4, 2023 to elect the mayor of Denver, mayor of Denver, Colorado, with a runoff held on June 6. The election was officially Non-partisan democracy, nonpartisan and was held concurrently with elections for the Denver City Council, as well as city auditor and city clerk and recorder. Incumbent Democratic Party (US), Democratic mayor Michael Hancock (Colorado politician), 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. Since no candidate won a majority in the first round, former state senator Mike Johnston (Colorado politician), Mike Johnston and former Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO Kelly Brough advanced to a runoff. Candidates eliminated in the first round include Emerge America, Emerge Colorado executive director Lisa Calderón, maintenance executive Andy Rougeot, and state representative Leslie Herod. Brough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Johnston (Colorado Politician)
Michael Christopher Johnston (born November 17, 1974) is an American educator and politician serving as the 46th and current mayor of Denver, Colorado. A member of the Democratic Party, he won the 2023 Denver mayoral election, defeating Kelly Brough in the June 6 runoff election. Johnston first entered politics when he served in the Colorado Senate, representing the 33rd district from 2009 to 2017. He was a candidate for governor of Colorado in 2018, losing in the primary to Jared Polis, who went on to win the general election. He was also a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2020, before withdrawing from the race in September 2019. Early life and education One of four children, Johnston was born in Oklahoma City and raised in Vail, Colorado, the son of Sarah "Sally" (née Cox) and Paul Ross Johnston. His father was a U.S. Army veteran and businessman who served on the town council for more than a decade and then as mayor from 1983 to 1987. After graduating from Vail Mountain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
