Denver mayoral election, 2011
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The 2011 Denver mayoral election took place on May 3, 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]
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.[3] 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.[4]
Candidates
The major candidates were:[5][6]
- Carol Boigon, at-large member of the City Council
- Michael B. Hancock, District 11 member of the City Council
- Doug Linkhart, at-large member of the City Council
- Danny F. Lopez, Public Works employee and 2007 Mayoral candidate
- James Mejia, founding CEO of the Denver Preschool Program
- Chris Romer, Democratic state Senator
- Kenneth R. Simpson
- Theresa Spahn, former director of the University of Denver's Sandra Day O'Connor Judicial Selective Initiative
- Thomas Andrew Wolf, lawyer
- Jeff Peckman
- Marcus Giavanni, write-in candidate[7]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Michael Hancock (D) |
Chris Romer (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey USA | May 23–27, 2011 | 548 | ± 4.3% | 49% | 39% | — | 11% |
Results
| Candidates | Primary Election[8] | General Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Michael B. Hancock | 30,811 | 27.18 | 70,780 | 58 |
| Chris Romer | 32,170 | 28.38 | 51,082 | 42 |
| James Mejia | 29,170 | 25.73 | ||
| Doug Linkhart | 10,714 | 9.45 | ||
| Theresa Spahn | 3,373 | 2.98 | ||
| Carol Boigon | 2,357 | 2.08 | ||
| Thomas Andrew Wolf | 2,139 | 1.89 | ||
| Danny F. Lopez | 1,036 | 0.91 | ||
| Jeff Peckman | 796 | 0.7 | ||
| Ken Simpson | 526 | 0.46 | ||
| Write-In | 275 | 0.24 | ||
| Total | 113,367 | 100 | 121,862 | 100 |
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/denver-city-councilman-wins-runoff-election-defeating-fellow-democrat-to-become-mayor/2011/06/07/AG1zgXLH_story.html
- ↑ Associated Press "Vidal takes over as Denver mayor", Denver Post, January 12, 2011, accessed January 19, 2011.
- ↑ Associated Press "Vidal takes over as Denver mayor", Denver Post, January 12, 2011, accessed January 19, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.denvergov.org/Default.aspx?alias=www.denvergov.org/elections
- ↑ http://www.denvergov.com/ForCampaignsandElectedOfficials/MunicipalCandidateFilings/tabid/438456/Default.aspx
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.westword.com/news/marcus-giavanni-files-complaint-over-exclusion-from-denver-mayoral-ballot-read-it-here-5868540
- ↑ http://www.denvergov.org/elections/CurrentElectionResults/tabid/430130/Default.aspx
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