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.The Washington Post
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.Associated Press "Vidal takes over as Denver mayor", Denver Post, January 12, 2011, accessed January 19, 2011. Vidal was not a candidate in the election. Vidal served as mayor until July 2011. 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.
Candidates The major candidates were:
Carol Boigon, at-large member of the Denver City Council Michael B. Hancock, District 11 member of the Denver City Council Doug Linkhart, at-large member of the Denver 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
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror MichaelHancock (D) ChrisRomer (D) Other UndecidedSurvey USASurvey USA May 23–27, 2011 548 ± 4.3% 49% 39% — 11%
Results CandidatesPrimary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%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 Kenneth R. Simpson 526 0.46 Write-In 275 0.24 Total 113,367 100 121,862 100
External links Denver Mayoral Election Scorecard
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