2011 Denver mayoral election

2011 Denver mayoral election

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Nominee Michael Hancock Chris Romer
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote 30,811 32,170
First-round percentage 27.18% 28.38%
Second-round vote 70,780 51,082
Second-round percentage 58.08% 41.92%

 
Nominee James Mejia Doug Linkhart
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote 29,170 10,714
First-round percentage 25.73% 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]

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]

  1. ^ The Washington Post[dead link]
  2. ^ a b Associated Press "Vidal takes over as Denver mayor", Denver Post, January 12, 2011, accessed January 19, 2011.
  3. ^ "Denver Elections Division". Archived from the original on May 6, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

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