The Latest Breaking News from Mike Johnston

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 30, Brew. 

Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston are running in a runoff election for Mayor of Denver, Colorado, on June 6. They advanced from a field of 22 candidates in the April 4 general election. Johnston received 25% of the vote, and Brough received 20%.

DENVER — Two moderate candidates, Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough, are on the cusp of facing each other in a runoff election to name Denver’s next mayor.

DENVER — With more than 20,000 votes left to be counted in Denver’s 2023 municipal election, two candidates — Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough — remain positioned to meet in a runoff contest for mayor.

DENVER — Ballots were still being counted in Denver’s 2023 municipal election on Wednesday afternoon, but two candidates — Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough — remain positioned to meet in a runoff contest for mayor.

A field of 16 candidates in Denver’s mayoral election is likely to be whittled down to just two people advancing to the runoff

DENVER — Campaign flyers that promote a white candidate with racially charged language. A TV ad that includes video of mostly Latino or Black people who are homeless, fighting or engaged in crime. News stories that focus on the alleged mistreatment of legislative staff by a candidate who’s a Black…

The process was unusually and unnecessarily messy. Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford — remember him? — was typically candid during a news conference on Jan. 16 when he all but said he was going to fire Bruce Boudreau as coach of his underachieving team.