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DENVER — When mayor-elect Mike Johnston takes office, Denver will have more tools than ever to provide stopgap housing options to people living homeless on its streets.

Among active head coaches, only Tampa Bay's Jon Cooper has been behind the same team's bench for longer than Mike Sullivan.

Former state Sen. Mike Johnston defeated former Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO Kelly Brough, 54% to 46%, in a runoff election for mayor of Denver, Colorado, on June 6, 2023. This was the city’s fifth open mayoral election since 1959.

Denver will choose its next mayor Tuesday in a runoff election between two moderate candidates seeking to lead a rapidly growing city faced with out-of-control housing costs and increased homelessness

Democrats Brough and Johnston promise to address affordability, public safety, and homelessness.

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