DENVER RUNOFF 2019 | CoPo coverage of the city’s election

Denver voters gave Mayor Michael Hancock a third term in the runoff election that ended Tuesday.

They also replaced three city council incumbents and decided they want a say in any future bid for the Olympics.

Here is CoPo coverage of Denver runoff election night.


Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, center, poses for a selfie with longtime supporters Sondra Young, left, and LaToya Petty, right, after claiming reelection victory during an election night watch party at EXDO Event Center on June 4, 2019 in Denver. Photo by Andy Colwell, special to Colorado Politics
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ELECTION NIGHT

> ‘This is the people’s victory’: Hancock wins third term as mayor

> Hancock says he’ll talk to challenger Giellis about her ideas

> A rough night for incumbents in city council races

> A resounding win for Initiative 302 on Olympic bids

> Clerk and recorder candidates neck and neck

> Scenes from the mayoral campaign (GALLERY)

> WATCH: Interview with Michael Hancock

> CoPo coverage of the candidates and issues

Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock is pictured during a press interview in his Denver office on June 5, 2019, the morning after winning reelection in a runoff.
(Photo by Andy Colwell for Colorado Politics)

AFTERMATH

> CoPo interview: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock previews his 3rd term

> Inside the race for Denver mayor: The campaign managers share perspectives

> TRAIL MIX | Jamie Giellis: ‘I’m not going anywhere’ after Denver runoff loss

> Recount, anyone? It could happen in Denver clerk race

> Dick Lamm, foe of 1976 Winter Olympics, weighs in on Denver’s passage of Initiative 302

Adam McCoy and photographer Andy Colwell contributed.

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