Author: John C. Ensslin Colorado Politics

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Friday condemned the prospect of immigration raids in the city and across the country on Sunday and said city government will do nothing to cooperate with them. “These deportation raids need to stop and these detention centers need to close,” Hancock said during a news conference in his Denver City…

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…

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock won a third term Tuesday night by a 12.6 percentage point margin in his hard-fought runoff contest against challenger Jamie Giellis. In unofficial returns as of midday Wednesday, Hancock had 56.3% of the vote to Giellis’ 43.8% Hancock’s lead grew gradually through the evening; at 7 p.m. Tuesday he had 55.5%…

Today is Denver’s second election day in less than a month. In the general election that ended May 7, voters narrowed the field for mayor, clerk and five city council seats. And now it’s time to pick some winners: Will it be another term for Mayor Michael Hancock or a first term for Jamie Giellis?…

You probably just got your ballot in the mail if you’re a Denver voter, and now you have just a few days left to decide how to fill it out. Twelve days, to be exact: ? Twelve days to choose either Michael Hancock or Jamie Giellis as your next mayor. ? Twelve days to decide…

Ballots for Denver’s municipal runoff election went into the mail starting Monday, with two weeks to go before they’re counted June 4. There’s a mayor’s race to be decided between incumbent Michael Hancock and challenger Jamie Giellis – a contest that has been getting hotter by the minute. Denverites also will choose their new clerk and recorder,…

Yo, Denverites: You thought you were done voting? Not even close. Yes, the city election ended Tuesday. But you’re still not finished choosing your next mayor, your new clerk and recorder, and (depending on where you live in the city) possibly who wins one of five undecided city council races. On May 20, the Denver…