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.
Incumbent Michael Hancock (D), first elected in 2011, was term-limited.
While the election was officially nonpartisan, both Brough and Johnston were Democrats.
