City elections in Denver, Colorado (2023)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 19, 2023 |
| General election: April 4, 2023 Runoff election: June 6, 2023 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor, city council, city auditor, and city clerk and recorder |
| Total seats up: 16 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
The city of Denver, Colorado, held general elections for mayor, city council, city auditor, and city clerk and recorder on April 4, 2023. A runoff election was scheduled for June 6, 2023. The regular filing deadline for this election was January 19, 2023, and the write-in candidate filing deadline was March 20, 2023.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2023:
City auditor
General election
General election for Denver City Auditor
Incumbent Tim O'Brien defeated Erik Clarke in the general election for Denver City Auditor on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tim O'Brien (Nonpartisan)  | 59.1 | 84,856 |
 | Erik Clarke (Nonpartisan) | 40.9 | 58,657 | |
| Total votes: 143,513 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeffery Garcia (Nonpartisan)
City clerk and recorder
General election
General election for Denver City Clerk and Recorder
Incumbent Paul López won election in the general election for Denver City Clerk and Recorder on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul López (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 128,772 |
| Total votes: 128,772 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marcus Luszko (Nonpartisan)
City council
General election runoff
Denver City Council general election runoff, 2023 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 7 |
 Flor Alvidrez Did not make the ballot: |
| District 8 |
Shontel Lewis Brad Revare |
| District 9 |
Candi CdeBaca (i) Darrell Watson |
| District 10 |
Christopher Hinds (i) Shannon Hoffman |
General election
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Colorado elections, 2023
April 4, 2023
- Mayoral election in Denver, Colorado (2023)
- Denver, Colorado, Referred Question 2M, Provide for Zoning Exceptions in City Ordinance Amendment (April 2023)
- Denver, Colorado, Referred Question 2N, Zone Districts and Property Owner Zoning Protests Amendment (April 2023)
- Denver, Colorado, Referred Question 2O, Development of Park Hill Golf Course Measure (April 2023)
June 6, 2023
October 3, 2023
November 7, 2023
- Colorado Proposition HH, Property Tax Changes and Revenue Change Measure (2023)
- Colorado Proposition II, Tobacco and Nicotine Product Tax Revenue Measure (2023)
- City elections in Aurora, Colorado (2023)
- Mayoral election in Aurora, Colorado (2023)
- Aurora Public Schools, Colorado, elections (2023)
- Cherry Creek School District, Colorado, elections (2023)
- Denver Public Schools, Colorado, elections (2023)
- Jeffco Public Schools, Colorado, elections (2023)
- Aurora, Colorado, Changes to Term Limits and Establish Mayoral-Council Government Charter Amendment (November 2023)
- Aurora, Colorado, Question 3A, Make Charter Language Gender-Neutral Amendment (November 2023)
- Aurora, Colorado, Question 3B, Changes to Police Probationary Period and Promotion Process Amendment (November 2023)
- Aurora, Colorado, Question 3C, Changes to Police and Firefighting Hiring Practices Amendment (November 2023)
- Aurora, Colorado, Question 3D, Increase Number of Deputy and Division Chiefs Amendment (November 2023)
- Denver, Colorado, Question 2P, Sales and Use Tax Measure (November 2023)
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About the city
- See also: Denver, Colorado
Denver is a city in Denver County, Colorado. As of 2020, its population was 715,522.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Denver uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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| Demographic Data for Denver, Colorado | ||
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| Denver | Colorado | |
| Population | 715,522 | 5,773,714 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 153 | 103,636 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 72.2% | 81.5% |
| Black/African American | 9.2% | 4.1% |
| Asian | 3.6% | 3.2% |
| Native American | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 4.1% |
| Multiple | 7.1% | 5.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 29.5% | 21.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.1% | 92.1% |
| College graduation rate | 50.3% | 41.6% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $72,661 | $75,231 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11.9% | 9.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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