2003 Denver Mayoral Runoff Election
John Hickenlooper won an overwhelming victory in yesterday's runoff election 65% to 35% according to the Rocky Mountain News. From the article, "He (Hickenlooper) won in central Denver, in the southeast and took most of the precincts in the northeast part of the city, which was expected to be a key battleground. Mares won in west and northwest Denver, but again lost his home precinct to Hickenlooper." Here's the coverage from the Denver Post, AP, and Reuters.
Another story on the race from the Rocky Mountain News. Says the Rocky about luck in the race, "And then there was the debate May 19 on Mares' home turf in northwest Denver. Mares dominated a rattled Hickenlooper every step of the way, but not a TV camera was in sight to record the triumph. The luck in this case turned out to be Hickenlooper's."
The Rocky talked to some voters on election day. Here's a story from the Rocky comparing the new mayor to Federico Pena and detailing the high expectations of the voters.
Stories on the mayoral race from the Denver Post, here, here, here, here, and here.
Don Mares' political plans are the subject of this article from the Denver Post. From the article, "At 8 p.m. Tuesday, an hour before he gave his concession speech and wished new mayor John Hickenlooper the best, Don Mares hugged his supporters and smiled like a man who had won, rather than one who was sinking fast."
The economy is the subject of this story from the Denver Post.
The Rocky has a humour piece playing on John Hickenlooper's name.
The Rocky has a nice slide show of the Mayoral candidates on the website. No deep link is offered. You can get there from the Rocky Election page.
The Rocky has an editorial about John Hickenlooper's victory on Tuesday and they use it as an opportunity to bash city employees. According to the Rocky editors, "Employees of big public agencies such as the police department cherish their autonomy and resist outside direction. In some cases they have suffocated the best efforts of previous mayors to reform them and they probably figure they can wear Hickenlooper down, too. Time will tell if they are right."
The Post also has an editorial. From the article, "He should embrace Mayor Webb's open-door policy, and create a time each week or month to meet with regular folks. Big-name, big-monied politicos shouldn't be the only ones with the mayor's ear."
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