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Mike Johnston

Mayor of Denver

Democrat

Denver, Colorado

In office sinceJul 17, 20233 years · 1 term
Next electionNov 20261 month away
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Denver, CO
19th largest U.S. city
Population740.6k
U.S. rank#19
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About

Michael Christopher Johnston (born November 17, 1974) is an American educator and politician serving as the 46th and current mayor of Denver, Colorado. A member of the Democratic Party, he won the 2023 Denver mayoral election. he defeated Kelly Brough in the June 6 runoff election. Johnston first entered politics when he served in the Colorado Senate, representing the 33rd district from 2009 to 2017. He was a candidate for governor of Colorado in 2018, losing in the primary to Jared Polis, who went on to win the general election. He was also a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2020, before withdrawing from the race in September 2019.

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