As of 2 p.m., with 122,000 ballots counted and about 53,000 remaining, unofficial results showed that voters were shying away from Denver’s most liberal factions while outright rejecting Park Hill golf course redevelopment
of outgoing Mayor Michael Hancock — faced the uncertainty of a likely runoff. Three other council district candidates backed by both the Colorado Working Families Party and the Denver Democratic Socialists of America appeared headed for defeat.
But the groups’ hopes were still alive in District 8, where Shontel Lewis, a former RTD board director, looked likely to qualify for that crowded race’s runoff. And in the at-large council race, state Rep. Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, backed by the Working Families Party, led the tightly packed scrum of four candidates vying to win the two citywide seats. Sarah Parady, also still in contention, was backed by both progressive groups. The at-large results could become clearer Wednesday.
Johnston and Brough — the front-runners poised to meet in the runoff on June 6 — both opted into the Fair Elections Fund program. In fact, they collected the most money of any two candidates who participated. Johnston drew down $613,539 in matching funds, reflecting donations of $50 or less from 1,478 Denver voters. Brough collected $750,000, the upper limit of funds available to mayoral candidates. She got qualifying donations from 1,736 Denver voters.
But both Brough and Johnston were also bolstered by major outside spending through independent expenditure committees. The committee backing Johnston, a former state senator and Democratic candidate for governor and the U.S. Senate, spent upward of $2.2 million supporting him ahead of Election Day. As for Brough, the longtime head of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and a former chief of staff to then-Mayor John Hickenlooper, her committee spent $984,000 to boost her chances of winning.
That outside money — and the TV ad time, mailers and other exposure it buys — appears to have made a difference on a ballot featuring so many choices. Calderón, in third place as of Tuesday night, benefitted from just $24,704 in independent expenditure committee support.Voters of ballot Question 2O on the redevelopment of the Park Hill golf course rejected the measure Tuesday night. That means halting plans for future development by Westside Investment Partners and The Holleran Group.
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