Insights from Denver's 2023 mayoral election and race updates.

Denver's recent municipal election showed that homelessness and crime are major concerns for voters, but they prefer pragmatic solutions over drastic course corrections. The mayoral race advanced two safer-bet candidates with track records and well-funded campaigns to the June 6 runoff election. Voters were not convinced to support a cohort of progressive candidates backed by the local Democratic Socialists of America. A major development plan to add 2,500-plus homes on a defunct golf course in northeast Denver through ballot measure 2O appeared too ambitious a plan with roughly 60% voting against.