Doug Linkhart tops Denver mayor ballot: Ten names appear, at least one contesting rejection

And then there were ten -- Denver mayoral candidates approved to be on the ballot, that is. Doug Linkhart, the Teapot Party fave, wound up in the coveted first slot. And at least one of the hopefuls left behind plans to contest his exclusion...

By Michael Roberts

March 11, 2011

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And then there were ten -- Denver mayoral candidates approved to be on the ballot, that is.

Doug Linkhart, the Teapot Party fave, wound up in the coveted first slot. And at least one of the hopefuls left behind plans to contest his exclusion.

Here's the order in which the candidates will appear on the ballot, according to the Denver Elections Division:

Doug Linkhart

Carol Boigon

Chris Romer

Thomas Andrew Wolf

James Mejia

Jeff Peckman

Theresa Spahn

Michael B. Hancock

Danny F. Lopez

Ken Simpson

Marcus Giavanni thinks he belongs on this roster, too. Speaking this morning, he says he turned in a petition with 427 signatures. Then, at 5:45 p.m. yesterday, he received a call saying that fewer than 300 had been deemed valid, making him ineligible for inclusion on the ballot. (The total number of signatures okayed by officials, he says, was 176.) Given that the deadline for a decision was 6 p.m., he feels he wasn't given sufficient time to deal with this situation. "I'm going to contest it," he says.

In the meantime, here are links to our Denver mayor's race profiles and more, featuring candidates given the city's blessing, as well as those, like Giavanni, who were told they'd fallen short.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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