Denver Choosing Next Mayor in Runoff Amid Housing Crisis and Homelessness

Denver voters will choose between two moderate candidates, Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston, in a runoff election on Tuesday.
Denver's population has nearly doubled in three decades to 3 million, and the city faces issues like unaffordable housing, increased homelessness, gentrification, rising crime, and more opioid overdoses.
Brough would be Denver's first female mayor, while Johnston received the most outside spending.
Both candidates have made homelessness a top priority, with Brough pledging to eliminate unsanctioned encampments and Johnston vowing to build housing with services.
The next mayor will inherit a city grappling with big city problems as its growth rapidly accelerates.