Marcus Giavanni

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Marcus Giavanni

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Elections and appointments

Last election

April 4, 2023

Contact

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Marcus Giavanni ran for election for Mayor of Denver in Colorado. Giavanni lost as a write-in in the general election on April 4, 2023.

Giavanni also ran for mayor in 2015. He was defeated in the general election on May 5, 2015. In 2014, Giavanni was an unaffiliated write-in candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2014 elections. He ran with Republican write-in lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Joshua Yballa. He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Elections

2023

See also: Mayoral election in Denver, Colorado (2023)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Denver

Michael Johnston defeated Kelly Brough in the general runoff election for Mayor of Denver on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Johnston (Nonpartisan)	55.2	89,889
		Kelly Brough (Nonpartisan)	44.8	73,097

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 162,986
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General election

General election for Mayor of Denver

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Denver on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Johnston (Nonpartisan)	24.5	42,273
✔		Kelly Brough (Nonpartisan)	20.1	34,627
		Lisa Calderón (Nonpartisan)	18.1	31,164
		Andy Rougeot (Nonpartisan)	11.5	19,927
		Leslie Herod (Nonpartisan)	10.7	18,506
		Chris Hansen (Nonpartisan)	4.8	8,309
		Deborah Ortega (Nonpartisan)	4.5	7,739
		Ean Tafoya (Nonpartisan)	1.6	2,700
	Submit photo	Terrance Roberts (Nonpartisan)	1.0	1,757
		Thomas Wolf (Nonpartisan)	1.0	1,747
		Trinidad Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)	0.7	1,240
	Submit photo	Aurelio Martinez (Nonpartisan)	0.4	755
		Al Gardner (Nonpartisan)	0.4	725
		James Walsh (Nonpartisan)	0.4	722
	Submit photo	Renate Behrens (Nonpartisan)	0.1	184
	Submit photo	Robert Treta (Nonpartisan)	0.1	169
		Abass Yaya Bamba (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	24
		Jesse Parris (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	11
		Paul Fiorino (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	5
	Submit photo	Matt Brady (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	4
		Marcus Giavanni (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	1
	Submit photo	Danny F. Lopez (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 172,589
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sylvia Herring (Nonpartisan)
• Kwame Spearman (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)
• Anna Burrell (Nonpartisan)
• Alex Valdez (Nonpartisan)
• Sean Gallegos (Nonpartisan)
• Kenneth Simpson (Nonpartisan)
• Alex Cowans (Nonpartisan)
• David E. Stevens (Nonpartisan)

2019

See also: Mayoral election in Denver, Colorado (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Denver

Incumbent Michael Hancock defeated Jamie Giellis in the general runoff election for Mayor of Denver on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Hancock (Nonpartisan)	56.3	91,675
		Jamie Giellis (Nonpartisan)	43.7	71,069

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 162,744
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General election

General election for Mayor of Denver

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Denver on May 7, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Hancock (Nonpartisan)	38.7	69,271
✔		Jamie Giellis (Nonpartisan)	24.9	44,543
		Lisa Calderón (Nonpartisan)	18.5	33,100
		Penfield Tate (Nonpartisan)	14.7	26,370
	Submit photo	Kalyn Heffernan (Nonpartisan)	2.5	4,481
		Stephan Evans (Nonpartisan)	0.7	1,325
		Marcus Giavanni (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	83
	Submit photo	Kenneth Simpson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	23
		Paul Fiorino (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	7
	Submit photo	Leatha Scott (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	4

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 179,207
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2015

See also: Denver, Colorado municipal elections, 2015

The city of Denver, Colorado, held elections for mayor and city council on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 11, 2015. In the mayoral race, incumbent Michael B. Hancock defeated Seku, Paul Noel Fiorino and Marcus Giavanni.

Mayor of Denver, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michael B. Hancock Incumbent	80.2%	75,774
Marcus Giavanni	8.5%	8,033
Paul Noel Fiorino	5.7%	5,379
Seku	3.1%	2,973
Write-in	2.5%	2,366
Total Votes		94,525
Source: City of Denver, "Official general election results," accessed May 19, 2015

2014

See also: Colorado Gubernatorial election, 2014

Giavanni ran as a write-in candidate for election to the office of Governor of Colorado. His lieutenant gubernatorial running mate was Joshua Yballa. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Hickenlooper/Joseph Garcia Incumbent	49.3%	1,006,433
	Republican	Bob Beauprez/Jill Rapella	46%	938,195
	Libertarian	Matthew Hess/Brandon Young	1.9%	39,590
	Green	Harry Hempy/Scott Olson	1.3%	27,391
	Unaffiliated	Mike Dunafon/Robin Roberts	1.2%	24,042
	Unaffiliated	Paul Fiorino/Charles Whitley	0.3%	5,923
Total Votes				2,041,574
Election results via Colorado Secretary of State

Race background

Democratic nomination

Democratic incumbent Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper ran for re-election in 2014 alongside Lieutenant Governor Joseph Garcia (D). Hickenlooper and Garcia were first elected together in 2010. They were uncontested for re-nomination in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2014.

Republican nomination

On June 24, Colorado voters selected Bob Beauprez as the Republican nominee for governor. It was the only contested primary for a statewide office held that day. Beauprez represented Colorado's 7th Congressional District from 2003 to 2007 and he was the Republican nominee for governor in 2006. He drew 30 percent of the primary vote, according to unofficial totals, defeating Tom Tancredo (27 percent), Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler (23 percent) and Mike Kopp (20 percent). Gessler passed up a possible second term as secretary of state in 2014 in favor of an attempt to challenge Hickenlooper for the state's top office. Since Gessler was out of the governor's race, he was unable to make a bid for re-election as secretary of state.

According to the candidates' campaign finance reports due July 1, Hickenlooper raised nearly $3 million in preparation for the second phase of the 2014 campaign cycle and ended the reporting period with $579,268 of cash on hand. Beauprez ended the reporting period with $34,921 cash on hand. Beauprez' total fundraising for the cycle as of June 25 was $351,921.

General election

Hickenlooper, Beauprez, Matthew Hess (Libertarian), Harry Hempy (Green) and various unaffiliated candidates competed in the general election on November 4, 2014.

In September 2014, Governing rated the race between Hickenlooper and Beauprez as a "Toss-up" while The Cook Political Report gave Hickenlooper a slight advantage with a "Lean D" rating.

Polls

General election

Colorado Governor General Election-Hickenlooper, Beauprez, Hess and Hempy
Poll	John Hickenlooper* (D)	Bob Beauprez (R)	Matthew Hess (L)	Harry Hempy (G)	Other	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
SurveyUSA October 29, 2014	46%	46%	2%	1%	1%	4%	+/-4	618
Quinnipiac University October 22-27, 2014	40%	45%	4%	2%	0%	9%	+/-3.4	844
NBC News/Marist October 24, 2014	46%	41%	4%	2%	1%	6%	+/-3.6	755
Quinnipiac University October 15-21, 2014	45%	44%	1%	2%	1%	7%	+/-3.1	974
Public Policy Polling October 16-19, 2014	45%	44%	1%	2%	1%	7%	+/-3.5	778
Quinnipiac University October 8-13, 2014	42%	46%	5%	1%	0%	6%	+/-3.1	988
Quinnipiac University September 10-15, 2014	40%	50%	3%	3%	1%	3%	+/-2.8	1,211
AVERAGES	43.43%	45.14%	2.86%	1.86%	0.71%	6%	+/-3.36	881.14
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Hickenlooper, Beauprez and Hess

Colorado Governor General Election-Hickenlooper, Beauprez and Hess
Poll	John Hickenlooper* (D)	Bob Beauprez (R)	Matthew Hess (L)	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
Gravis Marketing October 16, 2014	44%	48%	6%	3%	+/-4	695
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Hickenlooper vs. Beauprez

Colorado Governor General Election - Hickenlooper vs. Beauprez
Poll	John Hickenlooper* (D)	Bob Beauprez (R)	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
Monmouth University October 17-20, 2014	50%	43%	7%	+/-4.7	431
CNN/ORC October 9-13, 2014	49%	48%	3%	+/-4	665
High Point University October 4-8, 2014	44%	46%	10%	+/-3.5	876
Rasmussen September 3-4, 2014	44%	45%	8%	+/-3.5	800
NBC/Marist September 1-2, 2014	43%	39%	9%	+/-3.1	795
CBS/NYT/YouGov July 5-24, 2014	48%	48%	1%	+/-3.0	1,990
Public Policy Polling (D) July 17-20, 2014	44%	43%	12%	+/-3.8	653
Quinnipiac University July 10-14, 2014	43%	44%	10%	+/-2.9	1,147
Gravis Marketing July 8-19, 214	49%	43%	8%	+/-3.0	1,106
NBC/Marist July 7-10, 2014	49%	43%	7%	+/-3.1	914
Rasmussen June 25-26, 2014	44%	44%	8%	+/-4.0	750
Quinnipiac University April 15-21, 2014	48%	39%	10%	+/-2.7	1,298
Public Policy Polling (D-National Coalition for Safer Roads) April 17-20, 2014	48%	41%	11%	+/--	618
Magellan (R-Liberty Foundation of America) April 14-15, 2014	50%	35%	5%	+/-3.7	717
Public Policy Polling March 13-16, 2014	48%	38%	14%	+/-4.1	568
AVERAGES	46.73%	42.6%	8.2%	+/-2.91	888.53
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**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Hypothetical match-ups
Hickenlooper vs. Tancredo

Hickenlooper vs. Tancredo
Poll	John Hickenlooper* (D)	Tom Tancredo (R)	Someone else	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
Public Policy Polling (December 3-4, 2013)	48%	40%	0%	12%	+/-3.2	928
Quinnipiac University (Aug. 15-21, 2013)	46%	45%	1%	9%	+/-2.9	1,184
AVERAGES	47%	42.5%	0.5%	10.5%	+/-3.05	1,056
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Hickenlooper vs. Gessler

Hickenlooper vs. Gessler
Poll	John Hickenlooper* (D)	Scott Gessler (R)	Someone else	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
Public Policy Polling (December 3-4, 2013)	47%	40%	0%	12%	+/-3.2	928
Quinnipiac University (Aug. 15-21, 2013)	47%	42%	1%	10%	+/-2.9	1,184
AVERAGES	47%	41%	0.5%	11%	+/-3.05	1,056
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Hickenlooper vs. Brophy

Hickenlooper vs. Brophy
Poll	John Hickenlooper* (D)	Greg Brophy (R)	Someone else	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
Public Policy Polling (December 3-4, 2013)	44%	43%	0%	12%	+/-3.2	928
Quinnipiac University (Aug. 15-21, 2013)	47%	40%	1%	12%	+/-2.9	1,184
AVERAGES	45.5%	41.5%	0.5%	12%	+/-3.05	1,056
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Hickenlooper vs. Kopp

Hickenlooper vs. Kopp
Poll	John Hickenlooper* (D)	Mike Kopp (R)	Someone else	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
Public Policy Polling (December 3-4, 2013)	45%	37%	0%	17%	+/-3.2	928
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**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Marcus Giavanni did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Marcus Giavanni completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Giavanni's responses.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

1. Security 2. Infrastructure 3. Wages for All Civil Servants, City Employees, (County Employees, Coming Soon), Teachers, and a minimum wage of $15 per hour.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

1. Education Policy 2. Business and Government Policy 3. Energy and environmental policy 4. Social Policy and Nonprofit Management and Accountability 5. Communications and Public Affairs Transparency

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

1. Honorable Mayor Wellington Webb 2. Honorable Mayor Federico Pena ture Democratic Capitalist

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The Best That Money Can't Buy: Beyond Politics, Poverty,

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

1. Do what you say 2. Don't join the establishment you swore to stand up to 3. Have some Credibility Relevance Wisdom

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

1. I always do what i say 2. I will and have never joined the establishment my voters want me to stand up to (Since 2011) 3. I am Credibility Relevance Wisdom https://www.google.com/search?q=Credibility Relevance Wisdom

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

1. Do what you promise 2. Don't be a Coward 3. Have the experience to do many things, and not have to rely on someone else's experience to make a politician look good. or seem he can build, when all he can do is talk.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Working with people who love Denver. To create the Most Powerful City and County Denver: https://www.google.com/search?q=Most Powerful city and county Denver

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The assassination of Martin Luther King I was 8 years old

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I had a lawnmower business and pool cleaning business. I was 7 years old. I was raised as a free range child

What happened on your most awkward date?

I was 19 years old, and my 1973 MGB broke down, and my date was an airforce gal. Who was older, and we spent the night in the car. And she was late the next day for deployment to Japan.

What is your favorite holiday? Why?

Christmas. It was my adopted parents favorite holiday. They adopted 7 children, and it was a party, food and lots of Love.

What is your favorite book? Why?

The Bible. It keeps me grounded!

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Superman

What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?

My children, I feel safe.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Actually I am a heavy metal and blues singer. We are in the studio recording the 420 day festival world song for 2019. the song is Deviate Hate. "What..What..Deviate" To be released January 7, 2019

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

https://books.google.com/books/about/Nelson_Vs_the_United_States_of_America.html?id=1uU8AQAAIAAJ losing my daugthers, for something I did not do.

A mayor is a leader in his or her city. What does that mean to you?

To represent all people, not just talk the talk, but walk the walk.

What do you love most about your city?

The view of the Rocky Mountains, and the architectural integrity of both old and new. And I love go to events. And watching Denverites partying. And doe Denver know how to throw a party. And our sports teams. They players are very dedicated to their game. And to their volunteerism to our communities. We have the best civil servants, city employees, and our teachers. They are the best in the world.

What do you perceive to be your city's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Denver loves to set records. But there is a new record. A 10-year record high violent crimes, murders, robberies, and business smash and grabs. It took 10 years to get here. And it will take 12 years to fix it. What 98% of the entire population have no idea that Denver was categorized as a Monopoly Governemnt in 2015. And now in 2019. Denver will be re-categorized as a Kleptocracy Government. So, on elections day of 5.7.19. Denver will need to come to grips to the reality of who is Denver. The true importance, and in order to plan a decade of preparedness, and new beginnings. Denver must take on the responsibility of taking back control of their government. And their future destiny. And they have until May 7, 2019. Period!

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between your city and the state government?

Making sure our capital city of Denver. Takes advantage of all programs, grants, and other money available to heep Denver on the straight and narrow. Making sure Denver's Government stays on top of policy changes. Knowing the importance of keeping the separation of authority of the legislative branch. And the Chief Executive branch like the Mayor and City Council is the executive branch. To make sure they don't collude. And the state affiliated party, now controls Nonpartisan government of the city and county of Denver. And we need to create better working relationship for emergency management preparedness, and disaster relief plans and execution of sdai plans.etc

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between your city and the federal government?

It very import to work together with our Federal government branch. Again keeping a track on new laws and policies that may affect Denver's overall health and wellbeing for its infrastructure, and its citizens. We must also take advantage of any and all money available by the federal Government to make Denver the best City in the world. Without our federal Government life would be difficult. Becue actually, the three powers of Government 'local, state federal government did not work together. All cities would be difficult to live, work, and play. And it is important that we obey the constitution, and all laws of the federal government. Currently the trend is city and states. Are passing laws that are prohibited by our constitution. This is blasphemy towards our Federal Government. We need to work with the Federal Government to build infrastructure, to maintain the roads we already have. And build new roads and interchanges. And other monies needed to make a city operate efficiently, and protecting our city from harm's way. The most important is emergency management preparedness, and disaster relief plans, and execution of said plans. Competition is fierce about the tree branches of government. The mayor with the Nich to see into the future using technology driven application, and communication with artificial intelligence and machine learning. Will be the Most powerful city and county Denver. Period! https://www.google.com/search?q=Most powerful city and county denver

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2015

On his 2015 mayoral campaign website, Giavanni highlighted the following issues:

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As Mayor I will: Work with everyone who loves Denver to set the vision and expand our role as a world leader. Work with everyone who loves Denver to find non-partisan, pragmatic solutions to the most pressing issues we face as a community. Ensure "Five-Star Service" to constituents via all City and County services. Honor our annex agreements with our neighbors to ensure that the expansion of DIA benefits everyone in the region. Comprehensively review the feasibility of bringing NASCAR, Grand Prix racing, Winter Nationals and similar spectator sports to Denver and redeveloping existing stadium assets. Coordinate policy with law enforcement, social services, educators and other critical actors to ensure the long-term reduction of gang-related and drug-related crime and violence. Coordinate policy with local, state, and federal authorities and coordinate city services to ensure the safe and efficient administration of our legal medical and recreational industry. Work to empower teachers to guide their students' individual growth, whether that be to university or vocational and technical college or directly to service career entry. Ensure that non-resident, Denver business owners have a say in city government. Comprehensively review the city growth plan to ensure that development positively impacts neighborhoods and road maintenance never impacts business, communities, or safety. Reduce the tax burden for senior citizen homeowners as they near retirement. Ensure that citizens have city resources to ensure they are adequately advised on the value of their land before selling to developers.

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Marcus Giavanni campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2014	Governor of Colorado	Lost	$93	N/A**
Grand total			$93	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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