Kwame Spearman
Kwame Spearman ran for election for an at-large seat of the Denver Board of Education in Colorado. He lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Spearman also ran for election for Mayor of Denver in Colorado. Spearman unofficially withdrew from the race but appeared on the general election ballot on April 4, 2023.
Elections
2023
Denver Public Schools Board of Education
See also: Denver Public Schools, Colorado, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Denver Public Schools Board of Education At-large
John Youngquist defeated Kwame Spearman and Brittni Johnson in the general election for Denver Public Schools Board of Education At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Youngquist (Nonpartisan) | 60.0 | 86,623 | |
| Kwame Spearman (Nonpartisan) | 28.4 | 41,034 | ||
| Brittni Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 11.6 | 16,767 | ||
| Total votes: 144,424 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Ballenger (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)
Endorsements
Spearman received the following endorsements.
- Frmr. Denver City Cncl. Memb. Elbra Wedgeworth
- Colorado Education Association
- Denver Area Labor Federation
- Denver Classroom Teachers Association
- Everytown for Gun Safety
- Lisa Calderón (Nonpartisan) - Frmr. Denver Mayoral cand.
- Molly Lamar (R) - Frmr. State Board of Ed. cand.
- Sondra Young - Denver NAACP Pres.
Pledges
Spearman signed the following pledges.
Denver Mayor
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Terrance Roberts (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 1,757 | ||
 | Thomas Wolf (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 1,747 | |
 | Trinidad Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 0.7 | 1,240 | |
| Aurelio Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 755 | ||
 | Al Gardner (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 725 | |
 | James Walsh (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 722 | |
| Renate Behrens (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 184 | ||
| 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 | |
| Matt Brady (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 4 | ||
 | Marcus Giavanni (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | |
| Danny F. Lopez (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 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)
Campaign themes
2023
Kwame Spearman did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Other survey responses
Ballotpedia identified the following surveys, interviews, and questionnaires Spearman completed for other organizations. If you are aware of a link that should be added, email us.
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kwame Spearman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
