List of mayors of Denver facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mayor of Denver
Seal of the City of Denver
Incumbent Mike Johnston since July 17, 2023
Style	The Honorable
Residence	Cableland
Term length	Four years, renewable twice

A mayor is like the chief leader of a city! They help make important decisions and manage how the city runs. This article shares a list of all the people who have been the mayor of Denver. Denver is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Colorado.

The mayor of Denver is elected by the people. They serve a term of four years. A mayor can be re-elected for up to two more terms, meaning they can serve a total of three terms. The current mayor, Mike Johnston, started his term on July 17, 2023.

Meet the Mayors of Denver

This table shows all the mayors who have led the city of Denver since it was founded. You can see their names, a picture (if available), and the years they served.

#	Image	Mayor	Term
1		Moore, John C.John C. Moore	1859–1861
2		Cook, Charles A.Charles A. Cook	1861–1863
3		Steck, AmosAmos Steck	1863–1864
4		Brendlinger, Hiram J.Hiram J. Brendlinger	1864–1865
5		Clark, George T.George T. Clark	1865–1866
6		DeLano, MiltonMilton DeLano	1866–1868
7		Clayton, William M.William M. Clayton	1868–1869
8		Stiles, Baxter B.Baxter B. Stiles	1869–1871
9		Harper, JohnJohn Harper	1871–1872
10		Bates, Joseph E.Joseph E. Bates	1872–1873
11		Case, Francis M.Francis M. Case	1873–1874
12		Barker, William J.William J. Barker	1874–1876
13		Buckingham, R. G.R. G. Buckingham	1876–1877
14		Stiles, Baxter B.Baxter B. Stiles	1877–1878
15		Sopris, RichardRichard Sopris	1878–1881
16		Morris, RobertRobert Morris	1881–1883
17		Routt, John LongJohn Long Routt	1883–1885
18		Bates, Joseph E.Joseph E. Bates	1885–1887
19		Lee, William ScottWilliam Scott Lee	1887–1889
20		Londoner, WolfeWolfe Londoner	1889–1891
21		Rogers, PlattPlatt Rogers	1891–1893
22		Van Horn, M. D.M. D. Van Horn	1893–1895
23		McMurray, Thomas S.Thomas S. McMurray	1895–1899
24		Johnson, Henry V.Henry V. Johnson	1899–1901
25		Wright, Robert R.Robert R. Wright	1901–1904
26		Speer, Robert W.Robert W. Speer	1904–1912
27		Arnold, Henry J.Henry J. Arnold	1912–1913
28		Perkins, J. M.J. M. Perkins	1913–1915
29		Sharpley, William H.William H. Sharpley	1915–1916
30		Speer, Robert W.Robert W. Speer	1916–1918
31		Mills, William Fitz RandolphWilliam Fitz Randolph Mills	1918–1919
32		Bailey, Dewey C.Dewey C. Bailey	1919–1923
33		Stapleton, Benjamin F.Benjamin F. Stapleton	1923–1931
34		Begole, George D.George D. Begole	1931–1935
35		Stapleton, Benjamin F.Benjamin F. Stapleton	1935–1947
36		Newton, J. QuiggJ. Quigg Newton	1947–1955
37		Nicholson, WillWill Nicholson	1955–1959
38		Batterton, RichardRichard Batterton	1959–1963
39		Currigan, TomTom Currigan	1963–1968
40		McNichols Jr., William H.William H. McNichols Jr.	December 31, 1968–July 2, 1983
41		Pena, FedericoFederico Peña	July 2, 1983–July 15, 1991
42		Webb, WellingtonWellington Webb	July 15, 1991–July 21, 2003
43		Hickenlooper, JohnJohn Hickenlooper	July 21, 2003–January 12, 2011
44		Vidal, BillBill Vidal	January 12, 2011-July 18, 2011
45		Hancock, MichaelMichael Hancock	July 18, 2011–July 17, 2023
46		Johnston, MikeMike Johnston	July 17, 2023–present

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Alcaldes de Denver para niños