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Municipal elections in Adams County, Colorado (2022)
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| 2022 Adams County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 15, 2022 |
| Primary election: June 28, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Assessor, clerk and recorder, coroner, sheriff, treasurer, surveyor, county commission, county court judge, and district court judge |
| Total seats up: 14 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
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Adams County, Colorado, held general elections for assessor, clerk and recorder, coroner, sheriff, treasurer, surveyor, county commission, county court judge, and district court judge on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 15, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
- County Assessor
- County Clerk and Recorder
- County Coroner
- County Sheriff
- County Surveyor
- County Treasurer
- County Commissioner
- Judicial
County Assessor
General election
General election for Adams County Assessor
Incumbent Ken Musso defeated Hieu Truong Nguyen in the general election for Adams County Assessor on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Musso (D) | 56.9 | 90,732 | |
 | Hieu Truong Nguyen (R)  | 43.1 | 68,850 | |
| Total votes: 159,582 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Adams County Assessor
Incumbent Ken Musso advanced from the Democratic primary for Adams County Assessor on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Musso | 100.0 | 33,068 | |
| Total votes: 33,068 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Adams County Assessor
Hieu Truong Nguyen advanced from the Republican primary for Adams County Assessor on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hieu Truong Nguyen | 100.0 | 26,733 |
| Total votes: 26,733 | |||
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County Clerk and Recorder
General election
General election for Adams County Clerk and Recorder
Incumbent Josh Zygielbaum defeated Karen Hoopes in the general election for Adams County Clerk and Recorder on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Zygielbaum (D) | 56.5 | 90,262 |
 | Karen Hoopes (R) | 43.5 | 69,488 | |
| Total votes: 159,750 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Adams County Clerk and Recorder
Incumbent Josh Zygielbaum advanced from the Democratic primary for Adams County Clerk and Recorder on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Zygielbaum | 100.0 | 33,520 |
| Total votes: 33,520 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Adams County Clerk and Recorder
Karen Hoopes advanced from the Republican primary for Adams County Clerk and Recorder on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Hoopes | 100.0 | 27,408 |
| Total votes: 27,408 | |||
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County Coroner
General election
General election for Adams County Coroner
Incumbent Monica Broncucia-Jordan defeated David Shaklee in the general election for Adams County Coroner on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monica Broncucia-Jordan (D) | 57.3 | 91,597 | |
 | David Shaklee (R) | 42.7 | 68,372 | |
| Total votes: 159,969 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Adams County Coroner
Incumbent Monica Broncucia-Jordan advanced from the Democratic primary for Adams County Coroner on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monica Broncucia-Jordan | 100.0 | 33,585 | |
| Total votes: 33,585 | |||
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Republican primary election
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zach Archer (R)
County Sheriff
General election
General election for Adams County Sheriff
Gene Claps defeated Michael McIntosh in the general election for Adams County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gene Claps (D) | 53.0 | 85,860 |
| Michael McIntosh (R) | 47.0 | 76,117 | ||
| Total votes: 161,977 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Adams County Sheriff
Gene Claps defeated incumbent Rick Reigenborn in the Democratic primary for Adams County Sheriff on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gene Claps | 56.3 | 19,264 |
| Rick Reigenborn | 43.7 | 14,951 | ||
| Total votes: 34,215 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Adams County Sheriff
Michael McIntosh advanced from the Republican primary for Adams County Sheriff on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael McIntosh | 100.0 | 27,982 | |
| Total votes: 27,982 | |||
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County Surveyor
This election was canceled.
Republican primary election
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ernie Trujillo (R)
County Treasurer
General election
General election for Adams County Treasurer
Alex Villagran defeated Stan Martin and incumbent Lisa Culpepper in the general election for Adams County Treasurer on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Villagran (D) | 52.8 | 84,628 | |
| Stan Martin (R) | 47.1 | 75,446 | ||
| Lisa Culpepper (D) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 81 | ||
| Total votes: 160,155 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Adams County Treasurer
Alex Villagran advanced from the Democratic primary for Adams County Treasurer on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Villagran | 100.0 | 33,021 | |
| Total votes: 33,021 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Adams County Treasurer
Stan Martin advanced from the Republican primary for Adams County Treasurer on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Stan Martin | 100.0 | 27,386 | |
| Total votes: 27,386 | |||
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County Commissioner
District 3
General election
General election for Adams County Commission District 3
Incumbent Emma Pinter defeated Sean Forest in the general election for Adams County Commission District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Emma Pinter (D) | 56.0 | 90,541 |
 | Sean Forest (R) | 44.0 | 71,129 | |
| Total votes: 161,670 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Adams County Commission District 3
Incumbent Emma Pinter advanced from the Democratic primary for Adams County Commission District 3 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emma Pinter | 100.0 | 33,323 |
| Total votes: 33,323 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Adams County Commission District 3
Sean Forest advanced from the Republican primary for Adams County Commission District 3 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean Forest | 100.0 | 27,343 |
| Total votes: 27,343 | |||
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District 4
General election
General election for Adams County Commission District 4
Incumbent Steve O'Dorisio defeated Joseph Domenico in the general election for Adams County Commission District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve O'Dorisio (D) | 56.9 | 90,438 |
 | Joseph Domenico (R) | 43.1 | 68,621 | |
| Total votes: 159,059 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Adams County Commission District 4
Incumbent Steve O'Dorisio advanced from the Democratic primary for Adams County Commission District 4 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve O'Dorisio | 100.0 | 33,079 |
| Total votes: 33,079 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Adams County Commission District 4
Joseph Domenico advanced from the Republican primary for Adams County Commission District 4 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Domenico | 100.0 | 27,349 |
| Total votes: 27,349 | |||
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Judicial
Adams County Court
Adams County Court
MaryAnn Vielma was retained to the Adams County Court on November 8, 2022 with 67.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
67.0
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88,683 | ||
No |
33.0
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43,736 | |||
Total Votes |
132,419 | ||||
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Adams County, Colorado | ||
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| Adams County | Colorado | |
| Population | 519,572 | 5,773,714 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,166 | 103,636 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 75.9% | 81.5% |
| Black/African American | 3.4% | 4.1% |
| Asian | 4% | 3.2% |
| Native American | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 6.7% | 4.1% |
| Multiple | 8.8% | 5.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 40.4% | 21.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 84.7% | 92.1% |
| College graduation rate | 25.2% | 41.6% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $73,817 | $75,231 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.9% | 9.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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