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Municipal elections in Arapahoe County, Colorado (2022)

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2022 Arapahoe 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, county commission, county court judge, and district court judge
Total seats up: 15
Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2022

Arapahoe County, Colorado, held general elections for assessor, clerk and recorder, coroner, sheriff, treasurer, 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

General election

General election for Arapahoe County Assessor

Incumbent PK Kaiser defeated Robert Andrews and Joshua Lallement in the general election for Arapahoe County Assessor on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of PK Kaiser
PK Kaiser (D) Candidate Connection
 
56.4
 
139,787
Image of Robert Andrews
Robert Andrews (R) Candidate Connection
 
40.6
 
100,486
Image of Joshua Lallement
Joshua Lallement (L) Candidate Connection
 
3.0
 
7,507

Total votes: 247,780
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Assessor

Incumbent PK Kaiser advanced from the Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Assessor on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of PK Kaiser
PK Kaiser Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
53,538

Total votes: 53,538
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arapahoe County Assessor

Robert Andrews advanced from the Republican primary for Arapahoe County Assessor on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robert Andrews
Robert Andrews Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
43,731

Total votes: 43,731
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County Clerk and Recorder

General election

General election for Arapahoe County Clerk

Incumbent Joan Lopez defeated Caroline Cornell in the general election for Arapahoe County Clerk on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joan Lopez
Joan Lopez (D)
 
61.2
 
152,761
Image of Caroline Cornell
Caroline Cornell (R) Candidate Connection
 
38.8
 
96,682

Total votes: 249,443
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Clerk

Incumbent Joan Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Clerk on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joan Lopez
Joan Lopez
 
100.0
 
54,905

Total votes: 54,905
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arapahoe County Clerk

Caroline Cornell advanced from the Republican primary for Arapahoe County Clerk on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Caroline Cornell
Caroline Cornell Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
43,836

Total votes: 43,836
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County Coroner

General election

General election for Arapahoe County Coroner

Incumbent Kelly Lear defeated Ron Bouchard and Kat Martin in the general election for Arapahoe County Coroner on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kelly Lear
Kelly Lear (D) Candidate Connection
 
58.9
 
144,562
Ron Bouchard (R) Candidate Connection
 
37.4
 
91,749
Kat Martin (L)
 
3.7
 
8,975

Total votes: 245,286
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Coroner

Incumbent Kelly Lear advanced from the Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Coroner on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kelly Lear
Kelly Lear Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
53,840

Total votes: 53,840
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arapahoe County Coroner

Ron Bouchard advanced from the Republican primary for Arapahoe County Coroner on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ron Bouchard Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
43,275

Total votes: 43,275
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County Sheriff

General election

General election for Arapahoe County Sheriff

Incumbent Tyler Brown defeated Kevin Edling and Scott Liva in the general election for Arapahoe County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tyler Brown (D)
 
55.6
 
138,334
Image of Kevin Edling
Kevin Edling (R) Candidate Connection
 
41.4
 
102,948
Scott Liva (L)
 
3.0
 
7,372

Total votes: 248,654
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Sheriff

Incumbent Tyler Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Sheriff on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tyler Brown
 
100.0
 
53,365

Total votes: 53,365
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arapahoe County Sheriff

Kevin Edling advanced from the Republican primary for Arapahoe County Sheriff on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin Edling
Kevin Edling Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
44,035

Total votes: 44,035
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County Treasurer

General election

General election for Arapahoe County Treasurer

Michael Westerberg defeated Marsha Berzins in the general election for Arapahoe County Treasurer on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Westerberg
Michael Westerberg (D) Candidate Connection
 
57.1
 
140,859
Image of Marsha Berzins
Marsha Berzins (R)
 
42.9
 
105,928

Total votes: 246,787
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Treasurer

Michael Westerberg advanced from the Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Treasurer on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Westerberg
Michael Westerberg Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
53,061

Total votes: 53,061
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arapahoe County Treasurer

Marsha Berzins advanced from the Republican primary for Arapahoe County Treasurer on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marsha Berzins
Marsha Berzins
 
100.0
 
43,745

Total votes: 43,745
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County Commissioner

District 2

General election

General election for Arapahoe County Commission District 2

Jessica Campbell-Swanson defeated Mark Gotto in the general election for Arapahoe County Commission District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jessica Campbell-Swanson
Jessica Campbell-Swanson (D) Candidate Connection
 
55.2
 
31,892
Image of Mark Gotto
Mark Gotto (R) Candidate Connection
 
44.8
 
25,846

Total votes: 57,738
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Commission District 2

Jessica Campbell-Swanson advanced from the Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Commission District 2 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jessica Campbell-Swanson
Jessica Campbell-Swanson Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
10,961

Total votes: 10,961
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arapahoe County Commission District 2

Mark Gotto defeated Jason Presley in the Republican primary for Arapahoe County Commission District 2 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Gotto
Mark Gotto Candidate Connection
 
53.0
 
6,466
Jason Presley
 
47.0
 
5,732

Total votes: 12,198
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District 4

General election

General election for Arapahoe County Commission District 4

Leslie Summey defeated Bob Roth in the general election for Arapahoe County Commission District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Leslie Summey
Leslie Summey (D)
 
64.7
 
26,727
Image of Bob Roth
Bob Roth (R) Candidate Connection
 
35.3
 
14,591

Total votes: 41,318
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Commission District 4

Leslie Summey defeated Regina Edmondson in the Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Commission District 4 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Leslie Summey
Leslie Summey
 
50.9
 
5,727
Regina Edmondson
 
49.1
 
5,518

Total votes: 11,245
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arapahoe County Commission District 4

Bob Roth advanced from the Republican primary for Arapahoe County Commission District 4 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bob Roth
Bob Roth Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
6,519

Total votes: 6,519
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Judicial

Arapahoe County Court

Arapahoe County Court retention elections 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Cheryl Rowles-Stokes' seat

Green check mark transparent.pngCheryl Rowles-Stokes (i)
Colleen Clark's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngColleen Clark (i)
Kelly LaFave's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly LaFave (i)
Michael Roche's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Roche (i)

Colorado 18th Judicial District Court

Colorado 18th Judicial District Court retention elections 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Eric White's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngEric White (i)
Harold Hurst's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngHarold Hurst (i)
Jeffrey K. Holmes' seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey K. Holmes (i)
Ryan J. Stuart's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan J. Stuart (i)


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Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Arapahoe County, Colorado
Arapahoe County Colorado
Population 655,070 5,773,714
Land area (sq mi) 797 103,636
Race and ethnicity**
White 69.6% 81.5%
Black/African American 11% 4.1%
Asian 6.2% 3.2%
Native American 0.7% 0.9%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2%
Other (single race) 5.8% 4.1%
Multiple 6.4% 5.9%
Hispanic/Latino 19.5% 21.7%
Education
High school graduation rate 92.3% 92.1%
College graduation rate 43.4% 41.6%
Income
Median household income $80,291 $75,231
Persons below poverty level 7.8% 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.


See also

Arapahoe County, Colorado Colorado Municipal government Other local coverage
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