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2020 El Paso County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 17, 2020 (major party candidates); April 6, 2020 (minor party candidates); July 9, 2020 (unafilliated and independent candidates)
Primary election: June 30, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Three county commission districts, district attorney, two county court seats, and seven district court seats
Total seats up: 13
Election type: Partisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2020

El Paso County, Colorado, held general elections for three county commission districts, district attorney, two county court seats, and seven district court seats on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 30, 2020. The filing deadline for major party candidates in this election was March 17, 2020. The filing deadline for minor party candidates was April 6, 2020, and the filing deadline for unafilliated and independent candidates was July 9, 2020.

The Democratic primary in the race for El Paso County District Attorney was canceled as no Democratic candidates filed to run.

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County Commission

District 2

General election

General election for El Paso County Commission District 2

Carrie Geitner defeated Tracey Johnson and Robert Berg in the general election for El Paso County Commission District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Carrie Geitner (R)
 
63.3
 
48,904
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Tracey Johnson (D)
 
32.5
 
25,124
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Robert Berg (L)
 
4.2
 
3,245

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 77,273
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission District 2

Tracey Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission District 2 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Tracey Johnson
 
100.0
 
11,099

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,099
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Commission District 2

Carrie Geitner advanced from the Republican primary for El Paso County Commission District 2 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Carrie Geitner
 
100.0
 
19,370

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,370
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for El Paso County Commission District 2

Logan Knab advanced from the Libertarian convention for El Paso County Commission District 2 on April 13, 2020.

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Logan Knab (L)

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District 3

General election

General election for El Paso County Commission District 3

Incumbent Stan VanderWerf defeated Ken Schauer and Timothy Campbell in the general election for El Paso County Commission District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Stan VanderWerf (R)
 
52.7
 
42,303
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43.1
 
34,640
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Timothy Campbell (L)
 
4.2
 
3,374

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 80,317
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission District 3

Ken Schauer advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission District 3 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Ken Schauer Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
18,694

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,694
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Commission District 3

Incumbent Stan VanderWerf advanced from the Republican primary for El Paso County Commission District 3 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Stan VanderWerf
 
100.0
 
17,512

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,512
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for El Paso County Commission District 3

Timothy Campbell advanced from the Libertarian convention for El Paso County Commission District 3 on April 13, 2020.

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Timothy Campbell (L)

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District 4

General election

General election for El Paso County Commission District 4

Incumbent Longinos Gonzalez Jr. defeated Andre Vigil and Victoria Ciraolo in the general election for El Paso County Commission District 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Longinos Gonzalez Jr. (R)
 
55.6
 
29,036
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Andre Vigil (D)
 
37.5
 
19,601
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Victoria Ciraolo (L)
 
6.8
 
3,570

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 52,207
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission District 4

Andre Vigil advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission District 4 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Andre Vigil
 
100.0
 
8,757

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,757
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Commission District 4

Incumbent Longinos Gonzalez Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for El Paso County Commission District 4 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Longinos Gonzalez Jr.
 
100.0
 
10,490

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,490
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for El Paso County Commission District 4

Victoria Ciraolo advanced from the Libertarian convention for El Paso County Commission District 4 on April 13, 2020.

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Victoria Ciraolo (L)

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District Attorney

El Paso County District Attorney

General election

General election for El Paso County District Attorney

Michael Allen won election in the general election for El Paso County District Attorney on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Michael Allen (R) Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
288,474

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 288,474
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County District Attorney

Michael Allen defeated Mark Waller in the Republican primary for El Paso County District Attorney on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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54.3
 
51,330
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Mark Waller
 
45.7
 
43,164

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 94,494
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for El Paso County District Attorney

Warren Price advanced from the Libertarian convention for El Paso County District Attorney on April 13, 2020.

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Warren Price (L)

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Judicial

El Paso County Court

Findorff's seat

El Paso County Court

Laura Findorff was retained to the El Paso County Court on November 3, 2020 with 77.3% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
✔
Yes
 
77.3
 
 237,028
No
 
22.7
 
 69,517
Total Votes
 306,545

It has been certified. Source

Gerhart's seat

El Paso County Court

Shannon Gerhart was retained to the El Paso County Court on November 3, 2020 with 77.4% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
✔
Yes
 
77.4
 
 236,961
No
 
22.6
 
 69,274
Total Votes
 306,235

It has been certified. Source


4th Judicial District

Bain's seat

Colorado 4th Judicial District

WIlliam B. Bain was retained to the Colorado 4th Judicial District on November 3, 2020 with 75.4% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
✔
Yes
 
75.4
 
 242,069
No
 
24.6
 
 78,877
Total Votes
 320,946

It has been certified. Source

DuBois' seat

Colorado 4th Judicial District

Jann Patrice DuBois was retained to the Colorado 4th Judicial District on November 3, 2020 with 76.6% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
✔
Yes
 
76.6
 
 245,712
No
 
23.4
 
 74,888
Total Votes
 320,600

It has been certified. Source

Kane's seat

Colorado 4th Judicial District

Thomas K. Kane was retained to the Colorado 4th Judicial District on November 3, 2020 with 74.0% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
✔
Yes
 
74.0
 
 236,125
No
 
26.0
 
 82,935
Total Votes
 319,060

It has been certified. Source

McHenry's seat

Colorado 4th Judicial District

Michael P. McHenry was retained to the Colorado 4th Judicial District on November 3, 2020 with 73.2% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
✔
Yes
 
73.2
 
 233,358
No
 
26.8
 
 85,616
Total Votes
 318,974

It has been certified. Source

Prince's seat

Colorado 4th Judicial District

David Prince was retained to the Colorado 4th Judicial District on November 3, 2020 with 75.8% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
✔
Yes
 
75.8
 
 241,500
No
 
24.2
 
 77,125
Total Votes
 318,625

It has been certified. Source

Sokol's seat

Colorado 4th Judicial District

Erin Sokol was retained to the Colorado 4th Judicial District on November 3, 2020 with 75.2% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
✔
Yes
 
75.2
 
 240,051
No
 
24.8
 
 79,084
Total Votes
 319,135

It has been certified. Source

Werner's seat

Colorado 4th Judicial District

Greg Werner was retained to the Colorado 4th Judicial District on November 3, 2020 with 56.8% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
✔
Yes
 
56.8
 
 180,823
No
 
43.2
 
 137,711
Total Votes
 318,534

It has been certified. Source


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About the county

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for El Paso County, Colorado
El Paso County Colorado
Population 730,395 5,773,714
Land area (sq mi) 2,126 103,636
Race and ethnicity**
White 78.3% 81.5%
Black/African American 6.3% 4.1%
Asian 2.6% 3.2%
Native American 0.8% 0.9%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.2%
Other (single race) 3.8% 4.1%
Multiple 7.8% 5.9%
Hispanic/Latino 17.5% 21.7%
Education
High school graduation rate 94.5% 92.1%
College graduation rate 38.7% 41.6%
Income
Median household income $71,517 $75,231
Persons below poverty level 9.8% 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.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Four of 64 Colorado counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Conejos County, Colorado 3.56% 9.22% 12.93%
Huerfano County, Colorado 6.61% 8.27% 11.23%
Las Animas County, Colorado 15.60% 2.65% 7.04%
Pueblo County, Colorado 0.50% 13.99% 14.97%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Colorado with 48.2 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 43.3 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Colorado voted Republican 63.3 percent of the time and Democratic 36.7 percent of the time. Colorado voted Republican in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, but voted Democratic in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 elections.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Colorado. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 37 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 27.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 40 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 24.8 points. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 28 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 21.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 25 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 25.8 points. Trump won one district controlled by a Democrat heading into the 2018 elections.

See also

El Paso County, Colorado Colorado Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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