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Municipal elections in El Paso County, Colorado (2022)

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2022 El Paso 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: 20
Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2022

El Paso 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

General election

General election for El Paso County Assessor

Mark Flutcher defeated Renee Reif in the general election for El Paso County Assessor on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Mark Flutcher (R)
 
60.4
 
163,762
Image of Renee Reif
Renee Reif (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.6
 
107,465

Total votes: 271,227
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Assessor

Renee Reif advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Assessor on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Renee Reif
Renee Reif Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
42,961

Total votes: 42,961
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Assessor

Mark Flutcher advanced from the Republican primary for El Paso County Assessor on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Mark Flutcher
 
100.0
 
80,155

Total votes: 80,155
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County Clerk and Recorder

General election

General election for El Paso County Clerk and Recorder

Steve Schleiker defeated Lisa Wilkes in the general election for El Paso County Clerk and Recorder on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Steve Schleiker (R)
 
60.2
 
164,963
Image of Lisa Wilkes
Lisa Wilkes (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.8
 
108,986

Total votes: 273,949
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Clerk and Recorder

Lisa Wilkes advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Clerk and Recorder on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lisa Wilkes
Lisa Wilkes Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
43,537

Total votes: 43,537
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Clerk and Recorder

Steve Schleiker defeated Peter Lupia in the Republican primary for El Paso County Clerk and Recorder on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Steve Schleiker
 
64.4
 
60,968
Peter Lupia
 
35.6
 
33,655

Total votes: 94,623
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County Coroner

General election

General election for El Paso County Coroner

Incumbent Leon Kelly won election in the general election for El Paso County Coroner on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Leon Kelly (R)
 
100.0
 
217,382

Total votes: 217,382
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Coroner

Bridget Garner advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Coroner on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Bridget Garner
 
100.0
 
42,297

Total votes: 42,297
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Coroner

Incumbent Leon Kelly defeated Rae Ann Weber in the Republican primary for El Paso County Coroner on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Leon Kelly
 
65.9
 
63,266
Image of Rae Ann Weber
Rae Ann Weber
 
34.1
 
32,675

Total votes: 95,941
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County Sheriff

General election

General election for El Paso County Sheriff

Joe Roybal defeated John Foley in the general election for El Paso County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Joe Roybal (R)
 
60.1
 
165,116
Image of John Foley
John Foley (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.9
 
109,800

Total votes: 274,916
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Sheriff

John Foley advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Sheriff on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Foley
John Foley Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
43,009

Total votes: 43,009
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Sheriff

Joe Roybal defeated Todd Watkins and Greg Maxwell in the Republican primary for El Paso County Sheriff on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Joe Roybal
 
57.0
 
55,449
Todd Watkins
 
24.2
 
23,514
Greg Maxwell
 
18.8
 
18,287

Total votes: 97,250
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County Surveyor

General election

General election for El Paso County Surveyor

Incumbent Richard Mariotti won election in the general election for El Paso County Surveyor on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Richard Mariotti (R)
 
100.0
 
210,139

Total votes: 210,139
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Surveyor

Incumbent Richard Mariotti advanced from the Republican primary for El Paso County Surveyor on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Richard Mariotti
 
100.0
 
80,685

Total votes: 80,685
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County Treasurer

General election

General election for El Paso County Treasurer

Chuck Broerman defeated Richard Williams in the general election for El Paso County Treasurer on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Chuck Broerman (R)
 
65.2
 
178,805
Richard Williams (D)
 
34.8
 
95,461

Total votes: 274,266
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Treasurer

Richard Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Treasurer on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Richard Williams
 
100.0
 
42,880

Total votes: 42,880
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Treasurer

Chuck Broerman defeated Gina Trivelli in the Republican primary for El Paso County Treasurer on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Chuck Broerman
 
63.1
 
60,754
Gina Trivelli
 
36.9
 
35,472

Total votes: 96,226
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County Commissioner

District 1

General election

General election for El Paso County Commission District 1

Incumbent Holly Williams defeated Ryan Lucas in the general election for El Paso County Commission District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Holly Williams
Holly Williams (R) Candidate Connection
 
68.2
 
48,031
Image of Ryan Lucas
Ryan Lucas (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.8
 
22,442

Total votes: 70,473
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission District 1

Ryan Lucas advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission District 1 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Lucas
Ryan Lucas Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
8,501

Total votes: 8,501
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Commission District 1

Incumbent Holly Williams defeated Lindsay Moore in the Republican primary for El Paso County Commission District 1 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Holly Williams
Holly Williams Candidate Connection
 
61.6
 
17,303
Image of Lindsay Moore
Lindsay Moore
 
38.4
 
10,766

Total votes: 28,069
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District 5

General election

General election for El Paso County Commission District 5

Incumbent Cami Bremer defeated John Jarrell and Janet Turner in the general election for El Paso County Commission District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Cami Bremer (R)
 
50.8
 
23,412
John Jarrell (D)
 
45.1
 
20,819
Janet Turner (L)
 
4.1
 
1,888

Total votes: 46,119
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission District 5

John Jarrell advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission District 5 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Jarrell
 
100.0
 
8,736

Total votes: 8,736
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Commission District 5

Incumbent Cami Bremer defeated David Winney in the Republican primary for El Paso County Commission District 5 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Cami Bremer
 
68.6
 
10,018
Image of David Winney
David Winney
 
31.4
 
4,580

Total votes: 14,598
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Judicial

Colorado 4th Judicial District Court

Colorado 4th Judicial District Court retention elections 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Catherine Mitchell Helton's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Mitchell Helton (i)
Chad Miller's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngChad Miller (i)
David A. Gilbert's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid A. Gilbert (i)
Frances Johnson's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngFrances Johnson (i)
Jessica Curtis' seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Curtis (i)
Marcus Henson's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcus Henson (i)
Marla Prudek's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngMarla Prudek (i)
Robin Chittum's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Chittum (i)

El Paso County Court

El Paso County Court retention elections 2022

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

Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Rotolo (i)
Denise Peacock's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Peacock (i)
Meredith Patrick Cord's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngMeredith Patrick Cord (i)
Samorreyan V. Burney's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngSamorreyan V. Burney (i)


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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.


See also

El Paso County, Colorado Colorado Municipal government Other local coverage
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