Here's what you need to know about Colorado's primary election if you still need to vote

Pat Ferrier, Fort Collins Coloradoan
·6 min read
John Feyen (left) and Jeff Fisher are running for Larimer County sheriff in June 2022.
John Feyen (left) and Jeff Fisher are running for Larimer County sheriff in June 2022.

Tuesday is primary day throughout Colorado, but in Larimer County, the day is really about who will succeed Justin Smith as Larimer County's sheriff.

Smith is term limited and unable to seek re-election as sheriff but is running unopposed in the Republican primary for a seat on the Larimer County Board of Commissioners. He will face Democratic incumbent John Kefalas in November.

No Democrat is running for sheriff, meaning the winner of the Republican primary between John Feyen, Fort Collins assistant police chief, and Jeff Fisher, deputy chief of the Louisville Police Department, will face no formal opposition in the November general election.

Winners from Tuesday's primary election will advance to November's general election. Candidates at the county, state and federal levels are vying for several offices up for election this year.

Ballots were mailed the week of June 6 and must be returned to a ballot box by 7 p.m. Tuesday.

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Those registered as a Democrat or Republican received their party's ballot, and those who are unaffiliated received both ballots but should fill out and return only one. Those who return both ballots won't have either one counted.

Other than sheriff, there are no other primary faceoffs for Larimer County's elected offices on Tuesday's ballot. In most county offices up for election, one candidate from each party has been nominated. The races for county surveyor and treasurer each have one Republican candidate nominated, with no Democrats seeking the post.

Feyen started his law enforcement career with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office about 22 years ago and joined Fort Collins Police Services as an assistant chief in 2019 after Smith encouraged him to apply to gain more leadership experience, Feyen said.

Fisher is the deputy chief at the Louisville Police Department in Boulder County and has been a Loveland resident for 26 years. Fisher started his career nearly 30 years ago as an officer in Weld County in LaSalle and Evans. He worked at the Loveland Police Department for about 20 years before retiring in 2014 to join the Louisville Police Department.

Here's what to know if you still need to vote in Tuesday's primary.

What's on the 2022 Larimer County Republican primary ballot?

Larimer County offices: 

  • Commissioner for District 1: Justin Smith

  • Clerk and Recorder: Angela Myers (incumbent)

  • Treasurer: Irene Josey (incumbent)

  • Assessor: David Eisenbraun

  • Sheriff: Jeff Fisher and John Feyen

  • Surveyor: Tom Donnelly

  • Coroner: Matt Canaga

State offices:

  • Governor: Greg Lopez and Heidi Ganahl

  • Secretary of State: Tina Peters, Mike O'Donnell and Pam Anderson

  • State Treasurer: Lang Sias

  • Attorney General: John Kellner

  • State Board of Education member at large: Dan Maloit

  • State Board of Education member for District 8: Peggy Propst and Cody M. LeBlanc

  • Regent of the University of Colorado for District 8: Eric Rinard and Mark VanDriel

  • State Senator for District 15: Rob Woodward (incumbent)

  • State Representative for District 49: Kathryn Lehr and John A. Caldwell

  • State Representative for District 51: Austin Hein and Hugh McKean (incumbent)

  • State Representative for District 52: Deborah "Dee Dee" Vicino

  • State Representative for District 53: Donna Walter

  • State Representative for District 64: Ryan Armagost

  • State Representative for District 65: Mike Lynch

Federal offices: 

  • U.S. Senator: Ron Hanks and Joe O'Dea

  • U.S. Representative for District 2: Marshall Dawson

  • U.S. Representative for District 4: Robert Lewis and Ken Buck (incumbent)

  • U.S. Representative for District 8: Lori A. Saine, Jan Kulmann, Barbara Kirkmeyer and Tyler Allcorn

What's on the 2022 Larimer County Democratic primary ballot?

The Democratic ballot will look very similar to previous years. Only one race has multiple Democratic candidates, and many of the candidates are running to keep their current office.

Larimer County offices:

  • Commissioner for District 1: John Kefalas (incumbent)

  • Clerk and Recorder: Toni Baker

  • Assessor: Bob Overbeck (incumbent)

  • Coroner: Stephen Hanks

State offices: 

  • Governor: Jared Polis (incumbent)

  • Secretary of State Jena Griswold (incumbent)

  • State Treasurer: Dave Young (incumbent)

  • Attorney General: Phil Weiser (incumbent)

  • State Board of Education member at large: Kathy Plomer

  • State Board of Education member for District 8: Rhonda Solis

  • Regent of the University of Colorado for District 8: Yolanda Ortega and Rosanna Reyes

  • State Senator for District 15: Janice Marchman

  • State Representative for House District 49: Judy Amabile

  • State Representative for District 52: Cathy Kipp (incumbent)

  • State Representative for District 53: Andrew Boesenecker (incumbent)

  • State Representative for District 64: Richard Webster

  • State Representative for District 65: Lisa Chollet

Federal offices: 

  • U.S. Senator: Michael Bennet (incumbent)

  • U.S. Representative for District 2: Joe Neguse (incumbent)

  • U.S. Representative for District 4: Ike McCorkle

  • U.S. Representative for District 8: Yadira Caraveo

There are no Democratic candidates running for Larimer County sheriff, county surveyor, county treasurer or state representative for District 51.

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In this file photo, Emmet Pritchard of Fort Collins drops his ballot off at the ballot drop box at the Fort Collins Police Services building on Nov. 2, 2021.
In this file photo, Emmet Pritchard of Fort Collins drops his ballot off at the ballot drop box at the Fort Collins Police Services building on Nov. 2, 2021.

Where you can drop off your ballot Tuesday

Voters may drop off their voted ballots 24 hours a day at the following ballot drop box locations. Ballots will be accepted in these boxes until 7 p.m. Tuesday:

Fort Collins

  • Larimer County Courthouse (walk-up), 200 W. Oak St. (outside southwest entrance)

  • Harmony Library (walk-up), 4616 S. Shields St.

  • Colorado State University-Lory Student Center (walk-up), 1101 Center Ave Mall

  • Fort Collins Police Services (walk-up/drive-thru), 2221 S. Timberline Road

  • Fort Collins Senior Center (walk-up/drive-thru), 1200 Raintree Drive

  • Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity Restore (walk-up/drive-thru), 4001 S. Taft Hill Road

  • Fort Collins Traffic Operations (walk-up/drive-thru), 626 Linden St.

  • Larimer County Human Services (walk-up), 1501 Blue Spruce Drive

  • South Transit Center (walk-up), 4915 Fossil Blvd.

  • Elks Lodge (walk-up/drive-thru), 1424 E. Mulberry St.

  • Northside Aztlan Community Center (walk-up/drive-thru), 112 E. Willow St.

Loveland

  • Loveland Vehicle Licensing Office (drive-thru), 200 Peridot Ave.

  • Loveland Habitat for Humanity Restore (walk-up/drive-thru), 5250 N. Garfield Ave.

  • Loveland Public Library (drive-thru), 300 N. Adams Ave.

  • Loveland Police & Courts (drive-thru), 810 E. 10th St.

Estes Park

  • Estes Park Vehicle Licensing Office (walk-up/drive-thru), 1601 Brodie Ave.

  • Estes Park Municipal Building (walk-up/drive-thru), 170 MacGregor Ave.

Bellvue

  • Ted's Place (walk-up/drive-thru), 92 Poudre Canyon Road (at the Colorado Highway 14 and U.S. Highway 287 intersection)

Berthoud

  • Berthoud Community Library (walk-up/drive-thru), 236 Welch Ave.

Laporte

  • Overland Foods (walk-up), 3333 County Road 54G

Red Feather Lakes

  • Red Feather Lakes Community Library (walk-up/drive-thru), 71 Fire House Lane

Timnath

  • Timnath Public Works Building (walk-up/drive-thru), 4800 Goodman Road

Wellington

  • Wellington Public Library (walk-up/drive-thru), 3800 Wilson Ave.

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In this file photo, Liz Myrick of Fort Collins drops off her ballot at the ballot drop box at Fort Collins Senior Center on Nov. 2, 2021.
In this file photo, Liz Myrick of Fort Collins drops off her ballot at the ballot drop box at Fort Collins Senior Center on Nov. 2, 2021.

Where are Voter Service and Polling Centers located?

If you need to do more than just drop off a voted ballot, including vote in person, get a replacement ballot, change your address or register to vote, you can do it at these locations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

  • Larimer County Courthouse: 200 W. Oak St. (first floor), Fort Collins

  • Drake Centre: 802 W. Drake Ave., Fort Collins

  • Loveland Police & Courts: 810 E 10th St., Loveland

  • Estes Valley Community Center, 660 Community Drive, Estes Park

Coloradoan reporter Sady Swanson contributed to this report.

Pat Ferrier is a senior reporter covering business, health care and growth issues in Northern Colorado. Contact her at patferrier@coloradoan.com. Please support her work and that of other Coloradoan journalists by purchasing a subscription today.

This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Larimer County primary election guide: Where to drop off your ballot