Contact:
Nancy Doty
Clerk and Recorder
Direct: 303-795-4285
E-mail: ndoty@co.arapahoe.co.us
Arapahoe County completes general election
Board of Canvassers finalizes 2010 General Election results Friday
LITTLETON,
CO --- The Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has completed
the 2010 General Election with the results certified by the County Board
of Canvassers Friday, Nov. 19.
"Arapahoe
County had a very successful election, but we could not have done it
without the help of our citizens, the tireless work of our 1,500
election workers and the dedicated County employees who worked together
to make it happen," said Clerk and Recorder Nancy A. Doty. "We
appreciate our team of dedicated citizens and employees who committed
their time, energy and community spirit to ensure a fair and accurate
general election."
The
County Board of Canvassers, which consists of Doty as the designated
elected official, Arapahoe County Republican Party Representative Arvin
Michel and Arapahoe County Democratic Chair Mike Hamrick, unanimously
approved the official abstract of votes for the general election.
The
Board of Canvassers is required to certify the results of the election
by Nov. 19. The duties of the Board include reviewing:
The name of each candidate receiving votes, the office and the total number of votes received.
- The number/letter of each ballot issue or question and the votes received.
- The number of mail-in or mail ballots cast, including the number accepted and rejected.
- The number of provisional ballots counted.
Arapahoe County
gave voters three options for casting their ballot during this year’s
general election. Voters could vote by mail, vote early or vote on
Election Day. Election turnout was 73.49 percent of the County’s 273,435
total active voters, which was an increase from the 63 percent turnout
in the 2006 mid-term General Election. Arapahoe County has 347,007 registered voters. Active voters are determined by those who voted in the last General Election.
Of
the 200,953 ballots cast for the 2010 General Election, a majority –
79.5 percent or 159,757 ballots were cast by mail. Election Day turnout
was 30,131 ballots cast, or 15 percent, followed by Early Voting where
5,212 ballots, or 2.5 percent of the votes were cast. In addition, 5,853
provisional ballots, or 3 percent, were included in the total vote
count.
To view the final election results, visit the Arapahoe County Election web site at www.arapahoevotes.com.
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Posted: Monday, November 15, 2010 12:20 pm
AURORA |
In the two unsettled Arapahoe County races — coroner and the District 4
commissioner seat — the Democratic candidates have eked out narrow
victories, the county’s top election official said Monday.
Arapahoe
County Clerk and Recorder Nancy Doty said Monday that with only about
10 or 20 ballots left to count, “you can pretty much take it to the
bank” that Nancy Jackson won the race in Arapahoe County commissioner
District 4 and Michael Dobersen won the coroner’s race.
According to the latest figures, Jackson led Republican and Aurora city councilman Bob FitzGerald 15,960 votes to 15,647 votes.
Dobersen led Republican Jay Ledbetter 89,966 votes to 88,748 votes.
Doty said the final tally won’t be certified until Friday but she doesn’t anticipate the results changing by much.
The races were close, but Doty said neither race was close enough to require an automatic recount.
