Arvada Voter Guide For State Primary: Candidates, Ballot Return

ARVADA, CO — The state primary is June 30, and thousands of ballots have already been returned by drop box and mail in Jefferson and Adams counties. In-person vote centers opened June 22, but elections officials are urging voters to return their ballots in drop boxes amid the spread of the coronavirus. Ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on election day.

Drop Boxes: The 24-hour drop boxes remain the most efficient and secure way to return your ballot, officials said. Find the latest locations:

• Adams County
• Jefferson County

Vote Centers

Officials are encouraging people to vote by drop box amid the coronavirus outbreak, but if you need to vote in person, here's where you can find vote center locations:

• Adams County
• Jefferson County

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Elections officials in Jefferson and Adams counties have issued the following important information for voters:

• If you are a Democrat, you will receive a Democratic primary ballot.
• If you are a Republican, you will receive a Republican primary ballot.
• If you are a Libertarian, you will receive a Libertarian primary ballot.
• If you are unaffiliated, you will receive both a Democratic and a Republican ballot, but you may only return one of the two.
• Minor parties other than the Libertarian Party do not have a primary election, so voters registered with those parties are not eligible to participate in this election.
• 17-year-olds are eligible to vote – and will receive a ballot if they are pre-registered – as long as they will be 18 by the general election on Nov. 3, 2020.
• You can register to vote or check or update your voter registration at GoVoteColorado.

Sample ballots

• Adams County
• Jefferson County

Seats up for election

The top race on the ballot is the U.S. Senate seat:

Democratic candidates

• Andrew Romanoff
• John Hickenlooper

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• Former Colorado Governor Held In Contempt By Ethics Panel
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• Control of the U.S. Senate Deserves Equal Billing in 2020

Republican candidate

• Cory Gardner

Read also:

• Mike Pence Visiting Colorado To Support Cory Gardner's Campaign
• Donald Trump To Rally In Colorado Springs With Cory Gardner
• Jeff Bezos, Amazon Execs Donate To Sen. Cory Gardner's Campaign
• Is Your Thermostat Spying On You? Cory Gardner Introduces Bill To Fight That
• Control of the U.S. Senate Deserves Equal Billing in 2020

Libertarian candidates

• Gaylon Kent
• Raymon Anthony Doane

For the major parties, the U.S. Senate race is followed by candidates for U.S. house, the state board of education and/or CU regent (depending on your district), the state legislature, district attorney, and county commissioner.

Jefferson County Democratic candidates - contested seats:

State Board of Education Member - Congressional District 1

• Lisa Escarcega
• Donna Morganstern

Regent of the University of Colorado - Congressional District 2

• Callie Rennison
• Dave Gross
• Aaron Harber

District Attorney - 1st Judicial District

• Jake Lilly
• Alexis King

Jefferson County Republican candidates - contested seats:

State Representative - District 22

• Justin Everett
• Colin Larson

Adams County Democratic candidates - contested seats: none

Adams County Republican candidates - contested seats: none

>> More information can be found at VoteJeffco or AdamsVotes.