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2 candidates are tracked for Adams County Sheriff on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Gene R. Claps and Mark Goodell. Candidate information follows official Adams County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Democratic incumbent Gene R. Claps was unopposed in his June 30, 2026 primary (51,662 votes, 100%). Republican Mark Goodell was also unopposed in his primary (26,136 votes, 100%). Both advance to the November 3, 2026 general election, per the certified primary canvass.
Claps is the sitting Adams County Sheriff, per the county sheriff's office website. He has more than 25 years of experience with the Adams County Sheriff's Office across patrol, training, budgeting, and investigations, and has served as Sheriff since January 2023, per his campaign site. He was unopposed for re-election in the Democratic primary, per the certified canvass.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Community safety partnerships, including a proposed mental health detox center
- Detention facility repairs and re-entry programming to reduce recidivism
- Evidence-based policing and building public trust
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Goodell has more than three decades in public safety and currently serves as a deputy chief with a Colorado law enforcement agency, having worked in patrol, detentions, investigations, traffic and command roles, per candidate campaign material.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Reducing violent and property crime with data-driven policing strategies
- Expanding community outreach and holding regular town halls across the county
Source: candidate campaign site.
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