Carl Andersen took 68% of the votes at the Teller County Republican Assembly on March 21, beating contenders Dave Paul and Aaron Helstrom.

With this win, Andersen will face Democratic opponent Dennis Luttrell for the office of District 2 Teller County commissioner in the Nov. 3 general election.  

Without opposition for both candidates, there will not be a primary election in June. Whoever wins the commissioner’s race this fall will succeed incumbent District 2 Commissioner Bob Campbell, a Republican. Campbell cannot run again because of term limits. 

“I plan to run a good clean race and stick to the facts,” Andersen said a few days after the assembly, which attracted around 150 Republicans at the Ute Pass Cultural Center.

Speaking during the commissioners’ meeting on March 24, Andersen said he planned to take down his signs posted around the county “to give the public a break.”

Other unopposed candidates include Teller County Treasurer Krystal Brown, who is running for a second four-year term. 

“Thank you to all who attended the assembly,” Brown said, speaking during the commissioners’ meeting. “I am humbled and proud to serve my community again.”

Teller County Assessor Kurt Schoenberger, who was appointed in September to serve out the remaining term of Carol Kittelson, who resigned early, is running unopposed for a four-year term.

Before his appointment, Schoenberger was the chief assessment manager in Kittelson’s office.

Kevin Tedesco, former detective and current commander in the Teller County Sheriff’s Office, is unopposed to replace the term-limited Sheriff Jason Mikesell.

Steve Tomsky and Stephanie Kees are unopposed for the offices of Teller County Clerk & Recorder and Teller County Coroner, respectively.

In other news from the assembly, Mikesell, who is running for governor, will complete for delegates April 11 at the Republican State Assembly in Pueblo. Candidates must win at least 30% of delegate support at this assembly to secure a spot on the ballot without submitting petitions. 

State Sen. Mark Baisley, R-Woodland Park, is among other Republican candidates who seek delegates at the state to challenge U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper in November.