Las Animas County Coroner
Las Animas County, Colorado
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 77 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 14,413 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,862,189 ÷ 14,413) ÷ ln(50,000) = 77.76, measured against a statewide vote in CO (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Deciding which deaths get investigated
- Finding the official cause of death
- Issuing death certificates
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Dominic Anthony Verquer serves as Las Animas County coroner and has worked in emergency medical services and public outreach.
Democratic · declared
Leigh Elliott-Lopez co-owns Fishers Peak Outfitters in Trinidad and has served on a city-appointed historic-main-street board.
Sources: lasanimascounty.colorado.gov · tracer.sos.colorado.gov