Clerk and Recorder
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Clerk and Recorder

Garfield County courthouse

2026 Garfield County unofficial results

2026 results from ballots cast in Garfield County are published on our Primary Election page.

Unofficial Garfield County results


Colorado Secretary of State press and voter statistics

Lot drawing for the November 3, 2026, General Election

Notice is hereby given that the Garfield County commissioner candidate lot drawing takes place at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 3, in election room 101B in the Garfield County Courthouse, 109 8th Street, Glenwood Springs. This lot drawing will determine the order the candidates appear on the General Election ballot.

The lot drawing is open to the public, though due to the size of the election room, space for watchers is limited.

2026 General Election – Election Day is November 3, 2026


Ballot drop-off location, October 9 – November 3, 2026:

Garfield County Courthouse in Glenwood Springs – East Entrance
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

24/7 Drop boxes, October 9 – November 3, 2026:

  • Carbondale Town Hall – near main entrance
  • Glenwood Springs – Garfield County Courthouse – on 8th Street
  • New Castle Town Hall – near main entrance
  • Silt Town Hall – near main entrance
  • Rifle – Garfield County Admin Building (195 W. 14th St. #D) – near main entrance
  • Parachute Town Hall – west of the utility drop-box

Early voting:

October 19 – November 3, 2026
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday – October 31, 2026
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Glenwood Springs Community Center – 100 Wulfsohn Rd.
  • Garfield County Fairgrounds South Hall (Rifle) – 1001 Railroad Ave.

Election Day – Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPCs), November 3, 2026 – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.:

  • Glenwood Springs Community Center – 100 Wulfsohn Rd.
  • Garfield County Fairgrounds South Hall (Rifle) – 1001 Railroad Ave.
  • Carbondale Town Hall – 511 Colorado Ave.
  • Parachute Town Hall – 222 Grand Valley Way

* ADA accessible voting equipment is available at any VSPC listed above.

Clerk and Recorder’s Office duties

The Clerk & Recorder’s Office is responsible for:
  • Elections
  • Marriage licenses
  • Motor vehicle
  • Recording
  • Vital records

Open Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1:30 – 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays. Please call 970-384-3700 for assistance.

A stack of folders filled with correspondence letters from 1923 to 1976 at the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder's Office in Glenwood Springs, CO.

Garfield County Clerk & Recorder time capsule of correspondence letters

In early 2023, Garfield County Clerk & Recorder Jackie Harmon upon a time capsule of correspondence letters addressed to and from former Garfield County Clerks Mr. Walter J. Frost, Mr. Charles S. Keegan, and Ms. Ella Stephens, dated as far back as 1923.
Time capsule

Garfield County Clerk & Recorder

Jackie Harmon
970-384-3700