{"id":62058,"date":"2014-04-03T21:07:01","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T03:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/sheriffs-comeback-campaign-advances\/"},"modified":"2014-04-04T03:07:01","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T03:07:01","slug":"sheriffs-comeback-campaign-advances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/sheriffs-comeback-campaign-advances\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff’s comeback campaign advances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Spruell<\/span>du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell\u2019s campaign for a second term in office moved forward Wednesday after filing enough petition signatures to make it onto the GOP primary ballot.<\/p>\n

Just after 8 p.m. Wednesday, election officials stopped counting signatures Spruell submitted in his petition to be included on the ballot, said Montezuma County clerk and recorder Carol Tullis. Spruell\u2019s petition included 1,123 signatures. He needed 809 Republican voters to sign his petition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe stopped counting at 820,\u201d Tullis said. \u201cThe numbers have to be certified, so this is an unofficial count.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo much positive has been accomplished during my term of sheriff that I am not ready to step down,\u201d said Spruell, responding to the news.<\/p>\n

Spruell thanked the assistance of numerous supporters who went door-to-door, stood on street corners and contacted friends and family to sign his petition, and those who signed the petition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am pleased the Republican party now has a choice who their next sheriff will be,\u201d Spruell said.<\/p>\n

Spruell lost the GOP nod to Republican candidate Steve Nowlin at last month\u2019s general assembly, in a 76 -36 vote.<\/p>\n

Nowlin could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n

Diane Fox, who received 32 delegate votes, ended her sheriff\u2019s campaign, opting not to file a petition to be placed on the ballot.<\/p>\n

The Republican primary is held June 24.<\/p>\n

As of press time Thursday, Tullis said election officials were still examining commissioner hopeful James Lambert\u2019s petition to be included on the GOP primary.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been working hard to get the signatures verified,\u201d Tullis said.<\/p>\n

With 43 delegate votes, Lambert lost the GOP nod to Jim Candelaria by 18 votes. Donnie Tanner, who received 42 delegate votes, did not file a petition for the Republican primary ballot.<\/p>\n

Commissioner Steve Chappell\u2019s seat is up for grabs.<\/p>\n

tbaker@cortezjournal.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Spruell\u2019s statement<\/h4>\n

\u2018On March 21st, the Republican Caucus was held. Unfortunately, I lacked 8 votes to get on the ballot. So much positive has been accomplished during my term of Sheriff that I am not ready to step down. I was informed by the Clerk\u2019s Office on Monday the 24th that I only had 7 days to gather 809 registered Montezuma County Republican signatures. With the assistance of numerous supporters, who went door to door, stood on the street corner and contacted friends and family, I was able to turn 1123 signatures into the Clerk\u2019s Office. I would like to thank all those who petitioned for me and those who signed the petition. I am pleased the Republican party now has a choice who their next sheriff will be. I encourage them to come to the forums and debates and make an educated decision on the sheriff who will be best for them and Montezuma County.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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