Fort Collins City Council member Bob Overbeck will be the next Larimer County assessor.

Alexis Smith, his Republican opponent, conceded the race Wednesday night. It was the final Larimer County race to be decided, due to a close margin.

With 182,596 ballots counted as of 3 p.m. Thursday, Overbeck had 50.97 percent of the vote, and Smith had 49.03 percent.

The race was even more tight in initial results Tuesday evening, when less than 1 percentage point separated the two. Overbeck’s lead strengthened in results released Wednesday and Thursday.

Smith, a Republican, entered the race as deputy assessor. She has been in that role since 2010.

Overbeck, a Democrat, has a City Council term that ends in 2021. With his election to county office, City Council must appoint a new person to serve until the next election, which is in April. At that time, voters will select a council member to serve through the remainder of Overbeck’s term.

Overbeck replaces Steve Miller, who has been assessor for most of the past 34 years. He served two stints of three consecutive terms and was first appointed in 1984.

Turnout estimate

About 182,000 ballots were received in this election, Angela Myers, Larimer County clerk and recorder, said Wednesday. That means turnout was in the range of 78 percent, based on the number of active registered voters, which was 232,588 as of Oct. 31, according to the clerk and recorder’s website.

More than 40,000 ballots were dropped off on Election Day, and Myers said she planned to count only 20,000 instead of sending workers home after midnight.

Turnout in Larimer County was strong, but not as robust as 2016, when 201,000 ballots were cast in the presidential election year. In the last midterm election, 2014, about 148,000 ballots were cast.

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A dedicated public servant with years of experience serving residents in Northern Colorado, Bob Overbeck is looking at this seat as a way to continue his public service, while continuing to find common sense solutions to the challenges facing Larimer County.

Overbeck has served on Fort Collins City Council since 2013 and has been a licensed Commodity Trading Advisor by the National Futures Association since 1982, working with financial and agricultural commodities. He has worked with institutional investors, and held memberships on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange.

While on Council Bob has served on the Downtown Development Authority, Finance Committee, Colorado Municipal League Policy Committee, the Council for Race, Equity and Leadership with the National League of Cities, the Election Code Committee, Legislative Review Committee, Library Trustee Selection Committee, and the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Council. Overbeck also serves as Chair of the Poudre Heritage Alliance.

Bob is uniquely qualified for the role of Larimer County Assessor given the challenges we face throughout our county around affordable housing. Once elected, Bob intends to ensure a “higher standard of accountability, transparency and fairness to the taxpayers of Larimer County,” and believes that it is “time for a change in the office of the assessor.”

– Kelly Giddens Campaign Manager

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Bob Overbeck has announced his candidacy for Larimer County assessor.

Overbeck has served on Fort Collins City Council since 2013.

In a press release, he said he is looking at the assessor seat as a way to continue his public service while continuing to find commonsense solutions to the challenges facing Larimer County.

Overbeck has been a licensed commodity trading adviser by the National Futures Association since 1982, working with financial and agricultural commodities, according to the release.

While on the council he has served on the Downtown Development Authority, Finance Committee, Colorado Municipal League Policy Committee, the Council for Race, Equity and Leadership with the National League of Cities, the Election Code Committee, Legislative Review Committee, Library Trustee Selection Committee, and the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Council.

He is also chair of the Poudre Heritage Alliance.

Current assessor Steve Miller will be stepping down at the end of his current term due to term limits.

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