Montezuma County voters reelected Sheriff Steve Nowlin by a 3-to-1 ratio over challenger Odis Sikes. It was the only contested county race during the Nov. 8 midterm election.
Nowlin will serve a third.
A family has filed a lawsuit against Montezuma County and Southwest Health System, claiming that Kelroy Newman died last summer because of negligent care while he was in custody by the Montezuma Count.