Santa Fe County
Santa Fe mayor: City Councilor Michael Garcia has been declared the winner after the tabulation of the ranked choice votes. He led in the first round with 36% of voters, while Oscar Rodriguez trailed with 23%, Ron Trujillo with 14%, County Commissioner Justin Greene with 10%, JoAnne Vigil Coppler with 8%, Tarin Nix with 6%, Letitia Montoya with 3% and Jeanne O’Dean with 1%. The candidates were vying to succeed Mayor Alan Webber, who is not seeking reelection.
Santa Fe City Council District 1: Pat Feghali, who has been declared the winner after the tabulation of the second-round ranked choice votes, led with 40% in the first round, while Katherine Rivera and David Montoya trailed with 30% each. The candidates were vying to succeed Councilor Signe Lindell, who is not running for reelection.
Santa Fe City Council District 2: Liz Barrett, who was declared the winner in the second round of ranked choice voting, led with 39% of the vote in the first round, with Paul Bustamante was trailing with 31%, Aurora Martinez with 20% and Leroy Trujillo with 10%. The candidates were vying to succeed Councilor Carol Romero-Wirth, who is not seeking reelection.
Santa Fe City Council District 3: Councilor Lee Garcia ran for reelection unopposed.
Santa Fe City Council District 4: Councilor Amanda Chavez ran for reelection unopposed.
Santa Fe ballot questions: Santa Fe city voters had a chance to consider two ballot questions on proposed city charter changes that could alter the balance of power between the next mayor and the City Council.
- Seventy-one percent of voters approved a measure to let the council, with six votes, being able to fire the city manager, city attorney or city clerk.
- Seventy-two percent of voters approved of allowing the mayor to only vote in the case of a tie — or to create a quorum — rather than casting a vote on every issue.
Santa Fe school board District 5: According to unofficial results Juan Blea has won with 41% of the vote, while Jakob “Jack” Lain followed with 34%. Incumbent Lynn Gardner Heffron, who was appointed to the position, trailed with 13%, while Brenda Mae Colburn brought up the rear with 12% support.
Santa Fe school board District 3: Kate Noble ran for reelection unopposed.
Santa Fe Public Schools ballot questions: A property tax-funded $150 million general obligation for capital projects had 79% of voters’ approval, and a 1.5-mill property tax levy for facility maintenance, equipment and technology improvements at both district and state-chartered schools had 73% support.
Santa Fe Community College Governing Board: Incumbent Jody Pugh had a wide lead, with 46% of voters’ approval, while Stephen DeGiulio followed with 22% and Howard Roy Dittmer trailed with 18%; Alan P. Jones, who appeared on the ballot but wasn’t campaigning for the position, collected 13% of the votes. The top two vote-getters will take seats on the board.
Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation District director: Elizabeth Roghair led with 59% of the votes and Gary Dean Sanford followed with 41%.
Santa Fe-Pojoaque Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor: John Kadlecek held all of voters’ approval while write-in candidate William Adams collected no votes.
Santa Fe-Pojoaque Soil and Water Conservation District ballot question: The district request for a 0.1-mill property tax levy had 83% support.
Central Tri-County Soil and Water Conservation District: Danielle Pressly Johnston was leading with 57% of votes to Bill Bruce King’s 43%.
Pojoaque Valley school board: Jerome Lujan ran unopposed.
Pojoaque Valley School District ballot question: The district’s request for a $6.5 million bond had 80% support.
Moriarty-Edgewood School board District 1: Linda Hudson ran unopposed.
Moriarty-Edgewood School board District 3: Jeffery Alan Lossing ran unopposed.
Moriarty-Edgewood School board District 5: Windie Marie Burns ran unopposed.
Moriarty-Edgewood School District ballot questions: Sixty percent of voters said they approved of a $20 million bond while 52% disapproved of a 2-mill levy.
Edgewood town commissioner District 1: Mayor Kenneth Brennen had the lead with 54% of votes over challenger Adrian Chavez’s 46%.
Edgewood town commissioner District 2: Devon Taylor ran unopposed.
Edgewood town commissioner District 4: Stephen Murrillo, with 62% of votes, had the lead against incumbent Filandro Anaya, with 38%.
Edgewood town commissioner District 5: Michael Rariden ran unopposed.
Edgewood judge: William White ran unopposed.
Los Alamos County
Los Alamos school board District 1: Margie Serrato led the race with 57% of votes to Stephanie Ann Galvez’s 43%.
Los Alamos school board District 2: Antonio Ray Juarigue had a lead of 52% of votes, while Tamara Hinckley followed with 42% and Jasmine Stephens trailed with 6%.
UNM-Los Alamos board: Incumbents David Hampton and Conner Tharp each led with 29% and 26%, respectively. Newcomers Andrew Fischer Wright and Bryan Leo Fearey followed with 24% and 21%, respectively. The candidates were competing for three seats.
Mirador Public Improvement District board: Megan Hesselink and Juan Manuel Galvez were each tied with 17% of votes. Elizabeth Anne Summa had 14%; Katharine Allene Martin, Nicholas Michael Martin, Erik Pavlina each had 10%; Sandra Kay Brewer Jones had 8%; Kenneth Joseph Summa and Robert Nicholas Qualik each had 7%. The candidates were running for three seats.
San Miguel County
Las Vegas mayor: Mayor David Romero had a wide lead with 68% of the vote against Katrin Scholz-Barth’s 29% and Jaylene Marie Quiles’ 2%.
Las Vegas City Council Ward 2: Challenger Benito Pacheco led the pack with 50% support, while Benito Anthony Lujan followed with 28%, incumbent Councilor Michael Montoya trailed with 17% and Guadalupe Torrez with 6%.
Las Vegas City Council Ward 3: Councilor Barbara Perea-Casey led with 57%, Virginia Guadalupe Marrujo followed with 23% and Jacob Robert Gutierrez trailed with 20%.
Las Vegas City Council Ward 4: Councilor Marvin Martinez held a wide lead with 72% support versus challenger Caroline Williams’ 28%.
Las Vegas ballot questions: Voters considered 10 proposed charter changes. They included:
- One requiring the City Council to consist of four members from four single-member districts had 77% of voters’ approval.
- Another creating a system with eight city councilors elected to four-year terms from four dual-member districts had 58% of voters’ approval.
- Two requiring mayoral and municipal judge candidates to meet the qualifications in the state Local Elections Act, make their terms concurrent with regular elections and lay out procedures to fill a vacancy; the change regarding mayors and mayoral appointees had 86% of voters’ approval, and the change regarding judges and candidates had 88%.
- One specifying hiring and removal procedures for the city manager, attorney, clerk and police chief had 82% support.
- One raising the pay of the mayor and councilors from $10,000 a year to $15,000 appears to have failed with 55% of voters opposed.
West Las Vegas school board: Christine Ludi had 37% of votes, Linda Montoya had 34% and and Richard Vigil had 30%.
Las Vegas school board: Kimberly Blea had 30% of votes, Elaine Kay Martinez-Gonzalez had 25%, Michael Alan Quintana had 24% and Donald Robert Garcia Jr. had 22%.
Pecos mayor: Challenger Ralph Angelo Lopez, with 59% of votes, appears to have beaten Mayor Telesfor Benavidez.
Pecos village trustee: Brian Sandoval had a slight lead with 28% of votes, while Edwin Benavidez and Daniel Aragon Sr. trailed closely with 26% each. Armando Gabaldon followed with 20%.
Pecos school board: Edna Herrera had a wide lead with 68% of votes, while Robert Vincent Romero followed with 32%. Write-in candidate Grady Edward Barrens IV had no reported votes.
Luna Community College board: District 1 candidate Andrea Sandy, District 3 candidate Phyllis Martinez, District 5 candidate Rolando Medrano and District 7 candidate Richard Vigil all ran unopposed.
Tierra y Montes Soil and Water Conservation Board supervisor: Martin Gallegos led with 52% over Napoleon “Nappy” Quintana’s 48%.
Rio Arriba County
Chama mayor: Mayor Ernest Vigil had a wide lead with 67% of the vote. Challenger Billy Elbrock followed with 25% of votes and Yvonne Martinez trailed with 8%.
Chama Village Council: Victoria Gonzales led with 36% of votes, while Timothy Gallegos followed with 31%, Jesse LeFevre with 19% and Juan Eliseo Maestas with 15%.
Chama judge: Incumbent Josephine Elbrock had a slight lead with 53% of votes over Barry Jon Lucero’s 47%.
Chama Valley school board: Matthew Gallegos led with 29% of votes and John Gregory Ulibarri followed with 14%. Michael Montano and Stephanie Valdez Maestas each had 12%; Jacobo Montoya had 11%; Donald Valdez had 10%; Thomas James Harrison Royston had 9%; David Paul Koffel had 3% and Diamantina Prado Storment had 2%. The candidates were running for two seats.
Española school board District 2: Justin Salazar-Torrez ran unopposed.
Española school board District 3: Rick Vigil led with 62% support while incumbent Javin Coriz trailed with 38%.
Jemez Mountains school board: Pedro Alfredo Valdez led with 43% of votes, while Randy Cordova had 30% and Kirsten Jo Gutierrez had 27%. The candidates were running for two seats.
Jemez Mountains school district ballot questions: The district’s request for $8.1 million in bonds had 62% support.
Peñasco school board: Dolores Lila Gurule, a write-in candidate, had no reported votes.
Peñasco school district ballot questions: The district request for renewal of a 2-mill property tax levy had 71% support.
Dulce school board: Diana Vigil had 14% of votes; Jerome TeCube had 13%; Consuelo Gomez had 12%; Selenarose Hammond and Annette TeCube each had 10%; David Montoya had 9%; Pamela Jean Montoya had 8%; Phillip Salazar and Lauren Ann Ninetails each had 7%; Vickie Thomas had 6%; and Ted Valdez had 4%. Write-in candidates Carley Tafoya and Teresa Cassador had no reported votes. The candidates were competing for three seats.
Mesa Vista school board District 6: Emiliano Miguel Martinez had 55% of votes, while Marvin Jaramillo had 45%.
East Rio Arriba Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor: Ross Garcia Jr. had 52% of the vote and Jose Lucas Cordova collected 48%.
Upper Chama Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor: Max Martinez had 60% of votes while Jose Candelaria had 40%.
La Clinica del Pueblo board: Darren Daniel DeYapp had 22%, David Martinez had 21%, Max Martinez and Manuel Trujillo each had 19% and Christopher Cano had 18%.
Taos County
Taos mayor: Daniel Barrone had 50% of votes, while Councilor Marietta Fambro followed with 34%, Candyce O’Donnell with 9% and Judith Cantu with 7%.
Taos Town Councilor: Billy Romero had 40%, Tetsuro Namba had 29%, Susan Trujillo had 21% and Eugene Sanchez had 10%.
Taos municipal judge: Richard Gavino Chavez, Eddie Lucero and Robert Mitch Miller were all write-in candidates whose names did not appear on the ballot. All had no reported votes.
Taos school board: Mark Flores II ran unopposed for Position 3 and Cynthia Spray ran unopposed for Position 5.
Taos Municipal Schools: The district’s request for a $50 million general obligation bond had 74% support.
Taos Ski Valley Village Council: Jay Christopher Stagg had 37% of the vote, John Matt Myers had 28%, Matthew Hayner had 21% and Renato Bastos de Carvalho Frimm had 15%.
Taos Ski Valley tax increment development director: Jay Christopher Stagg had 30% of votes, Thomas Wittman had 27%, Benjamin Cook had 25% and Matthew Hayner had 18%.
Questa Village Council: Brent Jaramillo had a wide lead with 73% of votes over Daryl Ortega’s 27%.
Questa municipal judge: Michael Rael ran unopposed.
Questa school board: Jason Rael had 30%, Michael Cordova had 25%, Valerie Guadalupe Muñoz Ortega had 24% and Jose Lovato had 20%.
Red River Town Council: Justin David Brandenburg and Angela Howles-Black each had 26% of votes, James Michael Nail Jr. had 25% and Brian Waltz had 23%.
Red River municipal judge: Cimarron Dane Dugas ran unopposed.
Peñasco school board: Monique Visarraga had 43% of votes, Gwendolyn Simbolo had 30% and Amanda June Bissell trailed with 27%.
Taos Soil and Water Conservation Board: Andy Martinez ran unopposed for Supervisor 1 and George Long ran unopposed for Supervisor 2.
El Prado Soil and Water Conservation District director: Telesfor Gonzales had a wide lead of 74% of votes over Trudy Sufrin Abrams’ 26%.
