Voters across Sandoval County have chosen what they want their local governments to look like for the next few years, with final results now certified. More than two dozen candidates were selected in Tuesday’s election to fill offices ranging from school boards to water districts and flood control authorities. Rio Rancho Public Schools will see […]
Beats
Posted inMoriarty
Snow, Spalding projected to overtake incumbent Moriarty councilor, possible recount
By Lauren Lifke After voters flocked to the polls on Election Day on Nov. 4, state officials got to counting local races. In Moriarty, one city council seat was up for grabs, along with a municipal judge position and three school board seats. City Councilor: Kenneth Snow, Robin Spalding (possible recount) While two of the […]
Posted inEdgewood
Brennan projected to narrowly hold onto commission seat, beating out Chavez
By Lauren Lifke After voters flocked to the polls on Election Day on Nov. 4, state officials got to counting local races. In Edgewood, three town commission seats were up for grabs, with some candidates running unopposed and others just scraping by with enough votes to take office. Town Commission District 1: Kenneth Brennan Incumbent […]
Posted inEast Mountains
Armenta, Ortiz win Tijeras council seats
Incumbents Matt Armenta and Jonathan Ortiz won seats on the Tijeras village council Tuesday, according to unofficial election results. Armenta led the field with 145 votes, or 39% of the total, while Ortiz finished second with 133 votes, or 36%. The two seats went to the top vote-getters. Gloria Chavez received 69 votes (19%), and […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Same-day voter registration boosts turnout for local elections
By Noah Gollin, NM Political Report — Almost 6,000 voters used New Mexico’s same day voting process to participate in local elections statewide on Tuesday. About half of those exercised that option in Bernalillo County where a competitive mayor’s race and contested council and school board races drew higher-than-normal turnout for local elections. Voters who […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Nieto elected Mountainair mayor, challenger within five votes of Dial in Estancia
Voters in four Torrance County municipalities chose mayors Tuesday, with Peter Nieto winning decisively in Mountainair and Runnel Lee Riley leading incumbent Nathan Dial in Estancia by just five votes in a race that could be headed to a recount. Nieto captured 66% of the vote in Mountainair with 218 votes to Ernesto Lopez Jr.’s […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Corrales picks Fred instead
Corrales is entering a new era. Former Village Councilor Fred Hashimoto soundly defeated incumbent Mayor Jim Fahey Tuesday in a race that largely centered around differing visions for the future of the village. Hashimoto, who has lived in Corrales for more than five decades, campaigned on preserving the village’s unique rural identity. He said some […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Energy Transition, Public Lands
‘Morally wrong, disrespectful:’ NM congressional leaders slam moves to roll back Chaco Canyon buffer zone
Pueblos and advocacy groups that spent decades trying to safeguard one of the most sacred sites of Puebloan culture may soon see all that hard work undone, as the Trump administration considers reopening land around the Chaco Culture National Historical Park to oil and gas drilling as well as mining. In a statement to New […]
Posted inNM State Gov.
New Mexico’s permanent fund managers vote against Elon Musk’s $1 trillion Tesla pay package
Elon Musk is asking Tesla shareholders to approve a $1 trillion pay package for himself this Thursday, but he won’t get any help from New Mexico in doing it. The New Mexico State Investment Council (SIC), which manages state permanent funds from oil and gas royalties and tobacco litigation settlements, officially directed its proxy to […]
Posted inEast Mountains
Where and how to vote in the East Mountains
By Lauren Lifke Election Day is Nov. 4, and voters across the state are flocking to vote for local city councilors, town and county commissioners, school board members, judges and other elected officials. In Estancia, Manzano, Encino, Mountainair and other communities in the East Mountains, positions for town commissioners and city councilors are up for […]