McKinley County Democrats sweep into November races
In Gallup Richard Vanderwagen and Edward Begay won Democratic nominations for county commission. Ben Padilla Jr. narrowly secured sheriff by 23 votes over John Bass as Wendle Merrill claimed the Republican sheriff nod. Bowman and Kline contest the District seat while Republicans run unopposed in several races.
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Pat McFadden
Statt
Gallup
Richard Vanderwagen
Edward T. Begay
McKinley County Board of Commissioners
Ben Padilla Jr
John H. Bass
Padilla
Bass
Larl Dunkin
Dunkin
Wendle Merrill
Gene Taylor
James Chiaramonte
Taylor
Vanderwagen
Begay
Richard Bowman
Jean Stevens
Cal Foutz
Bowman
Maurice Christensen
Baker
Charles Dotson
Lou Mayberry
Mayberry
Charles Kline
County Commission
Kline
Stevens
Christensen
Foutz
Ben Padilla
Court House
David Radosevich
Edmund Henry
Raymond Hoskie
George Bradley
P. Richard Eger
Wendell Merrill
Merrill
Navajo police shoot and kill Gap man in Arizona
Frank Adakai, 23, of Gap Arizona, died after a struggle with Navajo Police at Gap Rodeo Grounds. Police say Adakai broke from handcuffs, grabbed a baton and struck Officer James. two shots were fired with one hitting him in the neck. FBI reviewed the case, citing self defense. Communication radio problems hampered responses.
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Kathie
Wee W.E. Kellogg
Irwin Delmar
Tika City
Adakai
Rodeo Grounds
Delmar
Robert James
Tuba City
Henry
Frank Adakai
James
FBI
Kellogg
Navajo Communications Company
Navajo Police Department
NCC
Window Rock
Proctor Lescoe
Flagstaff
Ariz
Utah
Gap
Paul Haas
Haas
Lunas Leads in Democratic Primary as Holliday Dominates GOP
Gallup Independent coverage notes Lunas easily outdistancing five rivals in the Democratic primary with unopposed Gregorio Sanchez in the Republican race. Incumbent Patricia Sanchez led Democrats in Valencia County Council races while Albert Olguin trails in Republican totals. Other county results list probate judges and state legislative races with multiple candidates from Belén and Los Lunas, including unopposed Republican Nancy Busch and various county officials.
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Lunas
Setsua General Etn Conn
Gregorio Sanchez
Belen
County
Commission
Patricia Sanchez
Albert Olguin
Log Lunas
Pinto Gabaldon win Democratic primaries for senate seats
In Gallup area elections incumbent John Pinto swept McKinley County by 2 to 1 over Reginald Begaye to win the District 3 senate nomination, while Leroy Gabaldon edged Wayne Radosevich by 2 votes for District 4. Gabaldon and Pinto advance to November contests, facing Republican challengers, with turnout around 46 percent in McKinley County amid sunny weather.
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Gallup
John Pinto
Reginald Begaye
McKinley County
Leroy Gabaldon
Senate
Pinto
San Juan
McKinley
Begaye
Gabaladon
Wayne Radosevich
Ronald Grenko
Charles Davis
Gabaldon
WS. Boff
Davis
Boff
David Dallago
Stephen Kennedy
Guillermo Corral Jr
Cecilia Rosales
Kennedy
Rosales
Thomas Atcitty
Thomas Wheeler
Walter Martinez
Theodore Allen
Fred Juna
Elverno A. Jaramillo de Baca
Valencia
Grenkos
Corral
Dallage
Atcitty
Martinez
Luna
Steve Kennedy
Fragmented OCR News Snippet Contains Mixed Local and National Items
A jumbled OCR passage cites opinion on presidential governance, a Gallup page entry about a junior beauty pageant in Clovis, auditors flagging Lobo Club records, a nationwide first grade decline, college enrollment worries, a Virginia wage dispute over alien versus domestic workers, a TV drama time slot, dance contest winners at Fol Wingate High School, and a note on rising interest rates and newspaper carrier applications with aluminum can ads.
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John Carey
Magristrate
Conrad King
Richard Nations
George Galanis
Paul Onuska
Cecelia Sanchez Rangel
Fay Radosevich
Arizona
Jeff Renegar
Mueller
Atos LU Lunas
Valencia County
Bill’ “Holliday
Los
Lupton
Sadders
Paul Gabaldon
Suzanne Bechtel
Sorie
Milan
Bluewater
Ise Eyitnary
Sherif
Democrat
Ronald
Lewis
Simon Gonzales
Eugene
Bassett
Orlando Gallegos
Seréfin
Anaya
Ellego Sanches
Pilar Hageman
Grants
Nancy Busch
Los Lunas
Jackie Fisher
Nick Sanchez
Felix Padilla
Manuel Roybal
Brubaker
Atate County
Ron Geotry
Martin Quintana Jr
James Reston
America
Gallup High RS
Kern Redteam
Clovis
Lobo Club
Tucson
Danger
Carter
Virginia
Sunes
Fol
Wingate High School
Bove
Ran Pa Sreleesan
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