Voters stack up at Rio Rancho voting center line
Gina Johnson faced a long wait as she stood in line at Puesta del Sol Elementary in Rio Rancho. At 7 p.m. Presiding Judge Steve Dietzel announced no one else could vote after her, signaling a near last position. about 300 people waited ahead while several hundred more queued for access to the Puesta del Sol multi purpose room. Johnson, 38, said she knew most of the ballot and planned to finish by about 11 p.m. before heading to work.
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Gina Johnson
Puesta del Sol Elementary
Steve Dietzel
Johnson
Puesta del Sol
Rio Rancho
Dietzel
Rio Rancho City Hall
Ramon Perea
City Hall
Susana Martinez
Scherzinger and Walters win Sandoval County races
Nora Scherzinger, a Democrat from Corrales, wins District 2 with 51.25 percent, replacing term-limited Don Leonard. Republican Glenn Walters secures District 3 seat with over 55 percent, both preserving the Republican/Democrat balance. Madalena runs unopposed in District 5, keeping the current composition.
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Scherzinger
Walters
Sandoval County
UNM
Don Leonard
Glenn Walters
Western Rio Rancho
Harper wins Rio Rancho district to keep Republican edge
Jason Carl Harper captures the State House District 57 seat with 53 percent, defeating Democrat Donna Tillman who had 46 percent. Incumbent Republicans Jane Pondrell-Culbert and Tim Lewis ran unopposed. Harper vows to push business growth, repeal driver license for illegal immigrants, and education reform. Tillman did not comment.
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Rio Rancho
Jason Carl Harper
Donna Tillman
Jane E. Pondrell-Culbert
Tim Lewis
Results snapshot from New Mexico elections showing district totals
U S House District 1 results Michelle Lujan Grisham 158831 and Janice Arnold Jones 110121. District 2 Nora Scherzinger 6083 and Michael Frese 5834. State Senate District 9 John Sapien 11497 and David Doyle 11358. District 40 Craig Brandt 9930 and Linda Allison 8026. Bond Question B libraries For 411390 Against 251982 For 259270. 100 percent precincts reporting for Sandoval County.
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U.S
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Janice E. Arnold-Jones
Sandoval County Commission
Nora Scherzinger
Michael Frese
Senate
John Sapien
David Doyle
Craig Brandt
Linda Allison
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New Mexico
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Rio Grande
U.S. Senate
Martin Heinrich
Heather Wilson
Ben Ray Lujan
Jefferson Byrd
Sandoval
Charles Aguilar
Lawrence McClain
Jane E. Powdrell-Culbert
Lemuel Martinez
Kenneth Fladager
Public Regulation Commission
Karen Louise Montoya
Christopher Ocksrider
Valerie L. Espinoza
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