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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 2020
Page
1
Unofficial results from the Republican primary show Chaves County voters favoring experience for the county clerk role. Cindy Fuller, a six year employee of the clerk’s office, won the GOP nomination over a first time candidate, with no Democrat filing for the office, making Fuller the presumptive winner in November.
Unofficial results posted show Fuller with 5,862 votes to 1,725 for Barbara Gomez, about 77 percent to 23 percent. Fuller said the election was one of the best-run by the clerk’s office since she started in 2014 as elections bureau chief and became chief deputy clerk in March.
Incumbent Jeff Bilberry and former commissioner Richard Taylor secured their seats on the Chaves County Board of Commissioners after defeating primary challengers with no general election opposition. T. Calder Ezzell Jr. also earns a second four year term. Unofficial results include early voting and absentees and await canvassing June 9 at 2 p.m.
Roswell turnout peaks at about 100 as demonstrators gathered along North Main Street outside the Chaves County Courthouse. Sheriff Herrington praised the orderly conduct, and organizer Ray Ceballos called the turnout excellent. The event was among several protests noted citywide.
Roswell police say Jerry Steven Padilla, 46, surrendered Monday at 11:58 p.m. after an hours long standoff at a home on South Kansas Avenue. About 20 rounds were fired, mostly inside the house. at least one shot hit a window toward officers. No officers were injured.
New Mexico State Sen. William Burt, R-Alamogordo, won the GOP primary for Senate District 33, defeating Christopher Hensley 3,827 to 2,997 as 49 precincts reported. Burt leads in Otero County, carries Lincoln County narrowly, and advances to face Democrat Denise Lang-Browne in November.
Former state Rep. Yvette Herrell won the Republican nomination in the southern 2nd Congressional District, advancing to a rematch with Democrat U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small of Las Cruces as voters backed familiar faces in New Mexico's primary.
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