Taos County One-Third Vote in Primary Election
Taos County voters turnout about 33 percent for the primary. Local results favor Colin McMillan for U S Senate with 565 votes and Bruce King’s GOP challengers Gregg Bemis 432 and Garrett Pauls 238. Luna leads governor Democratic race with 2 255 votes, over King 1 474 and Baca 1 211. Republicans Cargo 261 and Cheney 245 lead governor race. Madrid tops lieutenant governor for Democrats with 2 010 votes. GOP Carrara leads second highest office with 390. Dem Gallegos remains strong for corporation commissioner with 2 142. Vigil-Giron dominates secretary of state race locally 2 981 to 1 316. Powell leads commissioner of public lands with 2 833.
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Taos County
U.S. Senate
Jeff Bingaman
Colin McMillan
Robin Otten
Bill Turner
P. Bill Richardson
Gregg Bemis
Garrett Paulus
Bruce King
Casey Luna
Luna
King
Jim Baca
David Cargo
Dick Cheney
Gary Johnson
John Dendahl
Patricia Madrid
Ben Altamirano
Diane Denish
Fernando Macias
Joseph Carrara
Walter Bradley
Greg Zanetti
Louis Gallegos
Gloria Tristani
Juan Montoya
Peggy Helgeson
Taos
Rebecca Vigil-Giron
Stephanie Gonzales
Sally Padilla
Gloria Baca-Griego
Ray Powell
Sam Bregman
Ronald Miles
Stirling Spencer
Robert Vigil
Stephen Koning
H.R. Fine
Gonzales Wins Democratic Nomination for Taos District 42 Seat
Taos voters finalize results after 37 precincts tabulate around 11 30 p m Bobby Gonzales district 42 Democratic nominee gathers 1540 votes or 36 5 percent beating Ben Tafoya and Orlando Santistevan who seek the Taos County Commission seat Santistevan leaves a commission post to run for the statehouse Gonzales touted his education background and plan to secure stable school funding and reform as he faces Republican opponent Tele Gonzales in November.
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Roberto
Bobby” Gonzales
Fred Peralta
Taos Town
Gonzales
Cansolidate Telesfor R. Gonzales
Bobby Gonzales
County commission races show tight contests across districts
In District I Celestino Romero ran unopposed in the Republican primary with 228 votes, while Anselmo Valerio won the Democratic nomination 785 to 471 over Guillermo Martinez. District II Bernie Torres won the Republican nod unopposed with 352 votes, facing Democrat Sofia Ortega who led Segura 936 to 610. District III Gabriel J. Romero defeated Manuel Pablito Trujillo for the Democratic nomination 963 to 678, while J.P. Gonzales won the Republican nomination with 236 votes as Romero built an early lead in the southern precincts. The district is viewed as pivotal amid zoning, flooding, and road issues.
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County Commission
Celestino Romero
Anselmo
Chemo
Valerio
Guillermo Martinez
District
Bernie Torres
Sofia O. Ortega
Torres
Gilbert J. Segura
Ortega
Segura
Questa
Gabriel J. Romero
Manuel Pablito
Red
Trujillo
Romero
J.P. Leroy Gonzales
Gonzales
Portasco
Water dispute pits doctor against Lama neighbors over hay shed runoff
In Lama a five year dispute over alleged horse waste contaminating the acequia water escalates as neighbors accuse Dr. John N. Wilson of polluting the community’s only surface water source. New Mexico officials urge seven steps to curb runoff while Wilson cites past fencing and corral changes and questions practical enforcement.
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John Wilson
Tiny Lama
Lama
John N
Bud” Wilson
Arroyo Seco
Taos
Omphi
Wilson
Margaret Nes
el Rito de la Lama Acequia Association
Nes
Acequia
Bill Gersh
Kolas
Jim Piatt
Surface Water Quality Bureau
The
New Mexico Environmental Department
Piatt
Pratt
Lama Ditch
Dr. Wilson
Jeanne Denver
Acequia Association
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Roberto Gonzales
Commission
Sofio Ortega
Gabriel Romero
Sue Lama