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Connect with us: (575) 647-7200 www.donaanacounty.org LAS CRUCES BULLETIN NEWS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2020 | 3 Las Cruces Bulletin - 10/13/2017 Page : A013 DemocratsLAS CRUCES BULLETIN prevail in countyNEWS races, lose U.S.FRIDAY, House OCTOBER 13, 2017 | 13 seat By MIKE COOK FlagsHidalgo, of Sierra mourning and Doña the District 38 state Senate Democrat Willie Madrid small number of Election cumbent Democrat Eric Las Cruces Bulletin Ana counties. Democrat race, defeating Republican in the state House District Day write-in tabulation Rodriguez won a second Noemi O. Martinez-Parra Charles Wendler.END Ham- 53 race by seven votes out and hand tallying.” If any four-year term as county of Lordsburg defeated blen defeated state Senate of more than 6,500 cast outstanding ballots were treasurer. Democrats won Editor’s note: These results incumbent John Arthur President Pro-Tem Mary in the race, which likely SALE!cast in the House District all three county commis- are based on unofficial re- Smith of Deming in the Kay Papen in the June will trigger an automatic 53Tile race, it could impact sion races on the ballot. turns from the New Mexico June primary, but lost to primary. AllSUMMER the winners recount under state law. thefrom results. Anthony Mayor Diana Secretary of State’s office. Diamond 58 percent-42 are from Las Cruces. In- The district includes parts Democratic incumbent* Truckloads Murillo-Trujillo was Democrat Ben Ray percent in the general. cumbent Republican Ron of Doña Ana and Otero House members Micaelain stockunopposed in District 2. Lujan won the state’s Martinez-Parra won in Griggs of Alamogordo counties. Madrid defeated Lara Cadena (District Cash33), and Carry.She defeated incumbent No holding. open U.S. Senate seat. But, Doña Ana County, but won the state Senate race Little two years ago to Ray59 Laraper sq. (District ft. ¢ 34), Ramon Gonzalez in the in a rematch with former Diamond won the other in District 34, which in- win the seat. Little had CarpetAngelica Rubio (DistrictLaminate June primary. Former state legislator Yvette three counties. The seat cludes two precincts in defeated Madrid in 2016. 35), Nathan Small (Dis- county magistrate judge from from Herrell, an Alamogordo has been represented by Doña Ana County. Little has held the District trict 36), Joanne Ferrary Susana Chaparro defeated Republican, Democrat a Democrat from Dem- On the House side, Re- 53 seat 2011-12 and 2015-18. (District 37) and* Doreen a Republican* and a Liber- LAS CRUCES BULLETIN OPINION FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2018 | 9 U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres ing for at least the last 64 publican Luis Terrazas Little and Madrid are both Gallegos (District 51) $were tarian79 to win the District Small of Las Cruces lostLETTERS years. amnesty for 18 millionof Silver City defeated in- from Chaparral. re-elected. Cadena is from 4 percommission sq. ft. seat cur- undocumented immi- Thousands the U.S. House seat she CONTINUED FROMIncumbent 8 Democratsgrants. So, if 18 millioncumbent Democrat Rudy In a news release issued 99Mesilla, Lara is from La rently held by Republican per sq. ft. ¢ 1of feet in stock immigrants receive won two years ago. SocialismJoseph hasn’t Cervantesworked amnesty, (Dis- what areMartinez, her also of Silver shortly before midnight Mesa and the others are Isabella Solis. Solis ran anywhere else, but what plans for the next five Nov. 3, the Doña Ana from LasLuxury Cruces. 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