Unofficial local election results released

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The unofficial election results for Archuleta County have been released, with the following decisions on local races.

Archuleta County commissioner

For District 1, incumbent Steve Wadley defeated his competitors. The vote totals for each candidate are as follows.

Rodney B. Proffitt, Democrat: 1,551

Steve Wadley, Republican: 3,442

Morgan Murri, unaffiliated: 2,107

For District 2, Ronnie Maez  defeated the competition and will replace Clifford Lucero at the end of his term. The vote totals for each candidate are as follows.

Raymond P. Finney, Democrat: 1,492

Ronnie Maez, Republican: 4,046

Natalie Carpenter, unaffiliated: 1,646

Ballot Issue 4A

Voters approved Ballot Issue 4A, concerning exempting the Upper San Juan Health Service District from TABOR restrictions for 10 years. A total of  3,314  voters voted in favor of the exemption, while 3,231 voted against the idea.

More information

For more information on how Archuleta County residents voted on the state-level races and ballot issues, as well as national races, see Thursday's issue of The SUN.