Your Nov. 5 election guide: Who's running and where to vote

• Lincoln County consists of five municipalities, three of which have chosen to opt-in to the Local Election Act process

Lincoln County consists of five municipalities: Corona, Carrizozo, Capitan, Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs.

Corona, Carrizozo, and the Capitan chose to opt-in to the Local Election Act process.

The Village of Ruidoso and City of Ruidoso Downs adopted a resolution to opt-out of the local election and hold elections in March 2020. These municipalities will run their own election.

Legislators passed, and Gov. Susana Martinez signed House Bill 98, the Local Election Act, which became effective July 1, 2018, with the intent to consolidate all non-partisan elections held within a county to one election day.

Election Day for Lincoln County will be Nov. 5. General Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

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These are the candidates running in Lincoln County:

Ruidoso School Board Member Position 1

• James Colton Harrelson
• Carrie B. Remund

Ruidoso School Board Member Position 2

• Shane D. Holder

Ruidoso School Board Member Position 3

• Pauline M. Staski
• Christopher Marc Beatty

Ruidoso School Board Member Position 4

• Gina R. Klinekole
• John North Farley, II
• Wally M. Murillo

ENMU-Ruidoso College Board Member 1

• Brad L. Treptow

ENMU-Ruidoso College Board Member 4

• Justin Shane Huffmon

ENMU-Ruidoso College Board Member 5

• Marla L. Frye-Romero

Mayor of Carrizozo

• Raymond E. Dean

Town of Carrizozo Trustee Position 1

• Gary Steven Nelson
• Mike Petty
• Ronald J. Beltran

Town of Carrizozo Trustee Position 2

• Cynthia Beth Johnson

Carrizozo School Board Member Position 1

• John E. Hemphill

Carrizozo School Board Member Position 2

• Melanie D. Zomora

Carrizozo School Board Member Position 5

• Holly M. Marron

Carrizozo Soil & Water Supervisor 1

• Steven P. Harkey

Carrizozo Soil & Water Supervisor 2

• James L. Grider

Carrizozo Soil & Water Supervisor 5

• Barbara A. Roper

Village of Corona Mayor

• William M. Weckwerth
• Samuel R. Seely

Village of Corona Councilor Positions 1-2

• David T. Tracy
• George Marten Oord
• Sherrill Perkins Bradford

Corona School Board Member Position 1

• Alena D. Brandenberger

Corona School Board Member Position 2

• Mark A. Schmidt

Corona School Board Member Position 3

• Terri R. Racher

Corona School Board Member Position 5

• Justen R. Washburn

Capitan School Board Member Position 1

• Ben Stewart Hazen

Capitan School Board Member Position 3

• Gary R. Tregembo
• Craig J. Westbrook

Capitan School Board Member Position 4

• Patrick D. Kennedy
• Dennis E. Rich

Capitan School Board Member Position 5

• Carla A. Spaniel
• Walter Ray Seidel, Jr
• Christine Josephine McCarty

Hondo School Board Member Position 3

• Justine N. Ortiz
• Tyler Mac Frazer

Hondo School Board Member Position 4

• Donna Faye Brady
• Alice Lorraine Velasquez

Hondo School Board Member Position 5

• Philbert Candelaria

Upper Hondo Soil & Water Supervisor 1

• Clark Amos Taylor

Upper Hondo Soil & Water Supervisor 2

• Robert L. Runnels

Upper Hondo Soil & Water Supervisor 5

• Jason D. Price

Alto Lakes Water and Sanitation Director 1

• Gary G. Parker

Alto Lakes Water and Sanitation Director 3

• Roy Gene Webb

Alto Lakes Special Zoning Board Member 1

• James Bryan White

Alto Lakes Special Zoning Board Member 2

• Roi E. Ratliff

Alto Lakes Special Zoning Board Member 3

• Nannetta K. Tanner

Alto Lakes Special Zoning Board Member 4

• Ann N. Foreman

Alto Lakes Special Zoning Board Member 5

• Roma L. Gray

Alpine Village Water and Sanitation Director 3

• Troy N. Wade

Sun Valley Water and Sanitation Director 1

• Charles E. Britten

Sun Valley Water and Sanitation Director 2

• Sarah J. Mazur

Voting center locations

• Capitan High School, 150 Forest Street, Capitan, N.M.
• Corona Village Hall, 461 Main St., Corona, N.M.
• Hondo High School, 111 Don Pablo Lane, Hondo, N.M.
• Lincoln County Courthouse, 300 Central Avenue, Carrizozo, N.M.
• Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca, Ruidoso, N.M.
• Ruidoso Downs Senior Center, 26337 U.S. Highway 70, Ruidoso Downs, N.M.

For more information contact the Lincoln County Clerk or email Shannan Hemphill at shemphill@lincolncountynm.gov. Absentee voter applications can be obtained at 300 Central Ave. in Carrizozo, Oct. 8 to Nov. 1.

Pamela L. Bonner can be reached at 575-202-5555, 575-257-4102, Pbonner@Ruidosonews.com or @PamelaLBonner1 on Twitter.