Charles Long (New Mexico)
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Charles Long is the District 2 representative on the Gallup-McKinley County Schools school board in New Mexico. Long won a first term in the by-district general election on February 7, 2017.
Long unsuccessfully ran as a Democratic candidate for District 5 of the New Mexico House of Representatives in 2014 and 2012.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of the five seats on the Gallup-McKinley County Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on February 7, 2017. In her bid for re-election to District 2, appointed incumbent Sandra Jeff faced challengers Freda Joe and Charles Long. Long won election to the board. District 4 incumbent Joe Menini and District 5 incumbent Lynn Huenemann did not file to run for re-election, leaving two seats open for newcomers. The race for the District 4 seat featured candidates Brenda Chicharello and Christopher Mortensen, and Mortensen won the seat. Three candidates—Esther Macias, Gerald O'Hara, and Michael Schaaf—ran for the District 5 seat, and Schaaf won. All three winners were endorsed by the McKinley County Federation of United School Employees (MCFUSE).[2][1][3]
Results
| Gallup-McKinley County Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Charles Long |
58.58% | 362 |
| Freda Joe | 23.46% | 145 |
| Sandra Jeff Incumbent | 17.96% | 111 |
| Total Votes | 618 | |
| Source: McKinley County Bureau of Elections, "OFFICIAL RESULTS from the February 7, 2017 School Election," accessed February 22, 2017 | ||
Funding
Candidates in the Gallup-McKinley County Schools election did not have to file campaign finance reports. The state only required campaign finance reporting for school districts with an enrollment of 12,000 students or more.[4]
Endorsements
Long was endorsed by the McKinley County Federation of United School Employees (McFuse).[5]
2014
Elections for the New Mexico House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 4, 2014. Doreen Johnson defeated Charles Long in the Democratic primary. Johnson defeated incumbent Sandra Jeff (D), who had been removed from the primary ballot and qualified as a write-in candidate, in the general election.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Doreen Johnson |
86.3% | 4,807 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Jeff Incumbent | 13.7% | 763 | |
| Total Votes | 5,570 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Doreen Johnson |
54.5% | 1,574 |
| Charles Long | 45.5% | 1,313 |
| Total Votes | 2,887 | |
2012
Long ran in the 2012 election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 5. He was defeated by incumbent Sandra Jeff in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2012.[1][8][9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Sandra D. Jeff Incumbent |
60.2% | 1,867 |
| Charles Long | 39.8% | 1,232 |
| Total Votes | 3,099 | |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 KOAT "Election Results 2012" accessed June 5, 2012 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "results" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with McKinley County Bureau of Elections," December 22, 2016
- ↑ McKinley County Federation of United School Employees, "Stand With Us in Solidarity!" accessed January 26, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Statutes, "Chapter 1. Elections: Article 22A. School District Campaign Reporting," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ McKinley County Federation of United School Employees, "Stand With Us in Solidarity!" accessed January 26, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 3, 2014," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico State Legislature, "2014 Primary Election Candidates," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed May 12, 2014(Archived)
| Gallup-McKinley County Schools elections in 2017 | |
| McKinley County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Sandra Jeff • Freda Joe • Charles Long District 4: • Brenda Chicharello • Christopher Mortensen District 5: • Esther Macias • Gerald O'Hara • Michael Schaaf |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
