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City elections in Santa Fe, New Mexico (2023)
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| 2023 Santa Fe elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: July 24, 2023 & August 29, 2023 |
| General election: November 7, 2023 |
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| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 4 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
The city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, held general elections for city council on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for publicly funded candidates in this election was July 24, 2023. The filing deadline for privately funded candidates in this election was August 29, 2023.
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Candidates and results
City council
General election
Santa Fe City Council general election, 2023 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
 Alma Castro Brian Gutierrez Katherine Rivera Geno Zamora |
| District 2 |
Michael Garcia (i) Phil Lucero |
| District 3 |
Louis Carlos Pilar Faulkner Did not make the ballot: |
| District 4 |
Jamie Cassutt (i) Joel Nava |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Mexico elections, 2023
November 7, 2023
- Santa Fe Community College District, New Mexico, Bond Measure (November 2023)
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, Charter Commission Amendment (November 2023)
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, Percentage of Voters for Initiative Signature Requirement Measure (November 2023)
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, Real Estate Transfer Tax Measure (November 2023)
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, Reduce Signature Requirement for Initiatives Measure (November 2023)
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, Reduce Signature Requirement for Referendums Measure (November 2023)
- Santa Fe Public School District, New Mexico, Continuation of Property Tax for Education Technology Measure (November 2023)
- Santa Fe Public School District, New Mexico, Continuation of Property Tax for School Improvements Measure (November 2023)
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About the city
- See also: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is a city in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. As of 2020, its population was 87,505.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Santa Fe utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief administrative officer called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1][2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Santa Fe, New Mexico | ||
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| Santa Fe | New Mexico | |
| Population | 87,505 | 2,117,522 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 52 | 121,312 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 82.2% | 70% |
| Black/African American | 1.4% | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| Native American | 1.6% | 9.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 8.8% |
| Multiple | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 54.7% | 49.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.9% | 86.5% |
| College graduation rate | 42% | 28.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $57,274 | $51,243 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.3% | 18.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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| Santa Fe, New Mexico | New Mexico | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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