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Maria E. Carter
Maria E. Carter was a candidate for the District 4 seat on the Gadsden Independent Schools Board of Education in the New Mexico general election on February 3, 2015.[1] She was defeated by incumbent Daniel Castillo.
Elections
2015
The school board election for Gadsden Independent Schools featured three of the five board seats up for general election on February 3, 2015.
Incumbents Gloria Irigoyen, Maria E. Saenz and Daniel Castillo from Districts 1, 3 and 4, respectively, were up for re-election. Saenz ran unopposed and won re-election. Irigoyen and Castillo faced one challenger each. Daniel Estupiñan ran for the District 1 seat, and Maria E. Carter ran for the District 4 seat. Estupiñan won the election for District 1, defeating Irigoyen, and Castillo defeated Carter to win re-election to District 4.
Results
| Gadsden Independent Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Daniel Castillo Incumbent |
75% | 81 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria E. Carter | 25% | 27 | |
| Total Votes | 108 | |||
| Source: Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Dona Ana County Elections Staff Coordinator Janice Giron," February 26, 2015 | ||||
Funding
The New Mexico Secretary of State's Office requires school board candidates in districts with an enrollment of 12,000 students or more to file an annual report each year. Candidates running for a seat on this district's school board had to file that annual report by April 13, 2015.[2]
Endorsements
Carter did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Maria + Carter + Gadsden + Independent + Schools"
See also
- Gadsden Independent Schools, New Mexico
- Gadsden Independent Schools elections (2015)
- New Mexico school board elections attract numerous educators as candidates (January 23, 2015)
- New faces to join all of New Mexico's largest school district boards (February 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
| 2015 Gadsden Independent Schools Elections | |
| Doña Ana County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Gloria Irigoyen • Daniel Estupiñan District 3: • Incumbent, Maria E. Saenz District 4: • Incumbent, Daniel Castillo • Maria E. Carter |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
