New Mexico elections, 2015

2016 → ← 2014 The state of New Mexico held elections in 2015. Races to watch School boards Albuquerque Public Schools See also: Albuquerque Public Schools elections (2015) Three seats on the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election on February 3, 2015. Incumbent Analee Maestas faced two challengers for the District 1 seat, Colt Balok and Madelyn Jones, and won re-election. In District 2, incumbent Kathy Korte faced only one challenger, Peggy L. Muller-Aragon. Muller-Aragon defeated Korte to win the seat. District 4 incumbent Martin Esquivel did not seek re-election, leaving the seat open for a newcomer. Five candidates, Sina-Aurelia Pleasant Soul-Bowe, Mark Gilboard, John Jake Lopez, Charles MacQuigg and Barbara Petersen, filed to run for that open seat. Petersen defeated her fellow candidates to win election to the board. The Albuquerque Board of Education was in the process of searching for their next permanent superintendent, after they bought out the last two years of their previous superintendent's contract. The interim superintendent proposed a new five-year plan for the district, and district officials worked with experts and community members to combat the district's high truancy rate. Elections by type School boards See also: School board elections, 2015 and New Mexico school board elections, 2015 A total of eight New Mexico school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections for 20 seats in 2015. All of the elections were held February 3, 2015. Here are several quick facts about New Mexico's school board elections in 2015: The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Albuquerque Public Schools with 94,083 K-12 students. The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Roswell Independent Schools with 10,261 K-12 students. Four districts were tied the most seats on the ballot in 2015 with three seats up for election. The other four districts were tied for the fewest seats on the ballot in 2015 with two seats up for election each. The districts listed below served 198,128 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections. 2015 New Mexico School Board Elections District Date Seats up for election Total board seats Student enrollment Albuquerque Public Schools 2/3/2015 3 7 94,083 Farmington Municipal Schools 2/3/2015 3 5 11,222 Gadsden Independent Schools 2/3/2015 3 5 13,957 Gallup-McKinley County Schools 2/3/2015 2 5 12,033 Las Cruces Public Schools 2/3/2015 2 5 25,384 Rio Rancho Public Schools 2/3/2015 2 5 16,884 Roswell Independent Schools 2/3/2015 2 5 10,261 Santa Fe Public Schools 2/3/2015 3 5 14,304 Ballot measures See also List of New Mexico ballot measures Voting information Links related to voting in New Mexico: For an overview and information on deadlines and updates to voting laws, please visit voting in New Mexico. For information on ballot access and signature requirements, please visit our page on ballot access requirements for political candidates in New Mexico. For information about absentee eligibility and military and overseas voting, please visit our absentee voting by state page. For information on early voting (if applicable), please visit our page on early voting by state. For information on online voter registration (if applicable), please visit our page on online voter registration in the 50 states. Primary information A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New Mexico utilizes a semi-closed primary process; participation in each party's primary is limited to registered party members and unaffiliated voters. For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Historical voter turnout 2014 In 2014, New Mexico saw 35.7 percent of eligible voters vote for the top office on the ballot in the November general election. 2012 In 2012, New Mexico saw 54.8 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election and 16.6 percent in the primary election. See also Elections portal Elections and events calendar Voter guides State Blue Books State Poll Opening and Closing Times State Election Result Canvassing State voter ID laws Voting in New Mexico Absentee voting Early voting Online voter registration Election terms and definitions Recent news This section links to a Google news search for the term "New Mexico + elections + 2015" New Mexico elections news feed Footnotes