Paul Bustamante

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Paul Bustamante

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Last election

November 4, 2025

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Paul Bustamante ran for election to the Santa Fe City Council to represent District 2 in New Mexico. Bustamante lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Santa Fe, New Mexico (2025)

General election

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Note: The vote totals below are from the first round of ranked-choice voting. If voting goes beyond the first round, Ballotpedia will include additional rounds of voting after results from the final round become available.

General election for Santa Fe City Council District 2

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Elizabeth Barrett in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Barrett	39.1	2,885	0	Won (1)
	Submit photo	Paul Bustamante	30.5	2,252	0	1
	Submit photo	Aurora Martinez	20.4	1,505	0	1
	Submit photo	Leroy Trujillo	10.0	737	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 7,379
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bustamante in this election.

Campaign themes

2025

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Santa Fe City Council District 2

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