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New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2016
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New Mexico held an election for public education commissioners on November 8, 2016. Districts 1, 4, 8, 9, and 10 were up for re-election in 2016. Democrats Ricardo Cabellero, incumbent Karyl Armbruster, Trish Ruiz, and Tim Crone won election in Districts 1, 4, 9, and 10 respectively. No candidates filed to run in District 8, leaving the ballot empty and the position subject to appointment by the governor.
Candidates
District 1
 Most recent position: National parliamentarian, League of United Latin American Citizens. Past experience: Unknown. |
District 4
 Most recent position: Public education commissioner since 2015. Past experience: Teacher, board member. |
District 8
No candidates appeared on the general election ballot for this district in 2016.
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District 9
 Most recent position: Counselor; chair, Lea County Democratic party. Past experience: Adjunct professor, University of the Southwest. |
Withdrew:
Carolyn Shearman (D), incumbent
District 10
Write-in candidates:
Tim Crone (D)
Anthony Justin Trujillo (D)
Results
District 1
Ricardo Caballero ran unopposed in the New Mexico public education commission, District 1 election.
| New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ricardo Caballero (unopposed) |
100.00% | 41,939 | |
| Total Votes | 41,939 | |||
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
Ricardo Caballero ran unopposed in the New Mexico Democratic primary for public education commissioner, district 1.
| New Mexico Democratic primary for public education commissioner, district 1, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Ricardo Caballero (unopposed) |
100.00% | 14,240 |
| Total Votes (88 of 88 precincts partially reporting) | 14,240 | |
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||
District 4
Incumbent Karyl Armbruster ran unopposed in the New Mexico public education commission, District 4 election.
| New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Karyl Armbruster Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 66,951 | |
| Total Votes | 66,951 | |||
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Karyl Armbruster ran unopposed in the New Mexico Democratic primary for public education commissioner, district 4.
| New Mexico Democratic primary for public education commissioner, district 4, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Karyl Armbruster Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 19,357 |
| Total Votes (137 of 137 precincts reporting) | 19,357 | |
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||
District 8
Denise M. Dawson was unopposed in the New Mexico Democratic primary for public education commissioner, district 8. However, because she was the only write-in candidate to file for election, she had to receive the same number of votes required to appear on the ballot. Dawson failed to meet this requirement, making her disqualified to run in the general election.[1]
| New Mexico Democratic primary for public education commissioner, district 8, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Denise M. Dawson (unopposed) | 100.00% | 270 |
| Total Votes (182 of 182 precincts reporting) | 270 | |
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||
District 9
Trish Ruiz ran unopposed in the New Mexico public education commission, District 9 election.
| New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Trish Ruiz (unopposed) |
100.00% | 34,693 | |
| Total Votes | 34,693 | |||
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
Trish Ruiz ran unopposed in the New Mexico Democratic primary for public education commissioner, district 9.
| New Mexico Democratic primary for public education commissioner, district 9, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Trish Ruiz (unopposed) |
100.00% | 6,137 |
| Total Votes (160 of 160 precincts reporting) | 6,137 | |
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||
District 10
Tim Crone defeated Anthony Justin Trujillo in the New Mexico public education commission, District 10 election.
| New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Write-in | Tim Crone |
92.47% | 86 | |
| Write-in | Anthony Justin Trujillo | 7.53% | 7 | |
| Total Votes | 93 | |||
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
No candidates appeared on the primary ballot in this district.
Context of the 2016 election
Primary elections
A primary election is an election in which voters select the candidate they believe should represent a political party in a general election. Primaries usually take place several months before a general election. New Mexico utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[2][3][4]
New Mexico's primary elections took place on June 7, 2016.
Incumbents
Eleanor Chavez, District 1
Democrat Eleanor Chavez was first elected to the commission in 2014, running uncontested in the general election. She assumed the office, which had been vacant since M. Andrew Garrison resigned from the board in December 2012, in January 2015. Chavez also served in the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2009-2013. Prior to her tenure in state government, Chavez worked as a community director and as the director of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, district 1199. She did not run for election to a full term in 2016.
Karyl Armbruster, District 4
Democrat Karyl Armbruster assumed office in January 2015 after running uncontested in the general election, which was a special election to fill a vacancy. Armbruster ran for election to a full term in 2016. Prior to her tenure on the commission, Armbruster worked as a teacher and as a board member on the League of Women Voters and the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation.
District 8 vacancy
District 8 was vacant at the time of the election after the resignation of Chairman Vince Bergman (R) in May 2016 due to health reasons. The resignation became effective immediately. Bergman first assumed office in 2009 and was successfully re-elected in 2012 in an uncontested race.
Carolyn Shearman, District 9
Shearman was elected to the commission 2012, running uncontested in the general election. She initially filed to run for re-election in 2016, but withdrew from the race prior to the primary election.
Jeff Carr, District 10
Carr was elected to the commission in 2008 and ran uncontested for re-election in 2012. Prior to his tenure in state government, Carr worked as a teacher at Taos High School. He declined to run for a third term.
Party control in New Mexico
Throughout the state’s history, Democrats have tended to control the state legislature, and they experienced brief periods of trifecta control as recently as 2010.[5] However, in 2015, Republicans gained control of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the first time since 1954.[6] The governorship was also held by Republican Susana Martinez beginning in 2011; in 2016, all seats in the Democratic-majority state Senate were up for election, signaling the potential for a major partisan shift in the state.
Eight of the ten seats on the commission were held by Democrats at the time of the 2016 election.
About the office
- See also: New Mexico Public Education Commission
Incumbents
The incumbents were:[7]
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Chavez |  Democratic |
1 |
| Millie Pogna |  Republican |
2 |
| Carmie Lynn Toulouse | Democratic |
3 |
| Karyl Armbruster | Democratic |
4 |
| James F. Conyers | Democratic |
5 |
| Gilbert Peralta | Democratic |
6 |
| Patricia Gipson | Democratic |
7 |
| Vacant | 8 | |
| Carolyn Shearman | Democratic |
9 |
| Jeff Carr | Democratic |
10 |
Authority
The New Mexico Constitution establishes the Public Education Commission in Article XII, Section 6:
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There is hereby created a “public education department" and a “public education commission” that shall have such powers and duties as provided by law.[8] |
Qualifications
Commissioners must be residents of the public education commission district from which they are elected. If a commissioner moves outside the district from which he was elected, his position will be terminated immediately.[9]
Elections
Ten commissioners are elected to serve staggered four-year terms on behalf of the state districts in which they live.[10]
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Taos News, Cody Hooks, "State education race pits two contenders, neither on ballot," accessed October 22, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures Website, "State Primary Election Types," accessed January 6, 2014
- ↑ Fair Vote, "Congressional and Presidential Primaries: Open, Closed, Semi-Closed, and 'Top Two,'" accessed January 6, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbb - ↑ Albuquerque Journal, “GOP wins control of NM House,” November 4, 2014
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcommissioners - ↑ Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State, "Constitution," accessed September 9, 2015
- ↑ Public Education Department, "Strategic Plan," January 14, 2005
- ↑ New Mexico Public Education Commission, "The Public Education Commission Vision and Mission," accessed December 26, 2012
