Luna defeats Barela, other incumbents win
Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 9:40pm
With all precincts reporting, challenger Julian Luna has defeated incumbent Rep. Elias Barela, according to the Valencia County Bureau of Elections.
Barela represents State Representative District 8.
All other incumbents won their races.
Valencia County Sheriff Rene Rivera will face former Peralta Municipal Judge Louis Burkhard in November.
Valencia County Commissioner Pedro Rael beat his fellow Democratic opponents in the hotly contested District 1 race, facing former Commissioner Mary Andersen, a Republican.
In the difficult to predict Valencia County probate judge race, Christian T. Garcia defeated his Democratic opponents, facing Jaime J. Baca in November.
The winners in each party are in bold.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 7
Democratic
56.0% – Andrew J. Barreras
44.0% – Benny L. Hodges
Republican
100% – Timothy J. Lardner
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 8
Democratic
52.5% – Julian R. Luna
47.5% – Elias Barela
Republican
100% – Alonzo Baldonado
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 10
Democratic
100% – Henry “Kiki” Saavedra
Republican
None
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 49
Democratic
None
Republican
100% – Don Tripp
VALENCIA COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 1
Democratic
44.5% – Pedro G. Rael
10.8% – James G. Rickey
35.3% – Helen Y. Cole
9.4% – James L. Maag
Republican
100% – Mary J. Andersen
VALENCIA COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 3
Democratic
100% – David R. Medina
Republican
65.8% – Lawrence R. Romero
34.2% – Alberto C. Carrillo
VALENCIA COUNTY SHERIFF
Democratic
13.1% – Exevius J. Seals
12.7% – David M. Nunez
39.7% – Rene R. Rivera
34.6% – Mark Dennis Lujan
Republican
18.8% – Roy C. Lemons
23.2% – Ron B. Chavez
8.2% – Joseph Robert Byers
49.9% – Louis A. Burkhard
VALENCIA COUNTY ASSESSOR
Democratic
41.6% – Beverly Dominguez Gonzales
58.4% – Viola Garcia-Vallejos
Republican
None
MAGISTRATE JUDGE DIVISION 1
Democratic
63.4% – Tina R. Gallegos
36.6% – Nolbert H. Romero
Republican
None
MAGISTRATE JUDGE DIVISION 2
Democratic
70.5% – Danny H. Hawkes
29.5% – Elias R. Maez III
Republican
None
MAGISTRATE JUDGE DIVISION 3
Democratic
100% – Phillip “Shorty” A. Romero
Republican
100% – John W. “Buddy” Sanchez
VALENCIA COUNTY PROBATE JUDGE
Democratic
23.5% – Alicia Aguilar
13.1% – Toby E. Jaramillo
18.9% – Marilyn M. Silva
12.1% – Angela V. Miramontes
32.3% – Christian T. Garcia
Republican
100% – Jaime J. Baca
