Contested races ahead for school boards, Portales council

Candidate filing day last week revealed contested races for seats on the Clovis school board, the Portales City Council, the Portales school board and numerous other elected positions in Curry and Roosevelt counties.

Election Day is Nov. 7.

Write-in candidates can still file. In Curry County, signup can be completed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Curry County Clerk’s Office, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Roosevelt County write-in candidates may sign up at the Roosevelt County Clerk’s Office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, 109 W. First St., Portales.

Early voting begins Oct. 10 in both counties. The last day for early voting is Nov. 4.

On the Clovis school board, District 3’s incumbent Paul Cordova will face off against Catherine Cobb, and District 5’s incumbent Terry Martin will be challenged by Nathan McCreery.

There will be two contestants for seats on the Portales City Council. In Ward B, Rustin Self will challenge incumbent Daniel Boan, and in Ward C, Eldon Merrick will challenge incumbent Chadrick Heflin.

On the Portales school board, District 1’s Rod Savage is not running, but two candidates, Cade Skinner and Doug Pfaffenberger have filed to run for Savage’s seat. In District 2, Brent Small will challenge incumbent Inez Rodriguez.

Following is a complete list of candidates who filed to run in the Nov. 7 election:

Village of Grady Mayor

James Carroll Schell

Pattye Ann Austin

Vicki K. Windham

Kodie D. Weese

Village of Grady Councilor at large

Ruth Qualls Schell

Jena K Rush

Bobby Gene Windham

James M Austin

Village of Melrose Mayor

Meadow Forget

City of Texico Councilor at large

Kathy Ann Bullington

Sharon J Askew

Patricia A. Rojas-Natividad

Dave L. Parmer

Village of Melrose Councilor at Large

Alan R. Daugherty

Clovis Municipal School Board District 3

Catherine F. Cobb

Paul Serafin Cordova, Jr

Clovis Municipal School Board District 4

Shawn L. Hamilton

Clovis Municipal School Board District 5

Terry Martin

Nathan McCreery

Grady Municipal School Board at Large

Kathy D. Edwards

Elnabeth T. Grau

Chantry Robert Borden

Emory Walon Jones

John Sublette Croy

Texico Municipal School Board at Large

Tara G. Bonestroo

Tara Leigh Carter

Tyrell Clayton Gonser

Derek Kyle Cain

Melrose Municipal School Board at large

Joseph W, Reed

Cedar C. Rush

Barry L. Allen

Stephen F. Caton

Clovis Community College Board Position 2

Janice S. Bradburn

Central Curry Soil and Water Conservation Board Supervisor

Spencer D. Pipkin (Position 1)

Cory Lynn Allen (Position 5)

Erik R. Nelson (Position 5

ROOSEVELT COUNTY

School Boards:

Portales

District 1

Cade Skinner

Doug Pfaffenberger

District 2

Inez Rodriguez

Brent Small

District 5

Dustin Cabeldue

Dora

Tana Duncan

Andrea King

Patrick Kircher

Billy Cathey

Kyle Burress

Dallen Skelley

Texico

Steven Dallas

Tara Carter (Curry)

Tyrell Gosner (Curry)

Derek Cain (Curry)

Tara Bonestroo (Curry)

Elida

Cody Ferguson

Chance Bradley

Floyd

Marvin Leon Nall

James Love

Delbert Rector

Adam Burns

Mary Kropp

Charlsea Lee

Tice Love

Melrose

Cedar Rush (Curry)

Barry Allen (Curry)

Stephen Caton (Curry)

House

Lisa Downey (Quay)

Wendy Grigsby (Quay)

Carl Parmer (Quay)

Kerri Hestand (Quay)

Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Central Curry

Erik Nelson

Spencer Pipkin

Cory Allen

Roosevelt

Mitzi Miller

Ricky Ledbetter

Kendell Buzard

Border

Trenton P Bilberry (Chaves)

Payton Terry (Chaves)

David Craig

Daniel Curtin

Municipalities

Causey

Mayor

Kris King Council

Jill Caviness

Jimmy Stokes

Darrell Caviness

Teresa Nance

Dora

Council

Kendall Jack Manis

Floyd

Mayor

Colin Chandler Council

Seth Chandler

Elida

Trustee

Tina Dixon

Portales

Council

Ward A

Veronica Cordova

Ward B

Daniel Boan

Rustin Self

Ward C

Chadrick Heflin

Eldon Merrick

Ward D

Michael Rackler

Special Hospital District

District 3

Douglas Stone

District 4

Virginia Clemmons

Margaret (Peggy) Davis

District 5

Paul Benoit