These candidates are running in the Nov. 7 local elections in Eddy County

Tuesday was filing day for candidates seeking to be elected to public office in the Nov. 7 local elections.

Here is a list of candidates seeking office for municipal government, school board and soil and water conservation districts.

City of Carlsbad elections

Mayor

Current Mayor Dale Janway has decided not to seek reelection to his seat.

  • Norbert Rempe

  • Edward T. Rodriguez

  • Richard Lopez

  • Martin Mills Jr.

  • Bryan Matthew Worthington

City Council Ward 1

Lisa Ananya Flores

City Council Ward 2

Jason Chavez and Andrew Carver

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City Council Ward 3

  • Aaron David Jones

  • Christina Mann

  • Robert Burton Jr.

  • Mary Garwood

City Council Ward 4

Anthony Foreman

Municipal Judge

Collis Johnson

More: Four city council positions open in this year's election

Carlsbad Municipal Schools Board of Education

District 4

Chester Kevin Miller

Southeast New Mexico College Board District 4

Sarah Jo Bowman

Village of Loving

Mayor

  • Jaime Rodriguez Sr.

  • Hipolito Hernandez

  • Richard Campos

  • Ricky Fuentes Jr.

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Village Council At-Large

  • Janice Rodriguez

  • Raquel Lara

Municipal Judge

  • Bobby Granger

  • Richard May

  • Saul Sanchez

Loving Municipal Schools Board of Education

Member At-Large

  • Ricky Fuentes Jr.

  • Terry Don Wallace

  • Ivonne Wilson

Artesia Public Schools Board of Education

District 3

Cherie Widmayer

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District 5

Jeffrey Bowman

Artesia Special Hospital District Board of Directors

District 1

Lacey Archuleta

District 2

Jarrod Moreau

District 3

Perry Conner

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Village of Hope

Councilor At-Large

Guadalupe Varelas

Municipal Judge

Jeremiah Fletcher

Carlsbad Soil and Water Conservation Board

Soil and Water Supervisor

Nathan Jurva

Soil and Water Supervisor

James Carr

Soil and Water Supervisor

Guadalupe Carrasco

Central Valley Soil and Water Conservation Board

Soil and Water Supervisor

Steve Spence

Soil and Water Supervisor

Millard Lewis Derrick

Soil and Water Supervisor

Kern Randall Horner

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Hackberry Watershed Board

Watershed Supervisor At-Large

Thomas Garner

Watershed Supervisor At-Large

Heath Willingham

Watershed Supervisor At-Large

Woods Houghton

Watershed Supervisor At-Large

Michael Click

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Important dates to remember

  • Sept. 5 is filing day for write-in candidates.

  • Oct. 10 absentee voting begins.

  • Oct. 21 early voting begins.

  • Oct. 24 last day to mailout absentee ballots.

  • Nov. 4 early voting ends.

  • Nov. 7 election day.

Mike Smith can be reached at 575-628-5546 or by email at MSmith@currentargus.com or @ArgusMichae on Twitter.

This article originally appeared on Carlsbad Current-Argus: Candidates file for Nov. 7 local elections in Eddy County