LIVE BLOG: It's Election Day in Alamogordo, Otero County
7 p.m.
Voting locations in Otero County have closed.
Please visit www.alamogordonews.com/elections/results/local to follow updated elections results.
5:15 p.m.
About 2 hours until polls close.
Today's election will help decide the make of the Alamogordo City Commission.
Among them the District 3 seat held by Karl Melton, who is seeking reelection. He's challenged by Warren Robinson and Jim Talbert.
More: District 3 candidates prepared for Alamogordo City Commission race
3:30 p.m.
New data from the New Mexico Secretary of State indicated that by 1 p.m. 1,596 voters had cast a vote at various locations on Election Day, Nov. 7,
1:10 p.m.
Data from New Mexico's Secretary of State indicates that 3,562 ballots were cast during the early in-person voting period in Otero County.
While Republicans led those numbers, Democrats led in the number of absentee ballots requested for the local election.
More: Election Day in Otero County: Over 3,500 ballots cast in early voting
10:15 a.m.
The Alamogordo School Board races will be decided today.
District 1 features Judy Rabon, current board president, against a single challenger, Craig Danekas.
Find out how the candidates feel about the biggest issues here.
7 a.m.
Voting locations in Otero County are now open.
Check out who is one the ballot and where you can cast your vote by visiting our election guide.
Election Guide: Otero County 2023 local elections: Where to vote and who is on the ballot
This article originally appeared on Las Cruces Sun-News: LIVE BLOG: It's Election Day in Alamogordo, Otero County
