Hampton, Lynne, Cull and Hand lead Los Alamos County Council race in unofficial results

LOS ALAMOS — Democrats David E. Hampton, Steven S. Lynne, Theresa Ann Cull and Melanee M. Hand lead the seven-candidate race for four Los Alamos County Council seats, according to unofficial results from the New Mexico Secretary of State, last updated 4:56 a.m. Nov. 4 with all 23 county precincts reporting.

Cull and Hand are incumbents. Unofficial County Council votes:

• • David E. Hampton (D) 5,420
• • Steven S. Lynne (D) 5,353
• • Theresa Ann Cull (D) 5,337
• • Melanee M. Hand (D) 5,053
• • Jason Alan Chappel (R) 3,700
• • Eric Roland Stromberg (R) 3,346
• • Chris Luchini (L) 3,189

Voters turned down two of three county charter questions. Question 1, allowing three terms in a row on the same board or commission, failed 3,790 to 5,004. Question 2, dropping party-balance rules for most boards, failed 4,272 to 4,351, a 79-vote margin. Question 3, ending the rule that sends all remaining Department of Public Utilities operating profits to the General Fund, passed 4,554 to 4,057.

For assessor, Democrat Jeff Casalina leads Libertarian James Curtis Wernicke Jr., 4,797 to 4,276. Antonio L. Maggiore for sheriff, Probate Judge Perry C. Klare, Municipal Judge Elizabeth K. Allen and Magistrate Judge Catherine E. Taylor ran unopposed. County turnout was 59.30%.

Democrats Ben R. Lujan for U.S. Senate, Teresa Leger Fernandez for U.S. House District 3 and Deb Haaland for governor carried the county and lead overall. All four constitutional amendments and three state bond questions passed in Los Alamos and lead statewide.

The results are unofficial until the canvass is certified. The paper's ballot guide lists every race and question.