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The Hub @ Enchanted Hills is one of five places Rio Rancho residents can vote in the runoff. (Kevin Hendricks)
Posted inElections & Politics, Rio Rancho

Rio Rancho runoff early voting pace outstrips March election

by Kevin Hendricks 6 days ago

Rio Rancho voters are turning out for the mayoral runoff at a faster early-voting pace than they did for March’s six-candidate election — but both candidates warn that low turnout, not momentum, could decide who becomes the city’s next mayor. More than 4,700 residents cast ballots in the first five days of early voting, March […]

Alexandria Piland, left, and Paul Wymer will face off in the runoff election to be Rio Rancho's next mayor.
Posted inElections & Politics, Rio Rancho

The 528 sits down with Rio Rancho’s next mayor — before you vote

by Kevin Hendricks 1 week ago
Alexandria Piland out-raised Paul Wymer in the first campaign finance reporting period of the Rio Rancho mayoral runoff — and holds nearly double his cash on hand — as both candidates make their final financial push before the April 14 election.
Posted inElections & Politics, Rio Rancho

Mayoral campaign cash race: Piland out-raises Wymer in first runoff report, but trails in total funds raised

by Kevin Hendricks 2 weeks ago
Rio Rancho residents who sat out the March 3 municipal election — or want a second shot at shaping who leads the city — get their chance starting Tuesday, when early voting opens for the April 14 mayoral runoff between City Councilor Paul Wymer and Alexandria Piland.
Posted inRio Rancho

Continuity or change? Early voting opens Tuesday in Rio Rancho’s decisive mayoral runoff

by Kevin Hendricks 2 weeks agoMarch 30, 2026
District 5 Councilor Karissa Culbreath is sworn in for her new terms during a ceremony at City Hall Thursday. (Kevin Hendricks)
Posted inRio Rancho

Meet the new guard, same as the old guard: Rio Rancho councilors, judge sworn in for new terms

by Kevin Hendricks March 27, 2026March 30, 2026
Fewer than 1 in 6 Rio Rancho residents voted in the March 3 election that will determine who runs New Mexico's third-largest city — and the roughly $1 million it cost taxpayers to hold that election won't fix a single pothole. (Kevin Hendricks)
Posted inRio Rancho

A $500,000 question: Mayoral runoff candidates agree on November elections, split on Voter ID

by Kevin Hendricks March 18, 2026March 18, 2026
Posted inElections & Politics, Sandoval County

Sandoval County election landscape takes shape with candidate filings

by Kevin Hendricks March 11, 2026March 11, 2026
City Councilor Paul Wymer and former Sandoval County Democratic Party chair Alexandria Piland will square off April 14 in a runoff election to determine who will succeed Mayor Gregg Hull, with the two candidates presenting voters a clear choice between continuity and change.
Posted inRio Rancho

Continuity vs. change: Wymer, Piland offer Rio Rancho voters a clear choice in  runoff

by Kevin Hendricks March 11, 2026March 11, 2026
The two candidates who raised the most money in the Rio Rancho mayoral race are also the two headed to the April 14 runoff, according to campaign finance reports filed before the March 3 election and released publicly March 6.
Posted inRio Rancho

Money talks: Rio Rancho mayoral runoff candidates lead in cash and votes

by Kevin Hendricks March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Posted inElections & Politics, Sandoval Signpost, Town of Bernalillo

Torres triumphs in Bernalillo election, tax measure passed to fuel town’s economic growth

by Kevin Hendricks March 4, 2026

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