DID YOU VOTE EARLY IN ALBUQUERQUE’S MAYORAL RACE RUNOFF? IF SO, YOU WERE AMONG THE MORE THAN 55-THOUSAND VOTERS IN THE DUKE CITY WHO TOOK ADVANTAGE OF EARLY VOTING. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT WAS THE TOTAL FOR EARLY VOTING BY 5PM LAST FRIDAY, WHEN EARLY VOTING ENDED.
BRIAN SANDEROFF WITH RESEARCH & POLLING INC. TELLS THE JOURNAL IT APPEARS TOTAL VOTER TURNOUT SHOULD BE MORE THAN WHAT IT WAS FOR THE FIRST ELECTION. IT’S A VERY SHORT BALLOT FOR TUESDAY’S RUNOFF, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CITY COUNCIL RACE IN DISTRICT FIVE BETWEEN ROBERT ARAGON AND CYNTHIA BORREGO. THE WINNER REPLACES DAN LEWIS ON THE COUNCIL.
