3 Commissioner Chester Riley will run in November against Leroy Candelaria for the commission seat Riley has held for the past four years. Riley and Candelaria defeated their opponents in the primary election Tuesday.
All results are unofficial until the election is canvassed.
East Mountain and Estancia Valley residents waited eagerly at the Torrance County Courthouse on Tuesday night to find out the winners of the Democratic and Republican primaries for the District 3 commission post. Vote tallies were posted by hand on a large board in the courtroom as candidates and their friends and families waited for the final counts. Final unofficial results were not known until about 10 p.m. Incumbent Riley defeated George Ramirez in the Democratic primary with about 59 percent of the votes. Ramirez garnered about 41 percent of the votes. Republican Candelaria overcame Joseph Barnes with about 62 percent of the vote in the GOP primary.