Last night, voters approved two new faces-- Peter Ives and Chris Rivera --as well as two experienced ones--Dist. 1 incumbent Patti Bushee and former councilor Bill Dimas --to lead the City Council for the next four years.
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Voters also approved two of the three bond questions on the ballot, giving the city the capacity to fund renewable energy projects and parks and trails, but declining to approve a public safety bond question that would have funded the construction of a new fire station outside city limits and improvements to the police headquarters on Camino Entrada.
Here are the election results, as reported by the Santa Fe New Mexican:
CITY ELECTION RESULTS
Council District 1
Patti Bushee - 67%
Houston Johanson - 33%
Council District 2
Peter Ives - 59%
Bob Sarr - 25%
Elizabeth "Dolly" Lujan - 16%
Council District 3
Chris Rivera - 58%
Marie Campos - 30%
Gilbert Martinez - 12%
Council District 4
Bill Dimas - 59%
Carol Robertson Lopez - 41%
In its Feb. 29 issue, SFR endorsed Johansen and Sarr, who lost, as well as Rivera and Dimas.
