San Juan County will hold New Mexico’s Regular Local Election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, with countywide Voting Convenience Centers open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Aztec, Blanco, Bloomfield, Farmington, Flora Vista, Kirtland and La Plata. Early voting began Oct. 7 and the county reminded residents that Nov. 1 was the final day to vote early; the county also completed voting machine certification on Oct. 29 as part of pre‑election preparations.

The ballot brings municipal contests across every major city, multiple school board races and contests for the San Juan College Board and the San Juan Soil and Water Conservation District. Farmington voters will choose council members who influence public safety, street maintenance, utilities and land use; District 1 has one candidate listed, Linda G. Rodgers, while District 2 is contested by Herman Buck Jr. and Stewart J. Logan. In Aztec, Commission District 2 lists Jason J. Cortez; other commission races include Jeff A. Blackburn and Katie Marie Burnett Buchholz in District 4, and Brett Carl Lanier and Kenneth B. George in District 5. Kirtland voters will select a mayor with Alex C. Uhl on the ballot.

Bloomfield’s mayoral race features John A. Mohler, Lucas Aaron Almeida Barnett and Cynthia M. Atencio, with council and municipal judge contests also on the local ballot. Locally significant education races span Aztec, Bloomfield, Farmington and Central Consolidated school districts, where school board members will shape curriculum choices, staffing decisions and facility priorities. Central Consolidated District 1 lists George W. Jenkins Jr. and Rebecca Ashley Montoya, while District 4 lists Terrian Benn and Christina J. Aspaas. Farmington and Bloomfield school boards likewise have multiple contested seats. San Juan College trustee contests in Districts 4, 6 and 7 are on the ballot, with Julie G. Rasor, Richard Shane Chance and Republican and Democratic candidates for District 7, Kerry K. Meier and Valerie A. Uselman, listed as contenders; trustees influence workforce programs and partnerships with local employers.

A countywide ballot measure will ask voters to reauthorize a general obligation bond for Central Consolidated Schools. The district frames the bond as a reauthorization to fund repairs and maintenance at 17 schools and says it does not increase the tax rate because it replaces an expiring authorization. If approved, the funding would support upkeep that school leaders say is necessary to keep facilities safe and operational.

Voters in Navajo Nation communities served by Central Consolidated should take particular care to confirm their specific contests and nearest Voting Convenience Center via the NMVote portal or the San Juan County election pages, as local site assignments can change. County election pages list the expanded Voting Convenience Center model being used for Election Day; San Juan County recommends that voters check NMVote for sample ballots and polling locations.

The Nov. 4 election will determine who sets priorities for local infrastructure, public safety, water and sewer systems, downtown investment and education policy. With municipal leaders, school boards and college trustees all on the ballot, the results will have immediate effects on services residents rely on and on longer‑term workforce and economic development strategies across the county.