{"id":15756,"date":"2025-11-04T20:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T03:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/montezuma-county-election-results-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T19:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:34:57","slug":"montezuma-county-election-results-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/montezuma-county-election-results-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Montezuma County Election results 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Montezuma County<\/h3>\n

NUMBER<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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VOTES<\/strong>PERCENT<\/strong>MANCOS SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-6 BOARD<\/strong>Craig McClure67627.84%Emily Hutcheson-Brown49020.18%Kira Taylor70328.95%Victor Figueroa55923.02%\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

MONTEZUMA-CORTEZ SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 <\/strong><\/p>\n

BOARD<\/strong>District A: Two-year term<\/strong>Tiffany Cheney1,81345.08%Lara Maria Blair2,20954.92%\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

District B: Four-year term<\/strong>Barbara Mate2,884100%\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

District D: Four-year term<\/strong>Leland Collins12643.00%Joshua Shumway16757.00%\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

District E: Four-year term<\/strong>Justine Bayles1,56136.83%Zane Kuenzler1,36632.23%Ed Rice1,31130.93%\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

District F: Four-year term<\/strong>Erik Quiroz53312.70%Ricky Carver1,69140.28%Laura DeWitt1,97447.02%\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

STATE BALLOT MEASURES<\/strong>Proposition LL <\/strong>Should the state should retain and spend revenue from existing tax deduction limits on high-income earners to continue funding free school meals for all K\u201312 students, without raising taxes. For funding free school meals4,81959.03%Against funding free school meals3,34540.97%\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

Proposition MM<\/strong>Proposes a $95 million annual tax increase on individuals earning $300,000 or more to fully fund the Healthy School Meals for All program, improve school meal quality, raise wages for food service staff, and support SNAP benefits. Yes\/For4,38353.39%No\/Against3,82646.61%\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

LOCAL<\/strong> <\/p>\n

BALLOT ISSUES<\/strong>Mancos School District RE-6, Ballot Issue 4A<\/strong>Ballot Issue 4A proposes a tax increase to boost salaries for Mancos School District employees and establish a citizen oversight committee, with funds exempt from TABOR limits. Yes\/For91061.16%Yes\/For57838.84%\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

Cortez Cemetery District, Ballot Issue 6A<\/strong>Ballot Issue 6A seeks voter approval for a property tax increase to fund cemetery improvements, maintenance, and equipment, with revenues exempt from TABOR limits. Yes\/For1,68340.95%No\/Against2,36259.05%\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

Montezuma County Water District No. 1, Ballot Issue 6B<\/strong>Ballot Issue 6B asks voters to allow the Water District to waive its property tax cap and retain all future revenues from various sources, exempt from TABOR restrictions. Yes\/For4128.67%No\/Against10271.33%\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014Source: Colorado Secretary of State, Montezuma County Clerk and Recorder<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Correction: This article was corrected Wednesday morning to say when the Colorado Secretary of State reported their numbers, not when the numbers were identified by The Journal.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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