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Branson, Lucero, Woodman are elected to Cortez Fire board

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016 2:08 AM
Buck Woodman checks in to vote Tuesday for the Cortez Fire Protection District election.
Kayla Watkins votes with one hand while holding Esme Hunter with the other. The Cortez Fire Protection District had their election Tuesday.

The winners of the Cortez Fire Protection District Board election are Rodney Branson, Orly Lucero and Buck Woodman, according to unofficial results released Tuesday night.

The district held the election Tuesday at Fire Station 1, and 105 people voted.

Woodman, an incumbent who ran unopposed for a two-year term on the board, received 91 votes. Branson took 72 votes, and Lucero drew 68. Incumbent Lori Johnson missed out on a board seat, earning 45 votes.

Lucero, current board president and Cortez city councilman, will serve a four-year term along with Branson.

The last Fire Protection District election was in 2014, in which 167 ballots were cast, said district administrator Wendy Mimiaga.

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