GREGORY HULL IS SET TO BE THE NEW MAYOR OF RIO RANCHO. THE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS OF TUESDAY'S RUNOFF ELECTION SHOW HULL BEAT FORMER INTERIM MAYOR MIKE WILLIAMS WITH 65 PERCENT OF THE VOTE. JUST OVER 11 PERCENT OF THE CITY'S 57-THOUSAND REGISTERED VOTERS TURNED OUT FOR THE RUNOFF.
IN THE DISTRICT 5 CITY COUNCIL RACE, SHELBY SMITH DEFEATED THOMAS BRUCKNER WITH 61 PERCENT OF PERCENT OF THE VOTE. THE RUNOFF WAS HELD BECAUSE THE CANDIDATES FAILED TO WIN MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL VOTE IN LAST MONTH'S ELECTION. HULL AND BRUCKNER WILL BE SWORN IN NEXT MONDAY.
