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Clerk reports primary results; write‑in hand counts and memory‑card redundancy explained
Summary
County Clerk Sylvia Chavez presented the 2026 primary election reports, noting write‑in review required hand counts on 492 ballots and that the county maintains two full sets of tabulator memory cards for resiliency. The commission approved canvassing for the primary.
Sylvia Chavez, Torrance County Clerk, presented four election reports at the June 10 meeting that together comprised the county's unofficial primary canvass: ballots cast by precinct and voting method, votes by tabulator, candidate totals by precinct and method, and write‑in procedures. Chavez noted the county had 1,818 Republican and 1,089 Democratic ballots, and that 492 ballots required write‑in review and hand tally.
Chavez explained tabulator procedures used memory cards and that the county now has two complete sets of memory cards to ensure continuity. Staff also summarized the provisional ballots and hand tallies (two provisionals and small hand‑tally counts). Commissioners voted to approve the canvass presentation pending formal acceptance by the Secretary of State processes.
The presentation included an explanation of likely recount thresholds for a close County Commission District 2 Republican race (Thomas Holt 253, Leanne Tapia 242), and the clerk said the county expects notification from the Secretary of State on automatic recount eligibility the following week.
