Villanueva leads in sheriff's race

After one term in retirement, former Grant County Sheriff Raul Villanueva will likely return to the office next year after his victory in Tuesday's Democratic primary election. With all votes counted, Villanueva tallied 1,939 votes to incumbent Sheriff Frank Gomez’s 1,514, winning with 56 percent of the vote in the primary. No Republican candidate filed to run for sheriff this year, so the Democratic primary winner will likely take the …

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