La Junta
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La Junta Overview
La Junta Demographics
| Population | Median Age | Median Household Income | Registered Voters | Presidential Results (Otero County) | Religion (Otero County) | Poverty | Cost of Living Index | Median House Value | Median Rent | Race | Age | Education | Foreign Born | Marital Status | Unemployment | Air Quality Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| years (-36.4 years to CO) |
$ (-$58,823 to CO) |
Catholic: 55.3% None: 20.4% Evangelical Protestant: 10.8% Mainline Protestant: 10.3% Other: 3.1% |
% Other Race: % Native American: % Hispanic/Latino: % Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: % Black: % Two or More Races: % White: % |
$ | White: % Hispanic/Latino: % Black: % Asian: % Two or More Races: % Native American: % Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: % Other Race: % |
Older Adult 40-64: % Younger Adult 22-39: % Children 0-17: % Senior 65+: % College 18-21: % |
High School: % Some College: % Bachelor's: % Associate's: % Some High School: % Master's: % Less than High School: % None: % |
Now married: % Never married: % Divorced: % Widowed: % Separated: % |
La Junta City Council
| Title | Name | Party | Next Election November |
Contact | 2019 Margin | 2017 Margin | 2015 Margin | 2013 Margin | 2011 Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Lynn Horner (Jeffri Pruyn, incoming) |
Democrat | 2021 | 8.62% (54.31%) Edward Vela 45.69% |
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| Ward 1 | Jim Goodwin | Democrat | 2019 | 719-384-9581 | X | |||||
| Ward 1 | Betty Velasquez (Eugene Mestas, incoming) |
Democrat | 2021 | UNOPPOSED | ||||||
| Ward 2 | Jeffri Pruyn (Elected mayor; will vacate seat and require an appointment) |
Democrat | 2019 | X 1 1 (Incumbent Jeffri Pruyn elected Mayor; vacating) |
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| Ward 2 | Frank McKenzie (Elaine McIntyre, incoming) |
Republican (Flips from registered Rep to registered Dem) |
2021 | 25.14% (62.57%) 1 Julie Worley 37.43% 1 (Flips from reg. Rep to reg. Dem) |
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| Ward 3 | Edward Vela | Democrat | 2019 | 719-469-8209 | X | |||||
| Ward 3 | Scott Eckhart | Democrat | 2021 | 719=468-4410 | 66.44% (83.22%) Terrance "TJ" Hestand 16.78% |
2017 Election
Candidates
| Ward | Name | Party | Info / Endorsements | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Jeffri Pruyn | Democrat | Current Ward 2 Councilmember Democratic Party Candidate Forum (Statement) |
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| Mayor | Edward Vela | Democrat | Current Ward 3 Councilmember Democratic Party Candidate Forum |
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| 1 | Eugene Mestas | Democrat | AUTOMATIC WINNER | |
| 2 | Elaine McIntyre | Democrat | Previously on council Democratic Party Candidate Forum |
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| 2 | Julie Worley | Republican | ||
| 3 | Terrance Hestand | Democrat | Democratic Party Candidate Forum | |
| 3 | Scott Eckhart (i) | Democrat | Democratic Party Candidate Forum | |
