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City Council candidate drops out of race, leaves one challenger
District 9 City Council candidates from left to right: incumbent Renée Grout, Melani Buchanan Farmer, Colton Newman. Buchanan Farmer announced that she had dropped out of the race Monday, leaving two candidates to vie for the seat.
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Southeast Albuquerque’s District 9 City Council race is down to two.
First-time candidate Melani Buchanan Farmer dropped out of the race Monday, leaving the district’s incumbent and a lone challenger.
Buchanan Farmer cited “personal and family circumstances” as her reason to step back.
“Anyone who knows me knows that I meet challenges head-on and pour my heart into building stronger communities — but right now, my family needs my full attention,” Buchanan Farmer said in a statement.
Buchanan Farmer is the director of a running group for youth ages 10 to 13, called Run 505, and is the owner of a local CrossFit gym.
With Buchanan Farmer gone, newcomer Colton Newman and incumbent Renée Grout will go head-to-head in the November general election.
