About City Commission
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Commission
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Any registered qualified elector of the City may vote in any City election and shall be eligible to hold elective office in the City. Commission candidates for district offices shall have resided within the district they seek to represent for a period of not less than one hundred eighty (180) days immediately prior to the date of filing for such office.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee or petition signature requirement.
- Filing period
- August 24, 2027 - August 24, 2027
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 200 East Broadway, Hobbs, NM 88240
- Filing phone
- 575-397-9207
- Step 3
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R. Finn SmithDistrict 1Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2029 - View profile
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Larron FieldsDistrict 3Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2029 - View profileJoseph CalderonDistrict 4Nonpartisan · Current term 2022 to 2027
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