District 1 geographically is the largest of the four Santa Fe City Council districts, covering the area north of the Santa Fe River, as well as some west-side neighborhoods south of the river. Thanks to redistricting last summer, the western end of the district now dips all the way to Osage Avenue, northwest of Cerrillos Road.

The territory includes mansions on the northeast as well as small, old-family homes in less-affluent barrios, and a chunk of mostly undeveloped city land northwest of the downtown area. Census data show that it's the district with the fewest children and the highest percentage of Anglos.

The city's longest-serving councilor, Patti Bushee, is facing a challenge from the youngest candidate of 10 seeking election to the council this year. Houston Johansen recently returned to the city, where he was born and raised, after completing college in Nebraska. He says he is living off savings and devoting his full attention to overthrowing the incumbent.

Bushee, who had said in 2008 that she would likely not run for office again, said recently that now is not the time for her opponent to get "on-the-job training" as a councilor. If she is re-elected, it would be her fifth elected term, since she was appointed to the council in 1994.

Each of the four council districts has two representatives, elected to staggered four-year terms. The other councilor in District 1 is Chris Calvert, a United States Postal Service carrier. He is serving his second term after defeating a challenge from former journalist Russell Max Simon in 2010.

Read about District 1 candidate Patti Bushee.

Read about District 1 City Council candidate Houston Johansen.