LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Voters in Dona Ana County have elected the first Black district attorney in New Mexico after he ran unopposed. 62-year-old Gerald Byers said he believes people will be able to work together toward the elusive goal of total justice. Henry Valdez, director of the administrative office of district attorneys, has said he isn’t aware of any other African Americans in the state who have held the office. Byers said he began his career at the Bernalillo County district attorney’s office while in school through a program that allowed third-year law students to prosecute cases under the supervision of a prosecutor.