2009 Albuquerque mayoral election

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2009 Albuquerque mayoral election
Flag of Albuquerque, New Mexico.svg
  2005 October 6, 2009 2013  
  Mayor Richard J. Berry first photo.jpg MartinChavez (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Richard Berry Martin Chávez Richard Romero
Party Republican Democratic Democratic
Popular vote36,46629,14017,458
Percentage44%36%20%

Mayor before election

Martin Chávez
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Richard Berry
Republican

The Albuquerque mayoral election of 2009 occurred on October 6, 2009. [1]

In July 2009, incumbent Mayor Martin Chávez announced that he would seek a fourth term.

Former State Senator Richard Romero (D) also ran. [2]

State Representative Richard Berry won the election with 36,466 votes (43.82%) to Chavez's 29,140 votes (35.02%) and Romero's 17,458 (20.98%) Write-in candidates won 149 votes, or .18% of the total. Although Berry received less than 50 percent of the vote, Albuquerque election law requires a runoff only if no candidate receives at least 40 percent of the vote. [3]

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References

  1. "2009 Election Calendar Campaign Deadlines for Mayoral Candidates" (PDF). City of Albuquerque.
  2. "It's official — Richard Romero is running for mayor of Albuquerque (UPDATED)". New Mexico Independent. January 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  3. "Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA - Unofficial Election Results". Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2009.