Albuquerque mayoral election, 2017

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Albuquerque mayoral election, 2017
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Candidate Tim Keller Dan Lewis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote60,219 36,594
Percentage62.2% 37.8%
Mayor before election

Richard J. Berry
Republican

Elected Mayor

Tim Keller
Democratic

The 2017 Albuquerque mayoral election was a nonpartisan election, held on October 3, 2017, to choose the next mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Richard J. Berry, the incumbent mayor, did not seek reelection. This was the first mayoral election in Albuquerque without an incumbent candidate in twenty years. All candidates ran on the same ballot. If no candidate reaches 50% of the vote, a runoff election is held between the top two finishers which was scheduled for November 14, 2017. [1]

Albuquerque, New Mexico City in New Mexico, United States

Albuquerque, also known locally as Duke City and abbreviated as ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico and the 32nd-most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated population of 558,545 in 2017. Albuquerque is the principal city of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, which has 910,726 residents as of July 2017. Albuquerque's MSA is the 60th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The Albuquerque MSA population includes the cities of Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Placitas, Corrales, Los Lunas, Belen, Bosque Farms, and forms part of the larger Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area, with a total population of 1,171,991 in 2016.

Richard J. Berry American politician

Richard James Berry is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as the twenty-ninth Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is a former two term member of the New Mexico House of Representatives.

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The race was non-partisan (i.e., party affiliations do not appear on the ballot). [2] However, "although the election is nonpartisan, a candidate’s political affiliation obviously can play a role in the campaign." [1] In order to appear on the ballot, a candidate must collect 3,000 signatures from Albuquerque registered voters and submit them to the city clerk's office. [3]

The maximum allowed campaign contribution that may be given to a candidate is $5,193 per person or company, which is 5% of the mayor's salary. [4]

Alongside the mayoral election, five seats of the city council were up for re-election. Incumbent councillors Ken Sanchez (District 1), Klarissa Peña (District 3), Diane G. Gibson (District 7) and Don Harris (District 9) were re-elected. In District 5, Cynthia Borrego, who identifies as a Democrat, won the runoff against Robert Aragon, who ran as a Republican for State Auditor in 2014. The District 5 seat was vacated by Dan Lewis, who ran for mayor.

Primary election

Candidates

Qualified for ballot

in alphabetical order

Republican Party (United States) political party in the United States

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major political parties in the United States; the other is its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

Brian Colón American politician

Brian S. Colón is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as the New Mexico State Auditor, in office since 2019. He is the former Chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico. In 2010, he ran for and lost his bid for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico. He has chaired Popejoy Hall's Board of Directors and has served with the Board of Trustees for the Albuquerque Community Foundation. On November 6, 2018, he defeated Republican Wayne Johnson in the general election New Mexico State Auditor.

Democratic Party of New Mexico

The Democratic Party of New Mexico is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of New Mexico, headquartered in Albuquerque. The party is led by Chair Marg Elliston, who succeeded Richard Ellenberg.

Unclear

The following candidates announced, but it was unclear whether they submitted enough signatures to get on the ballot

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Old Town Albuquerque human settlement in United States of America

Old Town is the historic original town site of Albuquerque, New Mexico, laid out by Spanish colonists in the 1700s. It is listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties as the Old Albuquerque Historic District, and is protected by a special historic zoning designation by the city. The present-day district contains about ten blocks of historic adobe buildings surrounding Old Town Plaza. On the plaza's north side stands San Felipe de Neri Church, a Spanish colonial church constructed in 1793.

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Withdrew from race or did not make it on ballot

Deanna Archuleta

Deanna Archuleta is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science in the Department of the Interior and former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of the Interior. From New Mexico, she was the Bernalillo County Commissioner, and a candidate for Mayor of Albuquerque in 2017.

Bernalillo County, New Mexico County in the United States

Bernalillo County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 662,564. The county seat, Albuquerque, is the most populous city in New Mexico.

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Declined

Results

Mayor of Albuquerque election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tim Keller 38,15639%
Republican Dan Lewis22,23823%
Democratic Brian Colon 15,884 16%
Republican Wayne Johnson 9,342 10%
Democratic Augustus "Gus" Pedrotty 6,638 7%
Independent Michelle Garcia Holmes 3,748 4%
Independent Susan Wheeler-Deichsel 490 1%
Republican Ricardo Chaves 475 0%
Total votes96,971100%

Runoff election

Candidates

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		Margin of
error		 Tim
Keller		 Dan
Lewis		Undecided
Carroll Strategies October 4, 2017 ? ± 4.1%49.2% 36.4% 14.4%

Results

Mayor of Albuquerque runoff election results, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tim Keller 60,21962.2%
Republican Dan Lewis 36,594 37.8%
Total votes96,813100%

Source: Bernalillo County, New Mexico County Clerk; [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 McKay, Dan (December 5, 2016). "ABQ likely to see unusual race for mayor". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. 1 2 McKay, Dan (May 4, 2016). "Albuquerque's mayoral race has its first candidate". Albuquerque Journal.
  3. 1 2 3 Andy Lyman, Long list of potential ABQ mayoral candidates as signature deadline approaches, NM Political Report (April 26, 2017).
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Martin Salazar, Money already pouring into mayor's race, Albuquerque Journal (April 18, 2017).
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Martin Salazar, 9 of 16 mayoral candidates qualify for ballot, Albuquerque Journal (April 28, 2017).
  6. ↑ Terrell, Steve. "State auditor enters race for Albuquerque mayor". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  7. 1 2 Dan McKay, State auditor announces bid for ABQ mayor, Albuquerque Journal (January 11, 201).
  8. 1 2 3 4 Olivier Uyttebrouck, Wheeler-Deichsel enters race for Albuquerque mayor, Albuquerque Journal (February 17, 2017).
  9. ↑ Marie C. Baca, Archuleta drops out of Albuquerque mayor’s race, Albuquerque Journal (May 26, 2017).
  10. 1 2 Marie C. Baca, Dinelli decides to skip mayor’s race, Albuquerque Journal (February 1, 2017).
  11. ↑ "Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA - Unofficial Election Results". app.bernco.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
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