Albuquerque mayoral election, 2001

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Albuquerque mayoral election, 2001
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 1997October 2, 2001 2005  

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Candidate Martin Chávez Bob SchwartzMike McEntee
Party Democratic Republican Republican
Popular vote30,384 27,60111,176
Percentage30%27%11%

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Candidate Jim Baca
Party Democratic
Popular vote10,998
Percentage11%

Mayor before election

Jim Baca
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Martin Chavez
Democratic

The Albuquerque mayoral election of 2001 was held on October 2, 2001 to elect the Mayor of Albuquerque. [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.

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References

  1. Unofficial Election Results for the City of Albuquerque City of Albuquerque Regular Municipal Election, 2005