2017 Albuquerque mayoral election
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The 2017 Albuquerque mayoral election was a
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
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 the 5th district, Cynthia Borrego, who ran as a Democrat, won the runoff against Robert Aragon, who ran as a Republican for state auditor in 2014. The 5th district seat was vacated by Dan Lewis, who ran for mayor.
Primary election
Candidates
Declared
- Ricardo Chaves (Republican), founder of Parking Company of America[5]
- Brian Colón (Democratic), former chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico[5]
- Michelle Garcia Holmes (Attorney General's Office, retired Albuquerque police detective[5]
- Wayne Johnson (Republican), Bernalillo County Commissioner[5]
- Tim Keller (Democratic), State Auditor[6][7][5]
- Dan Lewis (Republican), City Councilor[5]
- Augustus "Gus" Pedrotty (Democratic), University of New Mexico undergraduate student[5]
- Susan Wheeler-Deichsel (Independent), co-founder of civic group Urban ABQ[8][5]
Did not qualify
- Eddy Aragon (
- Lamont Davis[5]
- Rachel Golden, movie theater worker[4][5]
- Stella Anne Padilla (Democratic), retired Old Town resident[5][4][8]
Withdrew
- Elan Colello (Democratic), CEO of a virtual reality company[4][8][3]
- Scott Madison (Democratic), Kirtland Air Force Base/Sandia National Laboratories nuclear weapons program worker [8][3]
- Ian Page[5]
- Jacob Shull[5]
Declined
- Richard J. Berry (Republican), incumbent mayor[1]
- Pete Dinelli (Democratic), former city councilor and local prosecutor, unsuccessful candidate for mayor in 2013 and 1989[10]
- James Lewis (Democratic), president of the Alumni Association of the University of New Mexico, former state treasurer[10]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tim Keller | 38,156 | 39.35 | |
Republican | Dan Lewis | 22,238 | 22.93 | |
Democratic | Brian Colón | 15,884 | 16.38 | |
Republican | Wayne Johnson | 9,342 | 9.63 | |
Democratic | Augustus Pedrotty | 6,638 | 6.84 | |
Independent
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Michelle Garcia Holmes | 3,748 | 3.86 | |
Independent
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Susan Wheeler-Deichsel | 490 | 0.50 | |
Republican | Ricardo Chaves | 475 | 0.49 | |
Total votes | 96,971 | 100.00 |
Runoff election
Candidates
- Tim Keller, State Auditor
- Dan Lewis, City Councilor
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tim Keller |
Dan Lewis |
Undecided |
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Carroll Strategies | October 4, 2017 | - | ± 4.1% | 49% | 36% | 14% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tim Keller | 60,219 | 62.20 | |
Republican | Dan Lewis | 36,594 | 37.80 | |
Total votes | 96,813 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
References
- ^ a b c McKay, Dan (December 5, 2016). "ABQ likely to see unusual race for mayor". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ a b McKay, Dan (May 4, 2016). "Albuquerque's mayoral race has its first candidate". Albuquerque Journal.
- ^ a b c Andy Lyman, Long list of potential ABQ mayoral candidates as signature deadline approaches, NM Political Report (April 26, 2017).
- ^ a b c d e Martin Salazar, Money already pouring into mayor's race, Albuquerque Journal (April 18, 2017).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Martin Salazar, 9 of 16 mayoral candidates qualify for ballot, Albuquerque Journal (April 28, 2017).
- ^ Terrell, Steve. "State auditor enters race for Albuquerque mayor". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ a b Dan McKay, State auditor announces bid for ABQ mayor, Albuquerque Journal (January 11, 201).
- ^ a b c d Olivier Uyttebrouck, Wheeler-Deichsel enters race for Albuquerque mayor, Albuquerque Journal (February 17, 2017).
- ^ Marie C. Baca, Archuleta drops out of Albuquerque mayor’s race, Albuquerque Journal (May 26, 2017).
- ^ a b Marie C. Baca, Dinelli decides to skip mayor’s race, Albuquerque Journal (February 1, 2017).
- ^ "Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA - Unofficial Election Results". app.bernco.gov. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.