The Albuquerque mayoral election of 2013 occurred on October 8, 2013. The candidate that garnered more than 50% of the vote was elected Mayor. Otherwise, the two candidates with the most votes would advance to a runoff, scheduled for November 19, 2013. The election is officially nonpartisan but candidates receive support and endorsements from their respective parties or affiliated organizations.
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Incumbent Republican Mayor Richard J. Berry ran for re-election to a second term in office, and won the election with 68% of the vote.
Candidates
editDeclared
edit- Richard J. Berry, incumbent Mayor (Voter registration: Republican)
- Pete Dinelli, former City Councilman, former Albuquerque Public Safety Director[2] (Voter registration: Democratic)
- Paul Heh, retired policeman[3] (Voter registration: Republican)
Withdrawn
edit- Margaret Aragon de Chavez, former First Lady of Albuquerque (endorsed Pete Dinelli)[4] (Voter registration: Democratic)
Declined
edit- Diane Denish, former Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, nominee for Governor of New Mexico in 2010[5] (Voter registration: Democratic)
- Ken Sanchez, City Councilman[5] (Voter registration: Democratic)
General election
editPolling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Richard J. Berry (R) |
Pete Dinelli (D) |
Paul Heh (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA[6] | May 14–17, 2013 | 501 | ± 4.4% | 59% | 17% | 9% | 15% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard J. Berry | 48,008 | 68.12 | |
| Democratic | Pete Dinelli | 20,248 | 28.73 | |
| Republican | Paul Heh | 2,217 | 3.15 | |
| Total votes | 70,473 | 100.00 | ||
References
edit- ^ "2013 Mayoral Election Results". Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ Carr, Will (6 January 2013). "Pete Dinelli to run for Albuquerque mayor". Koat.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ McKay, Dan (April 19, 2013). "Retired Police Officer Enters Mayor's Race". ABQ Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ McKay, Dan (April 19, 2013). "Aragon de Chavez drops out of mayor's race". ABQ Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ a b Ramirez, Chris (March 1, 2013). "Denish announces she won't run for ABQ mayor". Kob.com. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ SurveyUSA