2009 Albuquerque mayoral election
October 6, 2009
 
Candidate Richard J. Berry Martin Chávez Richard C. Romero
Party Republican Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 36,466 29,140 17,458
Percentage 44% 36% 20%
Mayor before election

Martin Chávez
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Richard J. Berry
Republican

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

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

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

State Representative Richard J. 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]

Candidates

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.


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