2013 Albuquerque mayoral election

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.

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

Declared

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Withdrawn

Margaret Aragon de Chavez, former First Lady of Albuquerque (endorsed Pete Dinelli)^[4] (Voter registration: Democratic)

Declined

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

Polling

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

Albuquerque open mayoral election, 2013
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

^ "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

[1] "2013 Mayoral Election Results". Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.

[2] 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.

[3] McKay, Dan (April 19, 2013). "Retired Police Officer Enters Mayor's Race". ABQ Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2013.

[4] McKay, Dan (April 19, 2013). "Aragon de Chavez drops out of mayor's race". ABQ Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2013.

[denish-5] Ramirez, Chris (March 1, 2013). "Denish announces she won't run for ABQ mayor". Kob.com. Retrieved May 25, 2013.

[6] SurveyUSA

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