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.

2013 Albuquerque mayoral election

October 8, 2013

Candidate Richard J. Berry Pete Dinelli Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 48,008 20,248 Percentage 68.10% 28.72%

Mayor before election Richard J. Berry Republican Elected Mayor Richard J. Berry [1] Republican

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Withdrawn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	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

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2013-10-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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 (19 April 2013). "Retired Police Officer Enters Mayor's Race". ABQ Journal. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
4. McKay, Dan (19 April 2013). "Aragon de Chavez drops out of mayor's race". ABQ Journal. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
5. Ramirez, Chris (1 March 2013). "Denish announces she won't run for ABQ mayor". Kob.com. Retrieved 25 May 2013.