City elections in Albuquerque, New Mexico (2019)
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| Filing deadline: August 27, 2019 |
| General election: November 5, 2019 Runoff election: December 10, 2019 |
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| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 4 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, held nonpartisan general elections for city council districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 on November 5, 2019. A runoff election was scheduled for December 10, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was August 27, 2019.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Albuquerque City Council general runoff | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 2 |
 Isaac Benton (i)Zackary Quintero |
| District 4 |
Brook Bassan Ane Romero |
Albuquerque City Council general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 2 |
Isaac Benton (i) Steven Baca Joseph Griego Robert Raymond Blanquera Nelson  Zackary Quintero Connie Vigil |
| District 4 |
Brook Bassan Athena Christodoulou Ane Romero |
| District 6 |
Patrick Davis (i) Gina Dennis |
| District 8 |
Trudy Jones (i) Maurreen Skowran |
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Past elections
2017
District 1
Incumbent Ken Sanchez defeated Javier Benavidez, Johnny Luevano Jr., and Sandra Mills in the Albuquerque City Council District 1 general election.[1]
| Albuquerque City Council, District 1 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Ken Sanchez Incumbent |
51.83% | 4,741 |
| Javier Benavidez | 18.86% | 1,725 |
| Johnny Luevano Jr. | 18.40% | 1,683 |
| Sandra Mills | 10.91% | 998 |
| Total Votes | 9,147 | |
| Source: City of Albuquerque, "Municipal Election Official Results," October 13, 2017 | ||
District 3
Incumbent Klarissa Peña defeated Christopher Sedillo in the Albuquerque City Council District 3 general election.[2]
| Albuquerque City Council, District 3 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Klarissa Peña Incumbent |
67.58% | 2,651 |
| Christopher Sedillo | 32.42% | 1,272 |
| Total Votes | 3,923 | |
| Source: City of Albuquerque, "Municipal Election Official Results," October 13, 2017 | ||
District 5
Cynthia Borrego defeated Robert Aragon in the Albuquerque City Council District 5 runoff election.
| Albuquerque City Council, District 5 Runoff Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Cynthia Borrego |
54.00% | 6,006 |
| Robert Aragon | 46.00% | 5,116 |
| Total Votes | 11,122 | |
| Source: Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Albuquerque Office of the City Clerk," December 18, 2017 | ||
Robert Aragon and Cynthia Borrego defeated Catherine Trujillo in the Albuquerque City Council District 5 general election.[3]
| Albuquerque City Council, District 5 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Robert Aragon |
39.31% | 3,878 |
| Cynthia Borrego |
37.88% | 3,737 |
| Catherine Trujillo | 22.82% | 2,251 |
| Total Votes | 9,866 | |
| Source: City of Albuquerque, "Municipal Election Official Results," October 13, 2017 | ||
District 7
Incumbent Diane G. Gibson defeated Eric Lucero in the Albuquerque City Council District 7 general election.[4]
| Albuquerque City Council, District 7 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Diane G. Gibson Incumbent |
67.50% | 7,906 |
| Eric Lucero | 32.50% | 3,806 |
| Total Votes | 11,712 | |
| Source: City of Albuquerque, "Municipal Election Official Results," October 13, 2017 | ||
District 9
Incumbent Don Harris defeated Byron Powdrell and Paul McKenney in the Albuquerque City Council District 9 general election.[5]
| Albuquerque City Council, District 9 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Don Harris Incumbent |
57.29% | 5,621 |
| Byron Powdrell | 26.49% | 2,599 |
| Paul McKenney | 16.23% | 1,592 |
| Total Votes | 9,812 | |
| Source: City of Albuquerque, "Municipal Election Official Results," October 13, 2017 | ||
2015
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Mexico elections, 2019
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About the city
- See also: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is a city in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. As of 2010, its population was 545,852.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Albuquerque uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||
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| Albuquerque | New Mexico | |
| Population | 545,852 | 2,059,179 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 187 | 121,312 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 73.9% | 74.8% |
| Black/African American | 3.3% | 2.1% |
| Asian | 2.9% | 1.6% |
| Native American | 4.7% | 9.6% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 10.6% | 8.6% |
| Multiple | 4.4% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 49.2% | 48.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.7% | 85.6% |
| College graduation rate | 35.2% | 27.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $52,911 | $49,754 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.9% | 19.1% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
State profile
- See also: New Mexico and New Mexico elections, 2019
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019
Presidential voting pattern
- New Mexico voted for the Democratic candidate in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. Senators from New Mexico were Democrats.
- All three of New Mexico's U.S. Representatives were Democrats.
State executives
- Democrats held 19 and Republicans held four of New Mexico's 29 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
- New Mexico's governor was Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham.
State legislature
- Democrats controlled the New Mexico State Senate with a 26-16 majority.
- Democrats controlled the New Mexico House of Representatives with a 46-24 majority.
New Mexico Party Control: 1992-2025
Eighteen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
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| Demographic data for New Mexico | ||
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| New Mexico | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 2,080,328 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 121,298 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 73.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 2.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.4% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 9.1% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.3% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 47.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 84.2% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 26.3% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $44,963 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 24.7% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Mexico. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Three of 33 New Mexico counties—9 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Colfax County, New Mexico | 8.55% | 2.24% | 10.73% | ||||
| Hidalgo County, New Mexico | 6.73% | 4.96% | 2.92% | ||||
| Valencia County, New Mexico | 8.60% | 2.47% | 7.72% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won New Mexico with 48.3 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 40 percent. In presidential elections between 1912 and 2016, New Mexico voted Democratic 56 percent of the time and Republican 44 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, New Mexico voted Democratic four times. The state voted Republican in 2004.[6]
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in New Mexico. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[7][8]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 45 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 29.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 45 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 26.7 points. Clinton won nine districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 25 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 24.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 25 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 27 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 20.96% | 75.79% | R+54.8 | 18.04% | 72.51% | R+54.5 | R |
| 2 | 27.47% | 69.17% | R+41.7 | 21.96% | 67.15% | R+45.2 | R |
| 3 | 22.91% | 73.48% | R+50.6 | 17.17% | 73.66% | R+56.5 | R |
| 4 | 51.61% | 45.33% | D+6.3 | 42.79% | 42.74% | D+0.1 | R |
| 5 | 70.17% | 26.83% | D+43.3 | 60.70% | 24.05% | D+36.6 | D |
| 6 | 70.21% | 27.48% | D+42.7 | 58.64% | 28.48% | D+30.2 | D |
| 7 | 50.49% | 44.11% | D+6.4 | 40.92% | 45.72% | R+4.8 | R |
| 8 | 46.36% | 48.66% | R+2.3 | 37.51% | 49.60% | R+12.1 | R |
| 9 | 71.00% | 26.44% | D+44.6 | 61.37% | 24.12% | D+37.2 | D |
| 10 | 65.21% | 30.46% | D+34.8 | 56.93% | 31.21% | D+25.7 | D |
| 11 | 74.16% | 20.74% | D+53.4 | 69.71% | 18.46% | D+51.2 | D |
| 12 | 68.74% | 26.63% | D+42.1 | 61.46% | 27.69% | D+33.8 | D |
| 13 | 67.68% | 27.95% | D+39.7 | 59.39% | 27.06% | D+32.3 | D |
| 14 | 75.95% | 20.09% | D+55.9 | 65.37% | 23.23% | D+42.1 | D |
| 15 | 49.95% | 45.35% | D+4.6 | 48.43% | 38.84% | D+9.6 | R |
| 16 | 60.23% | 35.40% | D+24.8 | 54.22% | 33.06% | D+21.2 | D |
| 17 | 62.55% | 32.61% | D+29.9 | 57.98% | 29.63% | D+28.3 | D |
| 18 | 74.99% | 17.57% | D+57.4 | 73.69% | 13.64% | D+60.1 | D |
| 19 | 71.55% | 22.91% | D+48.6 | 67.73% | 20.05% | D+47.7 | D |
| 20 | 46.26% | 48.57% | R+2.3 | 45.05% | 41.13% | D+3.9 | R |
| 21 | 61.08% | 33.19% | D+27.9 | 53.96% | 31.12% | D+22.8 | D |
| 22 | 42.30% | 51.77% | R+9.5 | 40.33% | 46.60% | R+6.3 | R |
| 23 | 50.61% | 44.70% | D+5.9 | 47.86% | 39.71% | D+8.1 | D |
| 24 | 52.10% | 42.11% | D+10 | 47.19% | 36.79% | D+10.4 | D |
| 25 | 60.90% | 33.31% | D+27.6 | 57.03% | 28.81% | D+28.2 | D |
| 26 | 62.57% | 33.00% | D+29.6 | 55.12% | 32.19% | D+22.9 | D |
| 27 | 43.63% | 51.56% | R+7.9 | 43.86% | 42.63% | D+1.2 | R |
| 28 | 43.36% | 51.02% | R+7.7 | 43.31% | 42.27% | D+1 | R |
| 29 | 48.16% | 47.12% | D+1 | 45.04% | 41.24% | D+3.8 | R |
| 30 | 50.06% | 44.08% | D+6 | 47.75% | 37.01% | D+10.7 | R |
| 31 | 38.29% | 57.90% | R+19.6 | 41.78% | 45.91% | R+4.1 | R |
| 32 | 48.95% | 47.93% | D+1 | 43.90% | 47.34% | R+3.4 | D |
| 33 | 57.44% | 38.34% | D+19.1 | 55.59% | 32.01% | D+23.6 | D |
| 34 | 67.75% | 30.86% | D+36.9 | 64.65% | 28.49% | D+36.2 | D |
| 35 | 58.06% | 38.71% | D+19.3 | 54.23% | 34.26% | D+20 | D |
| 36 | 53.29% | 43.51% | D+9.8 | 49.35% | 39.28% | D+10.1 | D |
| 37 | 50.09% | 46.98% | D+3.1 | 49.32% | 39.69% | D+9.6 | D |
| 38 | 45.97% | 50.34% | R+4.4 | 39.87% | 49.90% | R+10 | R |
| 39 | 53.53% | 43.60% | D+9.9 | 48.95% | 41.86% | D+7.1 | D |
| 40 | 69.65% | 27.03% | D+42.6 | 60.30% | 28.99% | D+31.3 | D |
| 41 | 74.26% | 22.15% | D+52.1 | 64.48% | 23.77% | D+40.7 | D |
| 42 | 77.86% | 18.20% | D+59.7 | 69.70% | 18.34% | D+51.4 | D |
| 43 | 51.55% | 42.52% | D+9 | 51.63% | 31.90% | D+19.7 | D |
| 44 | 42.34% | 53.33% | R+11 | 38.87% | 48.14% | R+9.3 | R |
| 45 | 75.50% | 20.49% | D+55 | 71.68% | 19.09% | D+52.6 | D |
| 46 | 76.11% | 19.64% | D+56.5 | 72.91% | 17.80% | D+55.1 | D |
| 47 | 75.23% | 21.12% | D+54.1 | 75.51% | 16.95% | D+58.6 | D |
| 48 | 79.43% | 16.14% | D+63.3 | 76.07% | 15.07% | D+61 | D |
| 49 | 48.75% | 46.04% | D+2.7 | 39.56% | 48.03% | R+8.5 | R |
| 50 | 54.56% | 40.49% | D+14.1 | 49.33% | 40.67% | D+8.7 | D |
| 51 | 34.24% | 62.18% | R+27.9 | 29.61% | 60.13% | R+30.5 | R |
| 52 | 62.23% | 35.17% | D+27.1 | 62.07% | 29.79% | D+32.3 | D |
| 53 | 48.82% | 48.52% | D+0.3 | 48.39% | 41.93% | D+6.5 | R |
| 54 | 32.19% | 64.92% | R+32.7 | 25.69% | 66.62% | R+40.9 | R |
| 55 | 29.64% | 67.48% | R+37.8 | 24.35% | 67.91% | R+43.6 | R |
| 56 | 34.58% | 61.37% | R+26.8 | 29.21% | 61.10% | R+31.9 | R |
| 57 | 45.25% | 50.34% | R+5.1 | 39.99% | 46.81% | R+6.8 | R |
| 58 | 43.98% | 52.91% | R+8.9 | 36.58% | 53.06% | R+16.5 | R |
| 59 | 29.23% | 67.78% | R+38.5 | 23.93% | 67.65% | R+43.7 | R |
| 60 | 42.37% | 52.23% | R+9.9 | 38.93% | 47.35% | R+8.4 | R |
| 61 | 32.56% | 65.02% | R+32.5 | 29.95% | 62.63% | R+32.7 | R |
| 62 | 19.59% | 78.35% | R+58.8 | 18.39% | 74.53% | R+56.1 | R |
| 63 | 49.61% | 47.24% | D+2.4 | 36.71% | 51.26% | R+14.6 | D |
| 64 | 24.47% | 72.92% | R+48.5 | 20.65% | 70.74% | R+50.1 | R |
| 65 | 79.83% | 16.71% | D+63.1 | 67.22% | 16.91% | D+50.3 | D |
| 66 | 24.60% | 72.24% | R+47.6 | 21.08% | 69.94% | R+48.9 | R |
| 67 | 37.15% | 59.71% | R+22.6 | 27.94% | 62.43% | R+34.5 | R |
| 68 | 47.01% | 48.56% | R+1.5 | 43.56% | 42.91% | D+0.7 | R |
| 69 | 68.52% | 28.07% | D+40.4 | 56.03% | 29.07% | D+27 | D |
| 70 | 69.54% | 26.69% | D+42.9 | 60.23% | 28.91% | D+31.3 | D |
| Total | 52.99% | 42.84% | D+10.1 | 48.26% | 40.04% | D+8.2 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of Albuquerque, "2017 City Council Candidates," accessed June 30, 2017
- ↑ City of Albuquerque, "2017 City Council Candidates," accessed June 30, 2017
- ↑ City of Albuquerque, "2017 City Council Candidates," accessed June 30, 2017
- ↑ City of Albuquerque, "2017 City Council Candidates," accessed June 30, 2017
- ↑ City of Albuquerque, "2017 City Council Candidates," accessed June 30, 2017
- ↑ 270towin.com, "New Mexico," accessed August 8, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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