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City elections in Albuquerque, New Mexico (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: July 5, 2021 & August 24, 2021 |
| General election: November 2, 2021 Runoff election: December 7, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 6 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 2, 2021. A runoff election was held on December 7, 2021.[1] The filing deadline for publicly funded candidates in this election was July 5, 2021. The filing deadline for privately funded candidates in this election was August 24, 2021.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
City Council
District 1
General election
General election for Albuquerque City Council District 1
Louie Sanchez defeated incumbent Lan Sena in the general election for Albuquerque City Council District 1 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Louie Sanchez (Nonpartisan) | 55.1 | 6,436 | |
| Lan Sena (Nonpartisan) | 44.9 | 5,236 | ||
| Total votes: 11,672 | |||
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District 3
General election
General election for Albuquerque City Council District 3
Incumbent Klarissa Peña won election in the general election for Albuquerque City Council District 3 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Klarissa Peña (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 3,886 |
| Total votes: 3,886 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anthony Zamora (Nonpartisan)
District 5
General election
General election for Albuquerque City Council District 5
Dan Lewis defeated incumbent Cynthia Borrego and Phillip Ramirez in the general election for Albuquerque City Council District 5 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 52.0 | 7,489 |
 | Cynthia Borrego (Nonpartisan) | 39.9 | 5,752 | |
 | Phillip Ramirez (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 1,173 | |
| Total votes: 14,414 | |||
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District 7
General runoff election
General runoff election for Albuquerque City Council District 7
Tammy Fiebelkorn defeated Lori Robertson in the general runoff election for Albuquerque City Council District 7 on December 7, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tammy Fiebelkorn (Nonpartisan) | 61.8 | 5,119 | |
 | Lori Robertson (Nonpartisan) | 38.2 | 3,160 | |
| Total votes: 8,279 | |||
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General election
General election for Albuquerque City Council District 7
The following candidates ran in the general election for Albuquerque City Council District 7 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lori Robertson (Nonpartisan) | 32.0 | 4,327 |
| ✔ | Tammy Fiebelkorn (Nonpartisan) | 24.4 | 3,307 | |
| Emilie DeAngelis (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 2,009 | ||
| Travis Kellerman (Nonpartisan) | 14.3 | 1,937 | ||
| Mauro Walden-Montoya (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 1,238 | ||
| Andres Valdez (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 718 | ||
| Total votes: 13,536 | |||
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District 9
General runoff election
General runoff election for Albuquerque City Council District 9
Renee Grout defeated Rob Grilley in the general runoff election for Albuquerque City Council District 9 on December 7, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Renee Grout (Nonpartisan) | 51.6 | 4,030 | |
| Rob Grilley (Nonpartisan) | 48.4 | 3,776 | ||
| Total votes: 7,806 | |||
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General election
General election for Albuquerque City Council District 9
Renee Grout and Rob Grilley advanced to a runoff. They defeated Byron Powdrell in the general election for Albuquerque City Council District 9 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Renee Grout (Nonpartisan) | 43.2 | 5,517 | |
| ✔ | Rob Grilley (Nonpartisan) | 29.1 | 3,715 | |
 | Byron Powdrell (Nonpartisan) | 27.7 | 3,535 | |
| Total votes: 12,767 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Lipman (Nonpartisan)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Mexico elections, 2021
June 1, 2021
November 2, 2021
- Mayoral election in Albuquerque, New Mexico (2021)
- Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico, elections (2021)
- Municipal elections in Bernalillo County, New Mexico (2021)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, Affordable Housing Bonds (November 2021)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, Energy and Water Conservation, Public Facilities, and System Modernization Bonds (November 2021)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, Gross Receipts Tax Revenue Bonds for Multi-Use Public Stadium (November 2021)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, Library Bonds (November 2021)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, Metropolitan Redevelopment Bonds (November 2021)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, Museum and Cultural Facilities Bonds (November 2021)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, Parks and Recreation Bonds (November 2021)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, Public Safety Bonds (November 2021)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, Public Transportation Bonds (November 2021)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, Senior, Family, Community Center, Homeless, and Community Enhancement Bonds (November 2021)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, Storm Sewer System Bonds (November 2021)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, Street Bonds (November 2021)
- Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico, General Obligation Bond Question (November 2021)
- Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico, Public School Buildings Tax Act Question (November 2021)
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About the city
- See also: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is a city in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. As of 2020, its population was 564,559.
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 | 564,559 | 2,117,522 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 187 | 121,312 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 70.3% | 70% |
| Black/African American | 3.1% | 2.1% |
| Asian | 3% | 1.6% |
| Native American | 4.5% | 9.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 8.8% |
| Multiple | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 49.2% | 49.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.9% | 86.5% |
| College graduation rate | 36.5% | 28.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $53,936 | $51,243 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16% | 18.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **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. | ||
See also
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