Klarissa Peña
Klarissa Peña is a member of the Albuquerque City Council in New Mexico, representing District 3. She assumed office in 2013.
Peña ran for re-election to the Albuquerque City Council to represent District 3 in New Mexico. She won in the general runoff election on December 9, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Albuquerque, New Mexico (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Albuquerque City Council District 3
Incumbent Klarissa Peña defeated Teresa Garcia in the general runoff election for Albuquerque City Council District 3 on December 9, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Klarissa Peña (Nonpartisan) | 50.5 | 3,338 |
 | Teresa Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 49.5 | 3,270 | |
| Total votes: 6,608 | |||
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General election
General election for Albuquerque City Council District 3
Incumbent Klarissa Peña and Teresa Garcia advanced to a runoff. They defeated Christopher Sedillo in the general election for Albuquerque City Council District 3 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Klarissa Peña (Nonpartisan) | 41.4 | 2,727 |
| ✔ | | Teresa Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 37.8 | 2,491 |
 | Christopher Sedillo (Nonpartisan) | 20.8 | 1,371 | |
| Total votes: 6,589 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Natalia Saldana (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Peña in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Albuquerque, New Mexico (2021)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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)
2017
The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, held elections for mayor and city council on October 3, 2017. The filing deadline for mayoral candidates was March 31, 2017, and the filing deadline for city council candidates was May 31, 2017.[1]
Incumbent Klarissa Peña defeated Christopher Sedillo in the Albuquerque City Council District 3 general election.[2]
| Albuquerque City Council, District 3 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2021
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
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Albuquerque City Council District 3 2013-Present |
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