Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.
Mayoral election in Albuquerque, New Mexico (2021)
 |
Congressional special elections • Local ballot measures • School boards • Municipal • How to run for office |
 |
2025 →
← 2017
|
| 2021 Albuquerque elections |
|---|
 |
| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 19, 2021 & August 10, 2021 |
| General election: November 2, 2021 Runoff election: December 7, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, held a general election for mayor on November 2, 2021. A runoff election was scheduled for December 7, 2021, but it was canceled.[1] The filing deadline for publicly funded candidates in this election was June 19, 2021. The filing deadline for privately funded candidates in this election was August 10, 2021. The Bernalillo County Clerk's office certified the mayoral election ballot following the declaration of candidacy day on August 24, 2021.[2]
Elections
Click on the tabs below to show more information about those topics.
Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Albuquerque
Incumbent Tim Keller defeated Manuel Gonzales III, Eddy Aragon, and Patrick Sais in the general election for Mayor of Albuquerque on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tim Keller (Nonpartisan) | 56.1 | 67,163 |
 | Manuel Gonzales III (Nonpartisan) | 25.5 | 30,576 | |
 | Eddy Aragon (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 21,989 | |
 | Patrick Sais (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 34 | |
| Total votes: 119,762 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nicholas Bevins (Nonpartisan)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Mexico elections, 2021
June 1, 2021
November 2, 2021
- City elections 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)
December 7, 2021
Mayoral partisanship
Mayoral elections were held in 28 of the 100 largest U.S. cities in 2021. Once mayors elected in 2021 assumed office, the mayors of 64 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party.
The following top-100 mayoral offices changed partisan control in 2021:
- Mayor John J. Lee of North Las Vegas, Nevada, announced that he was changing his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican on April 6, 2021.[3]
- David Bronson (R) was elected as mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on May 11, 2021. He assumed office on July 1, 2021, replacing nonpartisan Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson.
What was at stake?
Report a story for this election
Ballotpedia researches issues in local elections across the United States, but information availability is a challenge for us in many areas. Please contact us about the issues that impact your local election. Note that not all submissions may meet Ballotpedia's coverage requirements for inclusion.
Candidate survey
|
|
Ballotpedia invites candidates to participate in its annual survey. |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | New Mexico | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 |
 |
 |
External links
Footnotes
| |||||||||
