2009 Albuquerque mayoral election

The Albuquerque mayoral election of 2009 occurred on October 6, 2009.^[1]

2009 Albuquerque mayoral election

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Candidate Richard J. Berry Martin Chávez Richard C. Romero Party Republican Democratic Democratic Popular vote 36,466 29,140 17,458 Percentage 44% 36% 20%

Mayor before election Martin Chávez Democratic Elected Mayor Richard J. Berry Republican

In July 2009, incumbent Mayor Martin Chavez announced that he would seek a fourth term.

Former State Senator Richard Romero (D) also ran.^[2]

State Representative Richard J. Berry won the election with 36,466 votes (43.82%) to Chavez's 29,140 votes (35.02%) and Romero's 17,458 (20.98%) Write-in candidates won 149 votes, or .18% of the total. Although Berry received less than 50 percent of the vote, Albuquerque election law requires a runoff only if no candidate receives at least 40 percent of the vote.^[3]