Albuquerque voters will return to the polls next month for the runoff election to decide who will be the next mayor and who will be representing City Council districts 1 and 3.
On December 9th, voters will decide the results of three races in which none of the candidates received the simple majority necessary to win office.
Democratic incumbent Mayor Tim Keller will face off against former Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White, a Republican. During the November 4th election,
On the West Side, District 1 Former Councilor Louie Sanchez is vacating his seat. Democratic candidate Stephanie Telles will run against Republican Joshua Neal.
Neal has raised $6,525.33 for the runoff election. Telles has not updated her campaign contributions yet.
In southwest Albuquerque, District 3 Democratic incumbent Klarissa Pe帽a, currently the longest continuously serving city councilor, She will face Democratic candidate Teresa Garcia, who got 38%.
Pe帽a currently has raised $2,500.00 for the runoff election. Garcia has not updated her campaign contributions yet.
Only Pe帽a and Keller used . For candidates receiving public financing, with a mayor candidate limited to $755,946.00 and District 3 candidate limited to $41,865.00.
While everyone registered in Albuquerque will be eligible to vote in the mayoral election, only voters registered in District 1 and 3 will be eligible to vote in those districts.
Early voting starts on December 1st and will run through December 6th at across Albuquerque. You can also through November 25th.
Support for this coverage comes from the Thornburg Foundation.
