The2013 Albuquerque mayoral election took place on October 4, 2013. This election was the first one to require a runoff election if no candidate received fifty percent of the vote. In past elections, a runoff was required if no candidate received forty percent of the vote, but in a March 11, 2013, special election, voters approved an amendment to the city charter raising the threshold.[1]
Incumbent MayorRichard Berry, a Republican, ran for re-election to a second term. Though several high-profile candidates, including former Lieutenant GovernorDiane Denish, City Councilor Ken Sanchez, and former First Lady of Albuquerque Margaret Aragón de Chávez considered running, all ultimately declined to. Berry's main opponent was former City Councilman Pete Dinelli, a Democrat who had served as the city's Chief Public Safety Officer. Berry ultimately won re-election in a landslide, receiving 68 percent of the vote to Dinelli's 29 percent.
