1997 Albuquerque mayoral election

1997 Albuquerque mayoral election
← 1993 October 7, 1997 2001 →
Mayor before election; Martin Chávez; Democratic	Elected mayor ; Jim Baca; Democratic

The 1997 Albuquerque mayoral election was held on October 7, 1997, in order to elect the Mayor of Albuquerque. Former Director of the Bureau of Land Management Jim Baca won the election against his foremost opponent and fellow Nonpartisan candidate Vickie S. Perea.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisanism	Jim Baca	21,588	28.64
	Nonpartisanism	Vickie S. Perea	18,434	24.45
	Nonpartisanism	David Cargo	17,036	22.60
	Nonpartisanism	Sam Bregman	12,111	16.07
	Nonpartisanism	Joe C. Diaz	3,316	4.40
	Nonpartisanism	Carlton Pennington	1,447	1.92
	Nonpartisanism	David Kirk Anderson	1,394	1.85
	Nonpartisanism	Keith Russell Judd (Withdrawn)	61	0.08
	Scattering		1	0.00
Total votes			75,388	100.00
	Democratic hold

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