2025 Albuquerque mayoral election


The 2025 Albuquerque mayoral election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The first round of voting saw Democratic Party incumbent Tim Keller win a plurality of the vote but failing to win over 50%, triggering a second round contest between him and Republican candidate Darren White. Keller was re-elected to a third term after defeating White in the runoff on December 9.

Background

Incumbent mayor Tim Keller ran for re-election to a third term in office.
After the petition deadline on June 20, seven candidates met the 3,000 signature threshold, with Keller, Eddie Varela, and Alex Uballez leading in signatures gathered.
Since no candidate reached 50% of the vote in the general election, a runoff election between the top two candidates will take place on December 9, 2025.

General election

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Eliminated in general

Disqualified

Withdrawn