DEMOCRAT TIM KELLER DEFEATS CITY COUNCILOR DAN LEWIS IN TUESDAY’S RUNOFF ELECTION FOR ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR . KELLER TOOK THE RACE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH 62 PERCENT OF THE VOTE COMPARED TO 38 PERCENT FOR LEWIS. SIXTY-THOUSAND 451 ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS VOTED EARLY … AND ABOUT 36 THOUSAND VOTED ON TUESDAY, ELECTION DAY.
IN HIS VICTORY SPEECH, KELLER SAID THE ELECTION RESULTS SHOW WE’RE READY FOR CHANGE AND NEW LEADERSHIP. BUT HE ADMITS IT’LL HAVE DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CITY AROUND. KELLER ALSO TALKED ABOUT COMBATTING ALBUQUERQUE’S CRIME CRISIS AND STIMULATING JOB GROWTH. IN THE OTHER RACE IN THE RUNOFF ELECTION.
CYNTHIA BORREGO BEAT ROBERT ARAGON FOR THE CITY COUNCIL SEAT IN DISTRICT FIVE. SHE WON WITH 54 PERCENT OF THE VOTE.
