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 Tim Keller, incumbent mayor (Democratic) Darren White, former Bernalillo County Sheriff (Republican) Eliminated in general Mayling Armijo, former Sandoval County deputy manager (Democratic) Louie Sanchez, city councilor (Democratic) Alex Uballez, former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico (Democratic) Eddie Varela, former Albuquerque deputy fire chief and former Reserve city councilor (Republican) Disqualified Alpana Adair, human resources professional (Independent) Adeo Herrick (Democratic) Patrick Sais, candidate for mayor in 2021 (Republican) Withdrawn Brian Fejer (Independent) Daniel Chavez, parking company president Endorsements
Debates HostDate & timeLink(s)ParticipantsDarren White (R)Tim Keller (D)Alex Uballez (D)Louie Sanchez (D)Eddie Varela (R)Mayling Armijo (D)KOAT7October 15, 2025
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof errorTimKellerDarrenWhiteLouieSanchezAlexanderUballezEddieVarelaMaylingArmijoDanielChavezUndecidedResearch & Polling Inc.September 26, 2025514 (LV)± 4.3%29%16%6%6%2%37%Rival Strategy Group (R)July 8–12, 2025529 (LV)± 4.2%32%37%31%33%40%27%38%43%19%27%37%35%33%34%33%25%39%36%
Results
Runoff election Endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof errorTimKellerDarrenWhite UndecidedGBAO (D)October 16–19, 2025400 (LV)± 4.9%45%38%17% Results
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References
External links Official campaign websites Alexander M.M. Uballez for Mayor Alpana Adair Mayling Armijo (D) for Mayor Tim Keller (D) for Mayor Eddie Varela (R) for Mayor Darren White (R) for Mayor