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Albuquerque, New Mexico

2026 election results. 3 contests on Albuquerque's ballot in New Mexico's official results. ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY SAFETY (ACS) CHIEF APPOINTMENT: Shall the Charter of the City of Albuquerque be amended to designate the Director of Albuquerque Community Safety as the 'ACS Chief' and require that this position be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council, subject to the same confirmation, employment agreement, and removal terms currently applied to the Police Chief and Fire Chief? CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE: Yes ahead with 69.6%. PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FUNDING REQUIREMENT: Shall the Charter of the City of Albuquerque be amended to repeal Article XI, Section 7, which requires voter approval before the City may appropriate more than $10 million for a performing arts center so that future funding of any amount would no longer require a separate vote? CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE: Yes ahead with 56.5%.

3 contests on Albuquerque's ballot

From New Mexico's official results file, where the contest's name gives Albuquerque as its place. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

Local measures

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FUNDING REQUIREMENT: Shall the Charter of the City of Albuquerque be amended to repeal Article XI, Section 7, which requires voter approval before the City may appropriate more than $10 million for a performing arts center so that future funding of any amount would no longer require a separate vote? CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes103,41456.5%
No79,55843.5%

Yes ahead with 56.5%.

PUBLIC SAFETY GROSS RECEIPTS TAX DEDICATION UPDATE: Shall the City of Albuquerque amend the Public Safety Gross Receipts Tax to divide funds amongst updated city services? The money would be divided as follows: Police 35%; Fire 38%; Albuquerque Community Safety 8%; Health, Housing, and Homelessness 8%; Prisoner Transport 6%; and Code Enforcement 5%. This would not increase the tax rate. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes130,66872.0%
No50,82128.0%

Yes ahead with 72.0%.

Statewide races in Bernalillo County

U.S. Senate

Ben Ray Lujan
69.0%172,306
Larry Marker
31.0%77,461
94% counted

These are Bernalillo County's votes, which include Albuquerque's. Statewide: Ben Ray Lujan wins. Called.

Governor

Deb Haaland
62.5%156,285
Greggory Hull
37.5%93,582
94% counted

These are Bernalillo County's votes, which include Albuquerque's. Statewide: Deb Haaland wins. Called.

Results for Albuquerque alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Bernalillo County's page has its U.S. House results and its other local contests.

Sources & scope

New Mexico's official results, these figures first read Nov 12, 11:27 AM. Unofficial until certified. This page lists the contests whose names in that file give Albuquerque as their place; other contests on Albuquerque voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Bernalillo County's page.