Posted on 10/06/2009 7:46:48 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Richard “RJ” Berry appears to be winning a plurality of the absentee votes posted to the Bernalillo county Web site moments ago. Berry now has 41.62 percent of the vote compared to 36.03 percent for incumbent mayor Martin Chavez and 22.18 percent for former state Pro Tem Richard Romero.
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I am hopeful. With Chavez and his staff behind closed doors, they have to be worried.
A liberal who does sarcasm. WHo knew?
Is a run-off required if noody is over 50%??
Berry still holding.
Albuquerque Mayor
Precincts Reporting
43% 81 of 186
Win Candidate Votes Percent
Richard J. Berry 14,733 40%
Martin Chavez (Incumbent) 12,982 35%
Richard Romero 8,855 24%
Write-In 84 1%
To win outright you just need 40%. The Republican Berry is exactly at 40%. If he wins, this will be a stunning upset. The formerly popular Chavez should not be running at 35%, that is simply terrible for him.
Albuquerque Mayor
Precincts Reporting
43% 81 of 186
Win Candidate Votes Percent
Richard J. Berry 14,733 40%
Martin Chavez (Incumbent) 12,982 35%
Richard Romero 8,855 24%
Write-In 84 1%
This is kind of like crossed phone lines.
; )
Isn’t there also a North Carolina primary or something??
BTTT!
Almost half in, Berry still where he needs to be.
Albuquerque Mayor
Precincts Reporting
46% 86 of 186
Win Candidate Votes Percent
Richard J. Berry 15,972 40%
Martin Chavez (Incumbent) 13,920 35%
Richard Romero 9,263 24%
Write-In 86 1%
Hopefully, Berry will pull it off.
I guess NMPIRG and ACORN were a little less involved this time.
Interesting the media is saying nothing about this, this is a major upset in the making.
If the reports about Chavez’s “victory” party being like a funeral from the start are true, he already knows what’s happened. I just want to hear the media declare Berry the winner. First GOP Mayor of ABQ in almost 3 decades, and not some liberal RINO like ex-Gov. Dave Cargo who nearly beat Chavez back in ‘93, either, but a Conservative.
Half the vote counted, Berry still winning.
Albuquerque Mayor
Precincts Reporting
50% 93 of 186
Win Candidate Votes Percent
Richard J. Berry 17,253 40%
Martin Chavez (Incumbent) 14,976 36%
Richard Romero 9,795 23%
Write-In 93 1%
UGH! Nerve retching... I hope he pulls it off...STUNNING UPSET if his numbers hold tight!! This could be the beginning of BEAUTIFUL things to come!!
53% in, Berry still winning.
Albuquerque Mayor
Precincts Reporting
53% 99 of 186
Win Candidate Votes Percent
Richard J. Berry 18,252 40%
Martin Chavez (Incumbent) 15,908 36%
Richard Romero 10,384 23%
Write-In 100 1%
Sweet,
I remember Cargo.
He was a decent guy.
56% in, Berry still winning. A State Rep. predicted this would be exactly what he’d get, and it appears he is.
Albuquerque Mayor
Precincts Reporting
56% 105 of 186
Win Candidate Votes Percent
Richard J. Berry 19,366 40%
Martin Chavez (Incumbent) 16,778 36%
Richard Romero 10,979 23%
Write-In 108 1%
Looking at some of the bond issues it looks to me like NM is for more spending of money they do not have. I don’t call that any kind of conservative victory.
I live in Santa Fe and get the ABQ TV. Mayor Chavez just stated in an interview that if trends hold, Berry will be the next mayor. He seemed to know that the outstanding votes were in precincts not favorable to him.
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