The 2017 Albuquerque mayoral election took place on November 14, 2017, following a primary election on October 3, 2017. Incumbent Mayor Richard Berry declined to run for re-election to a third term. A crowded field emerged to succeed him, with State Auditor Tim Keller, City Councilor Dan Lewis, County Commissioner Wayne Johnson, and former Democratic Party Chair Brian Colón emerging as the frontrunners. In the primary election, Keller placed first, winning 39 percent of the vote, but falling short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff election. Lewis placed second with 23 percent, edging out Colón, who won 16 percent. In the runoff election, Keller defeated Lewis in a landslide, receiving 62 percent of the vote.