Dems add to edge in big-city mayoralties

[DonViejo]

BY COLE GRAY - 11/15/17 09:31 AM EST

New Mexico state Auditor Tim Keller (D) on Tuesday won a landslide victory to become Albuquerque’s next mayor, adding another Democratic takeover to the party’s strong performances this fall.

Keller took 62 percent of the vote, besting city council member Dan Lewis (R) for the right to replace two-term Mayor Richard Berry (R).

Keller’s win, and Berry’s exit, mean Democrats will now control the mayor’s office in 63 of the nation’s 100 largest cities. Republicans control just 28 mayor’s offices, and nine mayors are independents, according to a count maintained by Ballotpedia.

Many mayor’s offices across the country are technically nonpartisan, but candidates openly align themselves with one party or another. Seattle Mayor-elect Jenny Durkan, for example, did not run under a party label, though she and her opponent both identified as Democrats.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/360449-dems-add-to-edge-in-big-city-mayoralties

[AJT]

1. After the GOP took over all of the levers of state government in WI

aid to cities and to programs that help urban areas was pretty much ended. Milwaukee and Madison are having a very hard time with up tics in crime and poverty.