Larry Delgado (born 1936) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1998 to 2006. He previously served two terms on the Santa Fe City Council, from 1990 to 1998.

Larry Delgado
40th Mayor of Santa Fe
In office
1998–2006
Preceded byDebbie Jaramillo
Succeeded byDavid Coss
Personal details
Born1936 (age 87–88)
Political partyDemocratic

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He was elected mayor of Santa Fe in 1998 after defeating mayor Debbie Jaramillo and former mayor Sam Pick. In that election, he was viewed as taking a more centrist option between Jaramillo's anti-development policies and Pick's pro-development policies.[1] He received 44% of the vote, ahead of Pick's 32% and Jaramillo's 11%.[2][3] Delgado served two full terms as mayor, leaving office in 2006.[4][5]

Delgado was appointed to the New Mexico Racing Commission by Governor Bill Richardson in 2006.

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  1. ^ Andrew Leo Lovato, Santa Fe Hispanic Culture: Preserving Identity in a Tourist Town (University of New Mexico Press, 2006), ISBN 978-0-8263-3226-4, pp. 109ff (excerpt available at Google Books).
  2. ^ Elvia Diaz and Scott Smallwood, "Delgado Is Next Santa Fe Mayor.", Albuquerque Journal, March 4, 1998 (registration required).
  3. ^ "Santa Feans hand incumbent Mayor Jaramillo a crushing defeat", AP in Albuquerque Tribune, March 4, 1998 (registration required).
  4. ^ Tom Sharpe, "Delgado's Legacy: Conservative mayor often a tie-breaker on measures affecting development, The Santa Fe New Mexican, March 12, 2006 (registration required).
  5. ^ "New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan". joemonahansnewmexico.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
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