2013 El Paso mayoral election

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El Paso mayoral election, 2013
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  2009 May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11) (first round)
June 15, 2013 (2013-06-15) (runoff)
2017  
Turnout14.15% (first round) [1]
13.76% (runoff) [2]
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Candidate Oscar Leeser Steve OrtegaRobert Cormell
Party Nonpartisan candidate Nonpartisan candidate Nonpartisan candidate
First round vote21,7249,9445,518
First round percentage47.40%21.70%12.04%
Runoff vote33,26611,492
Runoff percentage74.32%25.68%

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CandidateHector H. LopezL. Gus Haddad
Party Nonpartisan candidate Nonpartisan candidate
First round vote4,0093,223
First round percentage8.75%7.03%

Mayor before election

John Cook
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Oscar Leeser
Democratic

The 2013 El Paso mayoral election was held on May 11 and June 8, 2013, to elect the Mayor of El Paso, Texas. Incumbent Mayor John Cook could not seek another term due to term limits. In the nonpartisan preliminary round was held on May 11, 2013, businessman Oscar Leeser and City Councilman Steve Ortega placed first and second with 47% and 21% of the vote, respectively, and because no candidate received a majority, a runoff election was held on June 15. [3] Leeser won the runoff election. [4]

Contents

First round

Candidates

Results

El Paso mayoral primary results, May 11, 2013 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan candidate Oscar Leeser 21,724 47.40
Nonpartisan candidate Steve Ortega 9,944 21.70
Nonpartisan candidate Robert Cormell5,51812.04
Nonpartisan candidate Hector H. Lopez4,0098.75
Nonpartisan candidate L. Gus Haddad3,2237.03
Nonpartisan candidate Jaime O. Perez8161.78
Nonpartisan candidate Dean Martinez3650.80
Nonpartisan candidate Jorge Artalejo2280.50
Total votes45,827 100.00

Runoff

Candidates

Results

El Paso mayoral election results, June 15, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan candidate Oscar Leeser [5] 33,266 74.32
Nonpartisan candidate Steve Ortega11,49225.68
Total votes44,758 100

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References

  1. "Election Summary Report 2013 MAY ELECTION Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races ELECTION RESULTS COMBINED OFFICIAL FINAL" (PDF). El Paso County. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. "Election Summary Report 2013 JUNE RUN-OFF ELECTIONSummary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races ELECTION RESULTS COMBINED OFFICIAL FINAL" (PDF). El Paso County. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Current Election - el Paso County, TX Elections | el Paso County Elections Department".
  4. "El Paso voters pick Oscar Leeser: New mayor will work to unite community - el Paso Times". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  5. 1 2 Mayor, El Paso. 167 of 167 Precincts Reporting (Combined)