2020 El Paso, Texas, elections
On November 3, 2020 El Paso County elected the mayor of El Paso, Texas, four members of city council (districts 2, 3, 4, and 7), two county commissioners, county sheriff, state senator, and five state representatives. El Pasoans voted for members of the House of Representatives of the United States from the 16th and 23rd districts of Texas, district attorney (which also represents Hudspeth and Culberson counties), United States senator, and president of the United States.
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The city elections (for mayor and council) are non-partisan, and therefore have no primary election. However, if no candidate wins a majority there will be a run-off election.[1]
Mayor
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Candidates
- Veronica Carbajal, attorney with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid[2]
- Carlos Gallinar, former El Paso city government and former EPISD official[2] (Party preference: Democratic)[3]
- Oscar Leeser, former mayor[4] (Party preference: Democratic)
- Dee Margo, incumbent mayor and former member of the Texas House of Representatives[4] (Party preference: Republican)
- Dean Martinez, United States military veteran[5]
- Calvin Zielsdorf, paramedic and high school swimming coach[6]
First round results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Oscar Leeser | 92,700 | 42.62% | |
| Nonpartisan | Dee Margo (incumbent) | 53,606 | 24.65% | |
| Nonpartisan | Veronica Carbajal | 47,299 | 21.75% | |
| Nonpartisan | Carlos Gallinar | 16,197 | 7.45% | |
| Nonpartisan | Dean Martinez | 4,233 | 1.95% | |
| Nonpartisan | Calvin Zielsdorf | 3,449 | 1.59% | |
| Total votes | 217,484 | 100.00% | ||
Runoff results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Oscar Leeser | 42,895 | 79.54% | |
| Nonpartisan | Dee Margo (incumbent) | 6,301 | 20.46% | |
| Total votes | 53,929 | 100.00% | ||
City council elections
District 2
District 2 incumbent Alexsandra Annello won re-election for a second term in the December runoff election.
First round results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Judy Gutierrez | 8,416 | 47.1 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alexsandra Annello (incumbent) | 6,618 | 37.0 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Campos | 2,844 | 15.9 | |
| Total votes | 17,878 | 100.0 | ||
Runoff results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Alexsandra Annello (incumbent) | 2,901 | 51.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Judy Gutierrez | 2,692 | 48.1 | |
| Total votes | 5,593 | 100.0 | ||
District 3
District 3 incumbent Cassandra Hernandez-Brown was re-elected to a second term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Cassandra Hernandez-Brown (incumbent) | 13,192 | 54.0 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jose L. Rodriguez | 7,483 | 30.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Veliz | 3,741 | 15.3 | |
| Total votes | 24,416 | 100.0 | ||
District 4
District 4 incumbent Sam Morgan lost re-election in a December runoff to Joe Molinar.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Sam Morgan (Incumbent) | 8,365 | 32.2 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Molinar | 7,345 | 28.3 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dorothy Byrd | 6,108 | 23.5 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wesley Lawrence | 2,727 | 10.5 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shawn Nixon | 1,401 | 5.4 | |
| Total votes | 25,946 | 100.0 | ||
Runoff results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Joe Molinar | 3,853 | 53.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sam Morgan (Incumbent) | 3,295 | 46.1 | |
| Total votes | 7,148 | 100.0 | ||
District 7
District 7 incumbent Henry Rivera was re-elected to a second term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Henry Rivera (incumbent) | 13,325 | 56.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Aaron Montes | 10,076 | 43.1 | |
| Total votes | 23,401 | 100.0 | ||
County sheriff
The incumbent Sheriff, Richard Wiles, won the Democratic primary. Because no other candidate challenged him, he was automatically re-elected.
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Richard Wiles (incumbent) | 37,606 | 57.7 | |
| Democratic | Carlos Carrillo | 15,974 | 24.5 | |
| Democratic | Raul Mendiola | 6,933 | 10.6 | |
| Democratic | Ron Martin | 4,642 | 7.1 | |
| Total votes | 65,155 | 100.0 | ||
County Commission elections
Precinct 1
The incumbent, Carlos Leon, was unopposed in the primary and general election.
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Carlos Leon (incumbent) | 15,670 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 15,670 | 100.0 | ||
Precinct 3
The incumbent, Vincent Perez, was defeated in the primary by Illiana Holguin, who went on to win the general election.
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vincent Perez (incumbent) | 6,226 | 41.8 | |
| Democratic | Illiana Holguin | 5,686 | 38.2 | |
| Democratic | Elia Garcia | 2,125 | 14.3 | |
| Democratic | Eduardo Romero | 856 | 5.7 | |
| Total votes | 14,895 | 100.0 | ||
Runoff results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Illiana Holguin | 4,455 | 52.5 | |
| Democratic | Vincent Perez (incumbent) | 4,024 | 47.5 | |
| Total votes | 7,148 | 100.0 | ||
Republican
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Randy French | 2,492 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 2,492 | 100.0 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Illiana Holguin | 46,342 | 72.9 | |
| Republican | Randy French | 17,216 | 27.1 | |
| Total votes | 63,558 | 100.0 | ||
State senator (district 29)
Candidates
- Cesar Blanco, state representative (district 76)[9]
Potential candidates
- Dori Fenenbock, former EPISD school board member [10]
Declined candidates
- José Rodríguez, incumbent senator[11]
State representative (district 76)
Candidates
Potential candidates
- Joe Pickett, former state representative (district 79)[9]
Declined candidates
- Cesar Blanco, incumbent[9]
State representative (district 77)
Candidates
- Lina Ortega, incumbent representative[14]
State representative (district 78)
State representative (district 79)
Candidates
- Art Fierro, incumbent representative[16]
Potential candidates
- Joe Pickett, former representative[16]
District Attorney
U.S. Representative (TX-16)
Potential candidates
- Blanca Trout, Canutillo ISD school board trustee and El Paso County Republican Party vice chair[18]
See also
References
- "Partisan vs. Nonpartisan Elections". National League of Cities. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- Montes, Aaron. "Verónica Carbajal, Carlos Gallinar join El Paso 2020 mayoral race". El Paso Times.
- Gallinar, Carlos (August 9, 2020). "Why I'm running as a Democrat for mayor of El Paso".
- Montes, Aaron. "El Paso Mayor Dee Margo announces 2020 re-election bid after Leeser joins race". El Paso Times.
- "El Paso mayoral candidate profile: Dean 'Dino' Martinez". KVIA. October 21, 2020.
- "Questionnaire: Calvin Zielsdorf, candidate for mayor". El Paso Times. October 12, 2020.
- "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. November 17, 2020.
- "Election Results: December runoff election" (PDF). December 12, 2020.
- Svitek, Cassandra Pollock and Patrick (September 13, 2019). "Sen. José Rodríguez, an El Paso Democrat, announces his retirement". The Texas Tribune.
- Star, The Lion (July 17, 2019). "The Lion Star Blog by Jaime Abeytia: Bursting Bubbles".
- "Sen. José Rodríguez will be retiring". KFOX. September 13, 2019.
- Montes, Aaron. "Mission Valley city Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez announces candidacy for Texas House". El Paso Times.
- Montes, Aaron. "Elisa Tamayo announces candidacy for El Paso seat in Texas House of Representatives". El Paso Times.
- Gonzalez, Maria Cortes. "El Paso Democratic state Rep. Lina Ortega seeks reelection to District 77 House seat". El Paso Times.
- Abc-7, Kvia (July 26, 2019). "Texas State Rep. Joe Moody plans to run for re-election".
- Dearman, Eleanor. "El Paso state representative Art Fierro seeking reelection". El Paso Times.
- Star, The Lion (July 11, 2019). "The Lion Star Blog by Jaime Abeytia: Montoya Launches Bid for District Attorney".
- Smith, Molly. "Canutillo ISD trustee Blanca Trout explores congressional run for Veronica Escobar's seat". El Paso Times.
External links
- Official campaign websites for mayoral candidates
- Veronica Carbajal (I) for Mayor
- Carlos Gallinar (I) for Mayor Archived 2020-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Oscar Leeser (D) for Mayor
- Dee Margo (R) for Mayor Archived 2021-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Official campaign websites for City Council District 2 candidates
- Official campaign websites for City Council District 4 candidates
- Official campaign websites for City Council District 7 candidates
- Aaron J. Montes (I) for City Council Archived 2020-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Henry Rivera (I) for City Council
- Official campaign websites for County Commission Precinct 3 candidates
- Iliana Holguin (D) for County Commissioner Archived 2020-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Official campaign websites for State Senate District 29 candidates
- Official campaign websites for State Representative District 76 candidates
- Claudia Ordaz Perez (D) for State Representative Archived 2020-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Official campaign websites for State Representative District 77 candidates
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