2020 El Paso, Texas, elections
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November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) |
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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.
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.
Mayor
2020 El Paso mayoral election
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November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) December 12, 2020 (2020-12-12) (runoff) |
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Turnout | 55.1% general 13.1% runoff |
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Candidate
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Oscar Leeser
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Dee Margo
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Party
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Nonpartisan
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Nonpartisan
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First round vote
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92,700
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53,606
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First round percentage
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42.62%
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24.65%
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Runoff vote
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42,895
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11,034
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Runoff percentage
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79.54%
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20.46%
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Candidate
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Veronica Carbajal
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Carlos Gallinar
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Party
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Nonpartisan
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Nonpartisan
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First round vote
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47,299
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16,197
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First round percentage
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21.75%
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7.45%
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Candidates
- Veronica Carbajal, attorney with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
- Carlos Gallinar, former El Paso city government and former EPISD official (Party preference: Democratic)
- Oscar Leeser, former mayor (Party preference: Democratic)
- Dee Margo, incumbent mayor and former member of the Texas House of Representatives (Party preference: Republican)
- Dean Martinez, United States military veteran
- Calvin Zielsdorf, paramedic and high school swimming coach
First round results
Runoff results
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
2020 El Paso City Council District 2
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Nonpartisan
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Judy Gutierrez
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8,416
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47.1
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Nonpartisan
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Alexsandra Annello (incumbent)
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6,618
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37.0
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Nonpartisan
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James Campos
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2,844
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15.9
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Total votes
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17,878
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100.0
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Runoff results
2020 El Paso City Council District 2
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Nonpartisan
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Alexsandra Annello (incumbent)
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2,901
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51.9
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Nonpartisan
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Judy Gutierrez
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2,692
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48.1
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Total votes
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5,593
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100.0
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District 3
District 3 incumbent Cassandra Hernandez-Brown was re-elected to a second term.
2020 El Paso City Council District 3
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Nonpartisan
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Cassandra Hernandez-Brown (incumbent)
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13,192
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54.0
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Nonpartisan
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Jose L. Rodriguez
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7,483
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30.6
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Nonpartisan
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William Veliz
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3,741
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15.3
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Total votes
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24,416
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100.0
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District 4
District 4 incumbent Sam Morgan lost re-election in a December runoff to Joe Molinar.
2020 El Paso City Council District 4
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Nonpartisan
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Sam Morgan (Incumbent)
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8,365
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32.2
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Nonpartisan
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Joe Molinar
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7,345
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28.3
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Nonpartisan
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Dorothy Byrd
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6,108
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23.5
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Nonpartisan
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Wesley Lawrence
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2,727
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10.5
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Nonpartisan
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Shawn Nixon
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1,401
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5.4
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Total votes
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25,946
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100.0
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Runoff results
2020 El Paso City Council District 4
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Nonpartisan
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Joe Molinar
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3,853
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53.9
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Nonpartisan
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Sam Morgan (Incumbent)
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3,295
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46.1
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Total votes
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7,148
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100.0
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District 7
District 7 incumbent Henry Rivera was re-elected to a second term.
2020 El Paso City Council District 3
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Nonpartisan
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Henry Rivera (incumbent)
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13,325
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56.9
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Nonpartisan
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Aaron Montes
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10,076
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43.1
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Total votes
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23,401
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100.0
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County sheriff
The incumbent Sheriff, Richard Wiles, won the Democratic primary. Because no other candidate challenged him, he was automatically re-elected.
Democratic
2020 El Paso City Council District 3
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Richard Wiles (incumbent)
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37,606
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57.7
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Democratic
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Carlos Carrillo
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15,974
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24.5
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Democratic
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Raul Mendiola
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6,933
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10.6
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Democratic
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Ron Martin
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4,642
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7.1
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Total votes
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65,155
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100.0
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County Commission elections
Precinct 1
The incumbent, Carlos Leon, was unopposed in the primary and general election.
Democratic
2020 El Paso County Commission Precinct 1
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Carlos Leon (incumbent)
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15,670
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100.0
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Total votes
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15,670
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100.0
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Precinct 3
The incumbent, Vincent Perez, was defeated in the primary by Illiana Holguin, who went on to win the general election.
Democratic
2020 El Paso County Commission Precinct 3
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Vincent Perez (incumbent)
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6,226
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41.8
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Democratic
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Illiana Holguin
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5,686
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38.2
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Democratic
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Elia Garcia
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2,125
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14.3
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Democratic
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Eduardo Romero
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856
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5.7
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Total votes
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14,895
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100.0
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Runoff results
2020 El Paso County Commission Precinct 3
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Illiana Holguin
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4,455
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52.5
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Democratic
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Vincent Perez (incumbent)
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4,024
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47.5
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Total votes
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7,148
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100.0
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Republican
2020 El Paso County Commission Precinct 1
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Randy French
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2,492
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100.0
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Total votes
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2,492
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100.0
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General election
2020 El Paso County Commission Precinct 3
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Illiana Holguin
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46,342
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72.9
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Republican
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Randy French
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17,216
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27.1
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Total votes
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63,558
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100.0
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State senator (district 29)
Candidates
Potential candidates
- Dori Fenenbock, former EPISD school board member
Declined candidates
State representative (district 76)
Candidates
- Claudia Ordaz Perez, city council member
- Elisa Tamayo, former employee of state representative Cesar Blanco
Potential candidates
Declined candidates
State representative (district 77)
Candidates
State representative (district 78)
Candidates
Potential candidates
- Dori Fenenbock, former EPISD school board member
State representative (district 79)
Candidates
Potential candidates
District Attorney
Candidates
Democratic
- James Montoya, prosecutor
- Yvonne Rosales, lawyer
Declined candidates
- Jaime Esparza, incumbent district attorney
- Joe Moody, state representative
U.S. Representative (TX-16)
Republican
Potential candidates
- Blanca Trout, Canutillo ISD school board trustee and El Paso County Republican Party vice chair
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".
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- ^ 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
- 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
- Official campaign websites for County Commission Precinct 3 candidates
- Official campaign websites for State Senate District 29 candidates
- Official campaign websites for State Representative District 76 candidates
- Official campaign websites for State Representative District 77 candidates
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