2020 El Paso, Texas, elections

2020 El Paso mayoral election
Turnout	55.1% general ; 13.1% runoff
Mayor before election; Dee Margo; Republican	Elected mayor ; Oscar Leeser; Democratic

On November 3, 2020 El Paso County will elect 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 will also be voting 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.^[1]

Mayor

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

2020 El Paso mayoral election^[7]
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

2020 El Paso mayoral runoff election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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 reelection in the December runoff election.

Candidates

District 3

District 3 incumbent Cassandra Hernandez-Brown is eligible for re-election.

Candidates

District 4

District 4 incumbent Sam Morgan is eligible for re-election.

Wesley Lawrence
Dorthy M "Sissy" Byrd
Joe Molinar
Shawn Nixon

District 7

District 7 incumbent Henry Rivera is eligible for re-election.

Candidates

Former El Paso Times journalist Aaron J. Montes is challenging Rivera.

County sheriff

Democratic

Potential

Tom Buchino^[9]
Carlos Carrillo^[10]

County Commissioner, Precinct 3

Democratic

Candidates

Iliana Holguin, El Paso County Democratic Party chair^[11]
Vince Perez, incumbent^[11]

State senator (district 29)

Candidates

Cesar Blanco, state representative (district 76)^[12]

Potential candidates

Dori Fenenbock, former EPISD school board member ^[9]

Declined candidates

José Rodríguez, incumbent senator^[13]

State representative (district 76)

Candidates

Claudia Ordaz Perez, city council member^[14]
Elisa Tamayo, former employee of state representative Cesar Blanco^[15]

Potential candidates

Joe Pickett, former state representative (district 79)^[12]

Declined candidates

Cesar Blanco, incumbent^[12]

State representative (district 77)

Candidates

Lina Ortega, incumbent representative^[16]

State representative (district 78)

Candidates

Joe Moody, incumbent representative^[17]

Potential candidates

Dori Fenenbock, former EPISD school board member^[9]

State representative (district 79)

Candidates

Art Fierro, incumbent representative^[18]

Potential candidates

Joe Pickett, former representative^[18]

District Attorney

Candidates

Democratic

James Montoya, prosecutor^[19]
Yvonne Rosales, lawyer^[19]

Declined candidates

Jaime Esparza, incumbent district attorney^[19]
Joe Moody, state representative^[17]

U.S. Representative (TX-16)

Republican

Potential candidates

Blanca Trout, Canutillo ISD school board trustee and El Paso County Republican Party vice chair^[20]

References

^ "Partisan vs. Nonpartisan Elections". National League of Cities. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Montes, Aaron. "Verónica Carbajal, Carlos Gallinar join El Paso 2020 mayoral race". El Paso Times.
^ Gallinar, Carlos (2020-08-09). "Why I'm running as a Democrat for mayor of El Paso".
^ ^a ^b 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. 2020-10-21.
^ "Questionnaire: Calvin Zielsdorf, candidate for mayor". El Paso Times. 2020-10-12.
^ "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. 2020-11-17.
^ "Election Results: December runoff election" (PDF). 2020-12-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c Star, The Lion (July 17, 2019). "The Lion Star Blog by Jaime Abeytia: Bursting Bubbles".
^ Star, The Lion (July 16, 2019). "The Lion Star Blog by Jaime Abeytia: July Campaign Finance Reports".
^ ^a ^b Montes, Aaron. "Iliana Holguin challenges Vince Perez for El Paso County commissioner Precinct 3 seat". El Paso Times.
^ ^a ^b ^c Svitek, Cassandra Pollock and Patrick (September 13, 2019). "Sen. José Rodríguez, an El Paso Democrat, announces his retirement". The Texas Tribune.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b Abc-7, Kvia (July 26, 2019). "Texas State Rep. Joe Moody plans to run for re-election".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b Dearman, Eleanor. "El Paso state representative Art Fierro seeking reelection". El Paso Times.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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

Alexsandra Annello (I) for City Council

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

Iliana Holguin (D) for County Commissioner

Official campaign websites for State Senate District 29 candidates

Cesar Blanco (D) for State Senator

Official campaign websites for State Representative District 76 candidates

Claudia Ordaz Perez (D) for State Representative

Official campaign websites for State Representative District 77 candidates

Evelina Ortega (D) for State Representative

[1] "Partisan vs. Nonpartisan Elections". National League of Cities. Retrieved May 1, 2017.

[auto6-2] Montes, Aaron. "Verónica Carbajal, Carlos Gallinar join El Paso 2020 mayoral race". El Paso Times.

[3] Gallinar, Carlos (2020-08-09). "Why I'm running as a Democrat for mayor of El Paso".

[auto5-4] Montes, Aaron. "El Paso Mayor Dee Margo announces 2020 re-election bid after Leeser joins race". El Paso Times.

[5] "El Paso mayoral candidate profile: Dean 'Dino' Martinez". KVIA. 2020-10-21.

[6] "Questionnaire: Calvin Zielsdorf, candidate for mayor". El Paso Times. 2020-10-12.

[7] "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. 2020-11-17.

[8] "Election Results: December runoff election" (PDF). 2020-12-12.

[auto7-9] Star, The Lion (July 17, 2019). "The Lion Star Blog by Jaime Abeytia: Bursting Bubbles".

[10] Star, The Lion (July 16, 2019). "The Lion Star Blog by Jaime Abeytia: July Campaign Finance Reports".

[auto-11] Montes, Aaron. "Iliana Holguin challenges Vince Perez for El Paso County commissioner Precinct 3 seat". El Paso Times.

[auto3-12] Svitek, Cassandra Pollock and Patrick (September 13, 2019). "Sen. José Rodríguez, an El Paso Democrat, announces his retirement". The Texas Tribune.

[13] "Sen. José Rodríguez will be retiring". KFOX. September 13, 2019.

[14] Montes, Aaron. "Mission Valley city Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez announces candidacy for Texas House". El Paso Times.

[15] Montes, Aaron. "Elisa Tamayo announces candidacy for El Paso seat in Texas House of Representatives". El Paso Times.

[16] Gonzalez, Maria Cortes. "El Paso Democratic state Rep. Lina Ortega seeks reelection to District 77 House seat". El Paso Times.

[auto2-17] Abc-7, Kvia (July 26, 2019). "Texas State Rep. Joe Moody plans to run for re-election".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[auto1-18] Dearman, Eleanor. "El Paso state representative Art Fierro seeking reelection". El Paso Times.

[auto4-19] Star, The Lion (July 11, 2019). "The Lion Star Blog by Jaime Abeytia: Montoya Launches Bid for District Attorney".

[20] Smith, Molly. "Canutillo ISD trustee Blanca Trout explores congressional run for Veronica Escobar's seat". El Paso Times.

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Mayor

Candidates

First round results

Runoff results

City council elections

District 2

Candidates

District 3

Candidates

District 4

District 7

Candidates

County sheriff

Democratic

Potential

County Commissioner, Precinct 3

Democratic

Candidates

State senator (district 29)

Candidates

Potential candidates

Declined candidates

State representative (district 76)

Candidates

Potential candidates

Declined candidates

State representative (district 77)

Candidates

State representative (district 78)

Candidates

Potential candidates

State representative (district 79)

Candidates

Potential candidates

District Attorney

Candidates

Democratic

Declined candidates

U.S. Representative (TX-16)

Republican

Potential candidates

See also

References

External links