2005 El Paso mayoral election

El Paso mayoral election, 2005

←  2003 May 7, 2005 (2005-05-07) (first-round) June 5, 2005 (2005-06-05) (runoff) 2009  →
Turnout	11.14% (first-round) [1] 13.16% (runoff) [2]
Candidate John Cook Joe Wardy Carmen Rodriguez Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round vote 13,347 18,281 6,549 First round percentage 33.51% 45.89% 16.44 Runoff vote 21,088 20,017 Runoff percentage 51.30% 48.70%
Mayor before election Joe Wardy Elected mayor John Cook Democratic

The 2005 El Paso mayoral election was held on May 7 and June 6, 2005, to elect the mayor of El Paso, Texas. It saw the election of John Cook, who unseated incumbent mayor Joe Wardy.

This was the first election held for a newly extended four-year term, as previous elections had been to two-year terms.^{[ citation needed ]}

Results

First-round

First-round ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Joe Wardy (incumbent)	18,281	45.89
	Nonpartisan	John Cook	13,347	33.51
	Nonpartisan	Carmen Rodriguez	6,549	16.44
	Nonpartisan	Jaime O. Perez	1,134	2.85
	Nonpartisan	Matt Carroll	523	1.31
Total votes			39,834

Runoff

Runoff ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	John Cook	21,088	51.30
	Nonpartisan	Joe Wardy (incumbent)	20,017	48.70
Total votes			41,105

References

1. "Election Summary Report 2005 MAY CITIES & SCHOOLS GENERAL ELECTION Summary For Precinct, All Counters, All Races ELECTION RESULTS COMBINED EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY FINAL" (PDF). El Paso County. May 10, 2005. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
2. "Election Summary Report JUNE 2005 CITY RUN OFF ELECTION Summary For Precinct, All Counters, All Races OFFICIAL FINAL COMBINED RESULTS" (PDF). El Paso County. June 9, 2005. Retrieved October 23, 2019.