2005 El Paso mayoral election

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El Paso mayoral election, 2005
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  2003 May 7, 2005 (2005-05-07) (first-round)
June 5, 2005 (2005-06-05) (runoff)
2009  
Turnout11.14% (first-round) [1]
13.16% (runoff) [2]
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Candidate John Cook Joe Wardy Carmen Rodriguez
Party Nonpartisan candidate Nonpartisan candidate Nonpartisan candidate
First round vote13,34718,2816,549
First round percentage33.51%45.89%16.44
Runoff vote21,08820,017
Runoff percentage51.30%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.

Contents

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan candidate Joe Wardy (incumbent) 18,281 45.89
Nonpartisan candidate John Cook 13,347 33.51
Nonpartisan candidate Carmen Rodriguez6,54916.44
Nonpartisan candidate Jaime O. Perez1,1342.85
Nonpartisan candidate Matt Carroll5231.31
Total votes39,834

Runoff

Runoff [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan candidate John Cook 21,088 51.30
Nonpartisan candidate Joe Wardy (incumbent)20,01748.70
Total votes41,105

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. 1 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. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 23 October 2019.