2013 El Paso mayoral election

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El Paso mayoral election, 2013
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←  2009 May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11) (first round)
June 15, 2013 (2013-06-15) (runoff)		 2017  →
Turnout14.15% (first round) [1]
13.76% (runoff) [2]
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Candidate Oscar Leeser Steve OrtegaRobert Cormell
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round vote21,7249,9445,518
First round percentage47.40%21.70%12.04%
Runoff vote33,26611,492
Runoff percentage74.32%25.68%
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CandidateHector H. LopezL. Gus Haddad
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round vote4,0093,223
First round percentage8.75%7.03%
Mayor before election

John Cook
Democratic

Elected mayor

Oscar Leeser
Democratic

The 2013 El Paso mayoral election was held on May 11, 2013, to elect the Mayor of El Paso, Texas. Incumbent Mayor John Cook could not seek another term due to term limits. Businessman Oscar Leeser and El Paso city councilor Steve Ortega advanced to a runoff election on June 15. [3] Leeser won the runoff election. [4]

Contents

First round

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

  • Oscar Leeser, automobile dealer
  • Steve Ortega, city representative

Eliminated

  • Robert Cormell, restaurateur
  • Hector H. Lopez, radio host
  • L. Gus Haddad, mortgage broker
  • Jaime O. Perez, former chief of staff to El Paso County Judge Anthony Cobos
  • Dean Martinez, retired military
  • Jorge Artalejo, substitute teacher

Results

El Paso mayoral primary results, May 11, 2013 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Oscar Leeser 21,724 47.40
Nonpartisan Steve Ortega 9,944 21.70
Nonpartisan Robert Cormell5,51812.04
Nonpartisan Hector H. Lopez4,0098.75
Nonpartisan L. Gus Haddad3,2237.03
Nonpartisan Jaime O. Perez8161.78
Nonpartisan Dean Martinez3650.80
Nonpartisan Jorge Artalejo2280.50
Total votes45,827 100.00

Runoff

Candidates

Results

El Paso mayoral election results, June 15, 2013 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Oscar Leeser 33,266 74.32%
Nonpartisan Steve Ortega11,49225.68%
Total votes44,758 100%

References

  1. ↑ "Election Summary Report 2013 MAY ELECTION Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races ELECTION RESULTS COMBINED OFFICIAL FINAL" (PDF). El Paso County. May 21, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Election Summary Report 2013 JUNE RUN-OFF ELECTIONSummary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races ELECTION RESULTS COMBINED OFFICIAL FINAL" (PDF). El Paso County. June 24, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Current Election - el Paso County, TX Elections | el Paso County Elections Department". Archived from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ "El Paso voters pick Oscar Leeser: New mayor will work to unite community - el Paso Times". Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Mayor, El Paso. 167 of 167 Precincts Reporting (Combined)". Archived from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2013.


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