2017 El Paso, Texas, city elections

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2017 El Paso, Texas, city elections
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El Paso, Texas, held a first round of general elections on May 6, 2017, to elect the mayor and city council. The runoff election took place on June 10, 2017. Incumbent mayor Oscar Leeser was eligible for another term, but announced in July 2016 that he would not seek another term. Leeser had a cancer-related surgery in 2016, but stated that his decision was not because of his health. Instead, it was because he "ran to do things I thought were really important for our community and I did that." [1] [2]

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The election was non-partisan; therefore, there was no primary election. However, if no candidate had won a majority, there would have been a runoff election. [3]

The mayor and council members elected in 2017 were to serve through December 2020. The term was shortened because of a charter amendment to move city elections from May in odd-numbered years to November in even-numbered years. [4]

Dee Margo took first place in the mayoral race, but did not win a majority of votes, so he and David Saucedo competed in a runoff election. [5] Margo defeated Saucedo in the runoff. [6] 8.57% of registered voters voted in the runoff election, one of the lowest turnouts in the city's history. [7]

Districts 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8 had elections in 2017. District 2 incumbent, Jim Tolbert, and District 7 incumbent, Lilia Limon, were eligible for re-election, but were defeated by Alexansandra Annello and Henry Rivera, respectively. Emma Acosta, District 3 incumbent, and Carl Robinson, District 4 incumbent, were term limited and could not run again; they were succeeded by Cassandra Hernandez and Sam Morgan, respectively. District 8 representative Cortney Niland, whose term was supposed to end in December 2018, resigned in April 2017. The city scheduled a June special election and July runoff election to fill the remainder of her term. The runoff election was won by Cissy Lizarraga. [8] [9] [10]

Mayoral election

El Paso mayoral election, 2017
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←  2013 May 6, 2017 (2017-05-06) (first round)
June 10, 2017 (2017-06-10) (runoff)		 2020  →
Turnout7.86% (first round) [11]
8.26% (runoff) [12]
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Candidate Dee Margo David SaucedoEmma Acosta
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round vote14,9157,8835,239
First round percentage45.32%23.95%15.92%
Runoff vote17,14812,937
Runoff percentage57%43%
Mayor before election

Oscar Leeser
Democratic

Elected mayor

Dee Margo
Republican

This section is an excerpt from 2017 El Paso mayoral election § Results.[ edit ]
El Paso mayoral election results, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Dee Margo 14,915 45.32%
Nonpartisan David Saucedo 7,883 23.95%
Nonpartisan Emma Acosta5,23915.92%
Nonpartisan Elisa Morales1,8455.61%
Nonpartisan Willie Cager 1,3884.22%
Nonpartisan Jaime Perez9502.89%
Nonpartisan Charlie Stapler4121.25%
Nonpartisan Jorge Artalejo2800.85%
Total votes32,912 100%

Runoff results

El Paso mayoral election results, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Dee Margo 17,148 57%
Nonpartisan David Saucedo12,93743%
Total votes30,085 100%

City council election

Candidates

District 2

Candidates
  • Alexsandra Annello, student [13] [14]
  • Dolores Baca, writer and housewife [15] [14]
  • Jud Burgess, artist and activist [16]
  • Alexander Burnside, veteran and Bernie Sanders activist [17] [14]
  • Jim Tolbert, city council representative (2016–2017) [18]
  • Raul Valdez, UTEP teaching assistant [19] [14]
First round results
El Paso District 2 election results, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Alexsandra Annello 1,135 34.96%
Nonpartisan Jim Tolbert1,03731.94%
Nonpartisan Dolores Garcia Baca44013.55%
Nonpartisan Jud Burgess44613.74%
Nonpartisan Raul Scoop Valdez1113.42%
Nonpartisan Alexander Burnside782.40%
Total votes3,247 100
Runoff results
El Paso District 2 election results, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Alexsandra Annello 1,929 60.83
Nonpartisan Jim Tolbert1,24239.17
Total votes3,171 100

District 3

Candidates
  • Jaime Barceleau, charitable executive director for the Paso del Norte Children's Development Center [20]
  • Elias Camacho, Vietnam War veteran, retired El Paso Police Department detective, private investigator, and substitute teacher [18]
  • Cassandra Hernandez-Brown, deputy director of Dynamic Workforce Solutions [21]
  • Louis Pellicano, retiree [22] [14]
  • Antonio Williams, private practice immigration attorney, and State Democratic Executive Committeeman for Texas Senate District 29 [18]
Results
El Paso District 3 election results, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Cassandra Hernandez 1,925 37.80%
Nonpartisan Jaime Barceleau1,51429.73%
Nonpartisan Antonio Williams81916.08%
Nonpartisan Elias Camacho60011.78%
Nonpartisan Louis Pellicano2354.61%
Total votes5,093 100
Runoff results
El Paso District 3 election results, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Cassandra Hernandez 2,711 59.26
Nonpartisan Jaime Barceleau1,86440.74
Total votes4,575 100

District 4

Candidates
  • Shane Haggerty, retired firefighter and Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees president [18]
  • Sam Morgan, owner of El Paso Concealed Carry [20]
  • Jose Plasencia, Green Party activist, chess teacher [23] [24] [25] [14]
  • Diana Ramos, Socorro Independent School District instructional aide and former employee of Congressman Beto O'Rourke [18]
Results
El Paso District 4 election results, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Sam Morgan 1,969 41.57%
Nonpartisan Shane Haggerty1,71136.12%
Nonpartisan Diana Ramos96020.27%
Nonpartisan Jose Plasencia972.05%
Total votes4,737 100
Runoff results
El Paso District 4 election results, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Sam Morgan 2,555 54.10
Nonpartisan Shane Haggerty2,16845.90
Total votes4,723 100

District 7

Candidates
  • Lily Limon, city council representative (2013–2017) [18]
  • Henry Rivera, police officer [14]
Results
El Paso District 7 election results, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Henry Rivera 2,797 62.39
Nonpartisan Lily Limon1,68637.61
Total votes4,483 100

District 8

Candidates
  • Trini Acevedo, health unit coordinator at University Medical Center [26] [27]
  • Robert Cormell, businessman [28]
  • Gilbert Guillen, retired businessman and anti-arena activist [8]
  • Cissy Lizarraga, retired teacher [28]
  • Adolfo Lopez, attorney [28]
Results
El Paso District 8 election results, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Robert Cormell 1,724 42.25
Nonpartisan Cissy Lizarraga1,03025.25
Nonpartisan Gilbert Guillen63715.61
Nonpartisan Adolfo Lopez53813.19
Nonpartisan Trini Acevedo1513.70
Total votes100
Runoff results
El Paso District 8 election results, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Cissy Lizarraga 1,833 55.38
Nonpartisan Robert Cormell1,47744.62
Total votes3,310 100

References

  1. ↑ "Mayor Leeser will not seek reelection". KVIA. July 28, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ Crowder, David (August 1, 2016). "If Leeser's not running, who should?". El Paso Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Partisan vs. Nonpartisan Elections". National League of Cities . Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "City Charter changes possible". El Paso Times . January 13, 2013. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Margo and Saucedo head to runoff for mayoral seat".
  6. ↑ "Dee Margo elected mayor of El Paso - KVIA". www.kvia.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "What 8.57% Means". June 12, 2017.
  8. 1 2 Crowder, David (April 10, 2017). "City to hold June election for Niland seat". El Paso Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  9. ↑ "El Paso County Elections". County of El Paso. June 23, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Lizarraga takes City Council District 8 runoff by more than 300 votes".
  11. ↑ "Election Summary Report 2017 MAY UNIFORM ELECTION Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races OFFICIAL FINAL ELECTION RESULTS" (PDF). El Paso County. May 22, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Election Summary Report 2017 JUNE UNIFORM RUNOFF AND SPECIAL ELECTION OFFICIAL FINAL ELECTION RESULTS" (PDF). El Paso County. June 28, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Borunda, Daniel (February 17, 2017). "El Paso mayoral race to feature 7 candidates". El Paso Times. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ↑ Perez, Elida S. (January 18, 2017). "Ethics panel criticizes city attorney's delays". El Paso Times. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  17. ↑ Cullinane, Ashley (May 22, 2016). "Vado residents: Sanders rally biggest event since 'we got a car wash'". KFOX . Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Perez, Elida S. "Candidates for May 2017 city election growing". El Paso Times. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. 1 2 Perez, Elida S. (August 29, 2016). "2 more El Paso mayoral candidates announce". El Paso Times. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  21. ↑ "2nd council candidate plans run for District 3".
  22. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/JoseForElPaso/ [ user-generated source ]
  24. ↑ "Candidates – El Paso Green Party". Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ↑ "The Lion Star Blog by Jaime Abeytia: D8: The Candidates". May 18, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Acevedo: Employees can help shape UMC improvements".
  28. 1 2 3 "Four people have filed for District 8 seat". KTSM. April 19, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.

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