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 run-off election was June 10, 2017. Incumbent Mayor Oscar Leeser was eligible for another term, but announced in July 2016 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 won a majority there will be a run-off election. [3]

The mayor and council members elected in 2017 will serve through December 2020. The term is 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 run-off election. [6] 8.57% of registered voters voted in the run-off 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%
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CandidateElisa Morales
Party Nonpartisan
First round vote1,845
First round percentage5.61%
Mayor before election

Oscar Leeser
Democratic

Elected mayor

Dee Margo
Republican

Candidates

Declined candidates

First round results

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 Cager1,3884.22%
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 [25] [17]
  • Dolores Baca, writer and housewife [26] [17]
  • Jud Burgess, artist and activist [27]
  • Alexander Burnside, veteran and Bernie Sanders activist [28] [17]
  • Jim Tolbert, city council representative (2016–2017) [29]
  • Raul Valdez, UTEP teaching assistant [30] [17]
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 [18]
  • Elias Camacho, Vietnam War veteran, retired El Paso Police Department detective, private investigator, and substitute teacher [29]
  • Cassandra Hernandez-Brown, deputy director of Dynamic Workforce Solutions [31]
  • Louis Pellicano, retired person [32] [17]
  • Antonio Williams, private practice immigration attorney, and State Democratic Executive Committeeman for Texas Senate District 29 [29]
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 [29]
  • Sam Morgan, owner of El Paso Concealed Carry [18]
  • Jose Plasencia, Green Party activist, chess teacher [33] [34] [35] [17]
  • Diana Ramos, Socorro Independent School District instructional aide and former employee of Congressman Beto O'Rourke [29]
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) [29]
  • Henry Rivera, police officer [17]
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 [36] [37]
  • Robert Cormell, businessman [38]
  • Gilbert Guillen, retired businessman and anti-arena activist [8]
  • Cissy Lizarraga, retired teacher [38]
  • Adolfo Lopez, attorney [38]
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

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