2024 El Paso, Texas elections

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The city of El Paso, Texas will hold elections for mayor, city council, municipal court judge, and municipal court of appeals judge on November 5, 2024. [1] The filing deadline will occur on August 19, 2024. [1]

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On January 20, 2024, school board member Joshua Acevedo defeated lawyer Veronica Carbajal in a city council runoff special election by a margin of 10.2%. [2] Acevedo assumed office on January 30, 2024. [3]

Mayoral election

Candidates

Declared

Candidates in this section have publicly declared their candidacy

  • Jacob Chavira [4]
  • Marco Antonio Contreras [4] [5]
  • Elizabeth Cordova [6] owner of Herencia magazine [5]
  • Cassandra Hernandez, City Council Representative for District 3 (2017–present) [7]
  • Ryan Houle [4]
  • Renard U. Johnson, businessman [8] [5]
  • Brian Kennedy, City Council Representative for District 1 (2022–present) [4]
  • Ben Mendoza [5]
  • Isabel Salcido, City Council Representative for District 5 (2019–present) [6]
  • Steven B. Winters, retired Army command sergeant major [4] [5]

Potential candidates

Candidates in this section have been subject to speculation on if they'd announce a campaign

Declined

Candidates in this section have declined to run

  • Veronica Carbajal, lawyer [7]

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