The following is a list of people who have served as mayors of the city of El Paso in the U.S state of Texas.
| Mayor of El Paso | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the City of El Paso | |
| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | Four years, Two Term Limit |
| Inaugural holder | Ben S. Dowell 1873 |
| Formation | 1873 |
| Salary | $78,750 As of 2021 |
| Website | www |
| Elections in Texas |
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 Government |
| Mayor | Term |
|---|---|
| Ben S. Dowell | 1873–1875 |
| Melton A. Jones | 1875–1876 [1] |
| Solomon Shultz | 1880–1881 |
| Joseph Magoffin | 1881–1885 |
| C. Lightbody | 1885–1889 |
| Richard Caples | 1889–1893 |
| W. H. Austin | 1893–1894 |
| Adolph Solomon | 1894 |
| A. K. Albers | 1894 |
| Robert Campbell | 1895–1897 |
| Joseph Magoffin | 1897–1901 |
| Ben F. Hammett | 1901–1903 |
| Charles Robert Morehead Jr. | 1903-1905 [2] |
| Charles Davis | 1905–1907 |
| Joseph Sweeney | 1907–1910 |
| W. F. Robinson | 1910 |
| Charles E. Kelly | 1910–1915 |
| Tom Lea | 1915–1917 |
| Charles Davis | 1917–1923 |
| R. M. Dudley | 1923–1925 |
| H. P. Jackson | 1925–1927 |
| R. Ewing Thomason | 1927–1931 |
| A. B. Poe | 1931 |
| R. E. Sherman | 1931–1937 |
| M. A. Harlan | 1937–1938 |
| J. E. Anderson | 1938–1947 |
| Dan R. Ponder | 1947–1949 |
| Dan L. P. Duke | 1949–1951 |
| Fred Hervey | 1951–1955 |
| W. T. Misenhimer | 1955 |
| Tom E. Rogers | 1955–1957 |
| Raymond Telles | 1957–1961 |
| Ralph Seitsinger | 1961–1963 |
| Judson F. Williams | 1963–1969 |
| Ashley G. Classen | 1969 |
| Peter De Wetter | 1969–1971 |
| Bert Williams | 1971–1973 |
| Fred Hervey | 1973–1975 |
| Don Henderson | 1975–1977 |
| Ray Salazar | 1977–1979 |
| Thomas D. Westfall | 1979–1981 |
| Jonathan W. Rogers | 1981–1989 |
| Suzanne S. Azar | 1989–1991 |
| William S. Tilney | 1991–1993 |
| Larry Francis | 1993–1997 |
| Carlos Ramirez | 1997–2001 |
| Raymond Caballero | June 9, 2001 – June 10, 2003 |
| Joe Wardy | June 10, 2003 – June 13, 2005 |
| John Cook | June 13, 2005 – June 24, 2013 |
| Oscar Leeser | June 24, 2013 – June 26, 2017 [3] |
| Dee Margo | June 27, 2017 – January 5, 2021 [4] |
| Oscar Leeser | January 5, 2021 – Present |
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