On November 3, 2020 El Paso County elected the mayor of El Paso, Texas , four members of city council (districts 2, 3, 4, and 7), two county commissioners, county sheriff, state senator, and five state representatives. El Pasoans voted for members of the House of Representatives of the United States from the 16th and 23rd districts of Texas, district attorney (which also represents Hudspeth and Culberson counties), United States senator, and president of the United States.
2020 El Paso, Texas, elections
The city elections (for mayor and council) are non-partisan, and therefore have no primary election. However, if no candidate wins a majority there will be a run-off election.[ 1]
2020 El Paso mayoral election Turnout 55.1% general runoff
Candidate
Oscar Leeser Dee Margo
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
First round vote
92,700
53,606
First round percentage
42.62%
24.65%
Runoff vote
42,895
11,034
Runoff percentage
79.54%
20.46%
Candidate
Veronica Carbajal
Carlos Gallinar
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
First round vote
47,299
16,197
First round percentage
21.75%
7.45%
Veronica Carbajal, attorney with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid[ 2]
Carlos Gallinar, former El Paso city government and former EPISD official[ 2] Democratic )[ 3]
Oscar Leeser , former mayor[ 4] Democratic )Dee Margo , incumbent mayor and former member of the Texas House of Representatives[ 4] Republican )Dean Martinez, United States military veteran[ 5]
Calvin Zielsdorf, paramedic and high school swimming coach[ 6] City council elections
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District 2 incumbent Alexsandra Annello won re-election for a second term in the December runoff election.
District 3 incumbent Cassandra Hernandez-Brown was re-elected to a second term.
District 4 incumbent Sam Morgan lost re-election in a December runoff to Joe Molinar.
District 7 incumbent Henry Rivera was re-elected to a second term.
The incumbent Sheriff, Richard Wiles, won the Democratic primary. Because no other candidate challenged him, he was automatically re-elected.
County Commission elections
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The incumbent, Carlos Leon, was unopposed in the primary and general election.
The incumbent, Vincent Perez, was defeated in the primary by Illiana Holguin, who went on to win the general election.
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Potential candidates
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Dori Fenenbock, former EPISD school board member [ 10]
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Claudia Ordaz Perez, city council member[ 12]
Elisa Tamayo, former employee of state representative Cesar Blanco[ 13] Potential candidates
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Dori Fenenbock, former EPISD school board member[ 10]
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James Montoya, prosecutor[ 17]
Yvonne Rosales, lawyer[ 17]
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Blanca Trout, Canutillo ISD school board trustee and El Paso County Republican Party vice chair[ 18]
^ "Partisan vs. Nonpartisan Elections" . National League of Cities . Retrieved May 1, 2017 .^ a b Montes, Aaron. "Verónica Carbajal, Carlos Gallinar join El Paso 2020 mayoral race" . El Paso Times . ^ Gallinar, Carlos (August 9, 2020). "Why I'm running as a Democrat for mayor of El Paso" . ^ a b Montes, Aaron. "El Paso Mayor Dee Margo announces 2020 re-election bid after Leeser joins race" . El Paso Times . ^ "El Paso mayoral candidate profile: Dean 'Dino' Martinez" . KVIA . October 21, 2020.^ "Questionnaire: Calvin Zielsdorf, candidate for mayor" . El Paso Times . October 12, 2020.^ "Election Night Reporting" . results.enr.clarityelections.com . November 17, 2020.^ "Election Results: December runoff election" (PDF) . December 12, 2020.[permanent dead link ^ a b c Svitek, Cassandra Pollock and Patrick (September 13, 2019). "Sen. José Rodríguez, an El Paso Democrat, announces his retirement" . The Texas Tribune . ^ a b Star, The Lion (July 17, 2019). "The Lion Star Blog by Jaime Abeytia: Bursting Bubbles" . ^ "Sen. José Rodríguez will be retiring" . KFOX . September 13, 2019.^ Montes, Aaron. "Mission Valley city Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez announces candidacy for Texas House" . El Paso Times . ^ Montes, Aaron. "Elisa Tamayo announces candidacy for El Paso seat in Texas House of Representatives" . El Paso Times . ^ Gonzalez, Maria Cortes. "El Paso Democratic state Rep. Lina Ortega seeks reelection to District 77 House seat" . El Paso Times . ^ a b Abc-7, Kvia (July 26, 2019). "Texas State Rep. Joe Moody plans to run for re-election" . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ a b Dearman, Eleanor. "El Paso state representative Art Fierro seeking reelection" . El Paso Times . ^ a b c Star, The Lion (July 11, 2019). "The Lion Star Blog by Jaime Abeytia: Montoya Launches Bid for District Attorney" . ^ Smith, Molly. "Canutillo ISD trustee Blanca Trout explores congressional run for Veronica Escobar's seat" . El Paso Times .
Official campaign websites for mayoral candidates Official campaign websites for City Council District 2 candidates Official campaign websites for City Council District 4 candidates Official campaign websites for City Council District 7 candidates Official campaign websites for County Commission Precinct 3 candidates Official campaign websites for State Senate District 29 candidates Official campaign websites for State Representative District 76 candidates Official campaign websites for State Representative District 77 candidates
