2005 El Paso mayoral election explained

Election Name:El Paso mayoral election, 2005
Flag Image:Flag of El Paso, Texas.svg
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2003 El Paso mayoral election
Previous Year:2003
Next Election:2009 El Paso mayoral election
Next Year:2009
Election Date: (first-round)
(runoff)
Turnout:11.14% (first-round)
13.16% (runoff)
1Blank:First round vote
2Blank:First round percentage
3Blank:Runoff vote
4Blank:Runoff percentage
Candidate1:John Cook
Party1:Nonpartisan candidate
1Data1:13,347
2Data1:33.51%
3Data1:21,088
4Data1:51.30%
Candidate2:Joe Wardy
Party2:Nonpartisan candidate
1Data2:18,281
2Data2:45.89%
3Data2:20,017
4Data2:48.70%
Candidate3:Carmen Rodriguez
Party3:Nonpartisan candidate
1Data3:6,549
2Data3:16.44
Mayor
Before Election:Joe Wardy
After Election:John Cook
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2005 El Paso mayoral election was held on May 7 and June 6, 2005, to elect the mayor of El Paso, Texas. It saw the election of John Cook, who unseated incumbent mayor Joe Wardy.

This was the first election held for a newly extended four-year term, as previous elections had been to two-year terms.