Election Name: | El Paso mayoral election, 2013 |
Flag Image: | Flag of El Paso, Texas.svg |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2009 El Paso mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2009 |
Next Election: | 2017 El Paso, Texas city elections#Mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2017 |
Election Date: | (first round) (runoff) |
Turnout: | 14.15% (first round)[1] 13.76% (runoff)[2] |
1Blank: | First round vote |
2Blank: | First round percentage |
3Blank: | Runoff vote |
4Blank: | Runoff percentage |
Candidate1: | Oscar Leeser |
Party1: | Nonpartisan candidate |
1Data1: | 21,724 |
2Data1: | 47.40% |
3Data1: | 33,266 |
4Data1: | 74.32% |
Candidate2: | Steve Ortega |
Party2: | Nonpartisan candidate |
1Data2: | 9,944 |
2Data2: | 21.70% |
3Data2: | 11,492 |
4Data2: | 25.68% |
Candidate3: | Robert Cormell |
Party3: | Nonpartisan candidate |
1Data3: | 5,518 |
2Data3: | 12.04% |
Candidate4: | Hector H. Lopez |
Party4: | Nonpartisan candidate |
1Data4: | 4,009 |
2Data4: | 8.75% |
Candidate5: | L. Gus Haddad |
Party5: | Nonpartisan candidate |
1Data5: | 3,223 |
2Data5: | 7.03% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | John Cook |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Oscar Leeser |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2013 El Paso mayoral election was held on May 11 and June 8, 2013, to elect the Mayor of El Paso, Texas. Incumbent Mayor John Cook could not seek another term due to term limits. In the nonpartisan preliminary round was held on May 11, 2013, businessman Oscar Leeser and City Councilman Steve Ortega placed first and second with 47% and 21% of the vote, respectively, and because no candidate received a majority, a runoff election was held on June 15.[3] Leeser won the runoff election.[4]