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] [4]
El Paso mayoral election, 2013 Turnout 14.15% (first round)[1] [2]
Candidate
Oscar Leeser Steve Ortega
Robert Cormell
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
First round vote
21,724
9,944
5,518
First round percentage
47.40%
21.70%
12.04%
Runoff vote
33,266
11,492
Runoff percentage
74.32%
25.68%
Candidate
Hector H. Lopez
L. Gus Haddad
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
First round vote
4,009
3,223
First round percentage
8.75%
7.03%
First round
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Candidates
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Oscar Leeser , automobile dealerSteve Ortega, city representative
Robert Cormell, restaurateur
Hector H. Lopez, radio host
L. Gus Haddad, mortgage broker
Jaime O. Perez, former chief of staff to El Paso County Judge Anthony Cobos
Dean Martinez, retired military
Jorge Artalejo, substitute teacher References
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^ "Election Summary Report 2013 MAY ELECTION Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races ELECTION RESULTS COMBINED OFFICIAL FINAL" (PDF) . El Paso County. May 21, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2019 .^ "Election Summary Report 2013 JUNE RUN-OFF ELECTIONSummary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races ELECTION RESULTS COMBINED OFFICIAL FINAL" (PDF) . El Paso County. June 24, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2019 .[permanent dead link ^ "Current Election - el Paso County, TX Elections | el Paso County Elections Department" .^ "El Paso voters pick Oscar Leeser: New mayor will work to unite community - el Paso Times" . Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013 .^ a b Mayor, El Paso. 167 of 167 Precincts Reporting (Combined)
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