2013 El Paso mayoral election

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]

El Paso mayoral election, 2013

← 2009 May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11) (first round) June 15, 2013 (2013-06-15) (runoff) 2017 →
Turnout	14.15% (first round)[1] 13.76% (runoff)[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%
Mayor before election John Cook Democratic Elected mayor Oscar Leeser Democratic

First round

Candidates

• Oscar Leeser, automobile dealer
• Steve 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

Results

El Paso mayoral primary results, May 11, 2013^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Oscar Leeser	21,724	47.40
	Nonpartisan	Steve Ortega	9,944	21.70
	Nonpartisan	Robert Cormell	5,518	12.04
	Nonpartisan	Hector H. Lopez	4,009	8.75
	Nonpartisan	L. Gus Haddad	3,223	7.03
	Nonpartisan	Jaime O. Perez	816	1.78
	Nonpartisan	Dean Martinez	365	0.80
	Nonpartisan	Jorge Artalejo	228	0.50
Total votes			45,827	100.00

Runoff

Candidates

• Oscar Leeser, businessman
• Steve Ortega, City Councilman

Results

El Paso mayoral election results, June 15, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Oscar Leeser[5]	33,266	74.32
	Nonpartisan	Steve Ortega	11,492	25.68
Total votes			44,758	100

References

1. "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. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
2. "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]}
3. "Current Election - el Paso County, TX Elections | el Paso County Elections Department". Archived from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
4. "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.
5. "Mayor, El Paso. 167 of 167 Precincts Reporting (Combined)". Archived from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2013.

External links

• Robert Cormell for Mayor
• Gus Haddad for Mayor
• Hector Lopez for Mayor (Archived)
• Steve Ortega for Mayor