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2022 El Paso elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: August 22, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Runoff election: December 17, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: City council and municipal court judge
Total seats up: 5
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2022

The city of El Paso, Texas, held general elections for city council and municipal court judge on November 8, 2022. A general runoff election was held on December 17, 2022.[1]

The filing deadline for this election was August 22, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

City council

General runoff election

El Paso City Council general runoff election 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
District 1

Analisa Cordova Silverstein 
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Kennedy 
District 6

Claudia Lizette Rodriguez (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngArt Fierro 
District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Canales  Candidate Connection
Bettina Olivares 


General election

El Paso City Council general election 2022

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Office Candidates
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngAnalisa Cordova Silverstein 
Lauren Ferris 
Dave Jones 
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Kennedy 
Freddy Klayel Avalos 
Deliris Montanez 
Erin Tague 
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngIsabel Salcido (i)
Richard Genera 
Felix Muñoz 
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngClaudia Lizette Rodriguez (i)
Cristian Botello 
Green check mark transparent.pngArt Fierro 
Benjamin Leyva 
District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Canales  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngBettina Olivares 
Richard Wright 


Municipal court judge

General election

Special general election for El Paso Municipal Court No. 4

Incumbent Enrique Holguin won election in the special general election for El Paso Municipal Court No. 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Enrique Holguin (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
94,795

Total votes: 94,795
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About the city

See also: El Paso, Texas

El Paso is a city located in El Paso County, Texas. As of 2020, its population was 678,815.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of El Paso uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for El Paso, Texas
El Paso Texas
Population 678,815 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 258 261,267
Race and ethnicity**
White 69.6% 69.2%
Black/African American 3.4% 12.1%
Asian 1.4% 4.9%
Native American 0.5% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1%
Other (single race) 12.5% 6.2%
Multiple 12.3% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 81.5% 39.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 80.6% 84.4%
College graduation rate 25.9% 30.7%
Income
Median household income $48,866 $63,826
Persons below poverty level 18.8% 14.2%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

El Paso, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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