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City elections in El Paso, Texas (2024)
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| 2024 El Paso elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 19, 2024 & September 4, 2024 (special) |
| General election: November 5, 2024 Runoff election: December 14, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor, city council, municipal court judge, and municipal court of appeals judge. |
| Total seats up: 13 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of El Paso, Texas, held general elections for mayor, city council, municipal court judge, and municipal court of appeals judge and special general elections for city council on November 5, 2024. Six races went to a general runoff election on December 14, 2024. The filing deadline for the regular election was August 19, 2024. The filing deadline for the special election was September 4, 2024.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
One seat on the El Paso City Council was also up for a general runoff election on January 20, 2024, after advancing from a special general election held on December 9, 2023. Click here to read more about that special election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
City council
Regular election
General runoff election
El Paso City Council general runoff election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 3 |
 Deanna Maldonado-Rocha Jose L. Rodriguez |
| District 4 |
Joe Molinar (i)Cynthia Boyar Trejo |
| District 7 |
Christopher Hernandez Lily Limon |
General election
El Paso City Council general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 2 |
Joshua Acevedo (i) Isabel Ceballos Otten |
| District 3 |
Fabiola Arellano  Kenneth Bell Deanna Maldonado-Rocha Jose L. Rodriguez Jesse Romero |
| District 4 |
Joe Molinar (i)Cynthia Boyar Trejo Dorothy Byrd Wesley Lawrence |
| District 7 |
Fabiola Campos-Lopez Christopher Hernandez Lily Limon Alan Serna |
Special election
General runoff election
El Paso City Council special election runoff, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Alejandra Chávez Monica Reyes |
| District 5 |
Amanda Cunningham Ivan Niño |
General election
El Paso City Council special election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Sam Armijo Alejandra Chávez Tom Handy Monica Reyes |
| District 5 |
Amanda Cunningham Tamara Davis Felix Muñoz Ivan Niño Sean Orr |
Judicial offices
Municipal court
General runoff election
El Paso Municipal Court general runoff election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Number 4 |
Lauren Ferris Samuel Flores |
General election
El Paso Municipal Court general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Number 1 |
Michelle Morales (i) |
| Number 2 |
Kristin Romero (i) |
| Number 3 |
David Bonilla (i) |
| Number 4 |
Feliciano Castanon Lauren Ferris Samuel Flores |
| Number 5 |
Daniel Robledo (i)Mike Herrera |
Municipal court of appeals
General election
El Paso Municipal Court of Appeals general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| El Paso Municipal Court of Appeals |
Maria Ramirez (i) Luis Yanez |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2024
January 20, 2024
March 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Texas, 2024
- Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2024
- Texas State Senate elections, 2024
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2024)
May 4, 2024
- Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2024)
- Canutillo Independent School District, Texas, Proposition A, School Facilities Bond Measure (May 2024)
- Canutillo Independent School District, Texas, Proposition B, Maintenance Tax Notes Repayment Bond Measure (May 2024)
May 28, 2024
- Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Texas, 2024
- Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2024
- Texas State Senate elections, 2024
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2024)
- Mayoral election in El Paso, Texas (2024)
- Canutillo Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
- El Paso County Hospital District, Texas, Proposition A, Bond Measure (November 2024)
- El Paso County, Texas, Proposition A, Parks and Recreation Bond Measure (November 2024)
- El Paso County, Texas, Proposition B, County's Office of the Medical Examiner Bond Measure (November 2024)
- El Paso County, Texas, Proposition C, Courthouse Bond Measure (November 2024)
- El Paso County, Texas, Proposition D, Coliseum Bond Measure (November 2024)
- El Paso County, Texas, Proposition E, Animal Shelter Bond Measure (November 2024)
- El Paso, Texas, Proposition A, Cancel Remaining Bonds for Downtown Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Facility Measure (November 2024)
December 14, 2024
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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.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for El Paso, Texas | ||
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| 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
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