Joe Molinar

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Joe Molinar

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

El Paso City Council District 4

Successor: Cynthia Boyar Trejo

Predecessor: Sam Morgan

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Last election

December 14, 2024

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Joe Molinar was a member of the El Paso City Council in Texas, representing District 4. He assumed office on January 5, 2021. He left office on January 7, 2025.

Molinar ran for re-election to the El Paso City Council to represent District 4 in Texas. He lost in the general runoff election on December 14, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: City elections in El Paso, Texas (2024)

General runoff election

General runoff election for El Paso City Council District 4

Cynthia Boyar Trejo defeated incumbent Joe Molinar in the general runoff election for El Paso City Council District 4 on December 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cynthia Boyar Trejo (Nonpartisan)	54.4	2,137
	Submit photo	Joe Molinar (Nonpartisan)	45.6	1,792

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,929
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General election

General election for El Paso City Council District 4

Incumbent Joe Molinar and Cynthia Boyar Trejo advanced to a runoff. They defeated Wesley Lawrence and Dorothy Byrd in the general election for El Paso City Council District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joe Molinar (Nonpartisan)	38.4	8,123
✔	Submit photo	Cynthia Boyar Trejo (Nonpartisan)	28.1	5,939
		Wesley Lawrence (Nonpartisan)	18.4	3,900
	Submit photo	Dorothy Byrd (Nonpartisan)	15.1	3,200

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,162
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Endorsements

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2020

See also: City elections in El Paso, Texas (2020)

General runoff election

General runoff election for El Paso City Council District 4

Joe Molinar defeated incumbent Sam Morgan in the general runoff election for El Paso City Council District 4 on December 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joe Molinar (Nonpartisan)	53.8	3,874
		Sam Morgan (Nonpartisan)	46.2	3,327

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,201
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General election

General election for El Paso City Council District 4

Incumbent Sam Morgan and Joe Molinar advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dorothy Byrd, Wesley Lawrence, and Shawn Nixon in the general election for El Paso City Council District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Morgan (Nonpartisan)	32.2	8,365
✔	Submit photo	Joe Molinar (Nonpartisan)	28.3	7,345
	Submit photo	Dorothy Byrd (Nonpartisan)	23.5	6,108
		Wesley Lawrence (Nonpartisan)	10.5	2,727
	Submit photo	Shawn Nixon (Nonpartisan)	5.4	1,401

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,946
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bayani Dado (Nonpartisan)
• Kaleb Warnock (Nonpartisan)

Campaign themes

2024

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2020

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Preceded by Sam Morgan	El Paso City Council District 4 2021-2025	Succeeded by Cynthia Boyar Trejo