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Oscar Leeser
Oscar Leeser was the Mayor of El Paso in Texas. He assumed office on January 5, 2021. He left office in 2025.
Leeser ran for election for Mayor of El Paso in Texas. He won in the general runoff election on December 12, 2020.
Mayoral elections in El Paso are nonpartisan. Leeser is a Democrat.[1][2]
Biography
Oscar Leeser was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. Leeser's career experience includes owning and operating Hyundai of El Paso.[3][4][5]
Elections
2024
Oscar Leeser was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2020
See also: Mayoral election in El Paso, Texas (2020)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of El Paso
Oscar Leeser defeated incumbent Donald Margo in the general runoff election for Mayor of El Paso on December 12, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Oscar Leeser (Nonpartisan) | 79.5 | 43,182 |
 | Donald Margo (Nonpartisan) | 20.5 | 11,108 | |
| Total votes: 54,290 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of El Paso
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of El Paso on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Oscar Leeser (Nonpartisan) | 42.6 | 92,700 |
| ✔ | | Donald Margo (Nonpartisan) | 24.6 | 53,606 |
 | Veronica Carbajal (Nonpartisan) | 21.7 | 47,299 | |
| Carlos Gallinar (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 16,197 | ||
| Dean Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 4,233 | ||
| Calvin Zielsdorf (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 3,449 | ||
| Total votes: 217,484 | |||
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2013
Leeser defeated Steve Ortega in the 2013 general election for mayor of El Paso.
| Mayor of El Paso, 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Oscar Leeser |
74.3% | 33,269 | |
| Steve Ortega | 25.7% | 11,493 | |
| Total Votes | 44,762 | ||
| Source: El Paso County 2013 Election Results | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Oscar Leeser did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "New El Paso Mayor Takes On List of Challenges," July 21, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 12/10," December 10, 2020
- ↑ City of El Paso Texas, "Mayor," accessed May 11, 2021
- ↑ City of El Paso, "Mayor," accessed September 17, 2014
- ↑ El Paso Times, "Mayor Oscar Leeser Will Not Seek Re-Election," July 28, 2016
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