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City elections in El Paso, Texas (2020)

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2020 El Paso elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: August 17, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Runoff election: December 12, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, city representatives for district 2, 3, 4, and 7, and multiple judgeships
Total seats up: 11 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2020

The city of El Paso, Texas, held general elections for mayor, city representatives for district 2, 3, 4, and 7, and multiple judgeships on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was August 17, 2020.

El Paso is a city in El Paso County, Texas. For information on 2020 elections in El Paso County, click here.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Texas modified its absentee/mail-in voting, candidate filing, and early voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Local election officials could not reject an absentee ballot due to a perceived signature mismatch unless the voter was given a pre-rejection notice of this finding and a "meaningful opportunity to cure his or her ballot's rejection." Return locations for absentee/mail-in ballots were limited to one per county.
  • Candidate filing procedures: The petition deadline for independent candidates for non-presidential office was extended to August 13, 2020.
  • Early voting: Early voting began on October 13, 2020.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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Elections

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City council

El Paso City Council general election runoff (December 12, 2020)

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngAlexsandra Annello (i)
Judy Gutierrez 
District 4

Sam Morgan (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Molinar 


El Paso City Council general election (November 3, 2020)

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngAlexsandra Annello (i)
James Campos 
Green check mark transparent.pngJudy Gutierrez 
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngCassandra Hernandez (i)
Jose L. Rodriguez 
William Veliz 

Did not make the ballot:
America Luna 

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Morgan (i)
Dorothy Byrd 
Wesley Lawrence  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Molinar 
Shawn Nixon 

Did not make the ballot:
Bayani Dado 
Kaleb Warnock 

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngHenry Rivera (i)
Aaron Montes  Candidate Connection


Judicial

El Paso Municipal Court

El Paso Municipal Court general election runoff (December 12, 2020)

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Number 4

Green check mark transparent.pngLillian Blancas 
Enrique Holguin 


El Paso Municipal Court general election (November 3, 2020)

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

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Morales (i)
Number 2

Maximino Munoz (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngKristin Romero 
Number 3

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Bonilla (i)
Number 4

Lauren Ferris (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngLillian Blancas 
Green check mark transparent.pngEnrique Holguin 
Number 5

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Robledo (i)


El Paso Municipal Court of Appeals

General runoff election

General runoff election for El Paso Municipal Court of Appeals

Maria Ramirez defeated Rebecca Tarango in the general runoff election for El Paso Municipal Court of Appeals on December 12, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Maria Ramirez (Nonpartisan)
 
57.5
 
27,737
Rebecca Tarango (Nonpartisan)
 
42.5
 
20,491

Total votes: 48,228
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General election

General election for El Paso Municipal Court of Appeals

Maria Ramirez and Rebecca Tarango advanced to a runoff. They defeated incumbent Odell Holmes in the general election for El Paso Municipal Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Maria Ramirez (Nonpartisan)
 
40.0
 
75,193
Rebecca Tarango (Nonpartisan)
 
37.9
 
71,208
Odell Holmes (Nonpartisan)
 
22.2
 
41,666

Total votes: 188,067
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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
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.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Texas 0.48% 1.61% 2.25%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points.


See also

El Paso, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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