The first round 2017 El Paso city elections was on May 6, 2017 to elect the Mayor and City Council of El Paso, Texas. The run-off election was June 10, 2017. Incumbent Mayor Oscar Leeser was eligible for another term, but announced in July 2016 he would not seek another term. Leeser had a cancer-related surgery in 2016, but stated that his decision was not because of his health. Instead, it was because he "ran to do things I thought were really important for our community and I did that."
The election was non-partisan; therefore there was no primary election. However, if no candidate won a majority there will be a run-off election.
The mayor and council members elected in 2017 will serve through December 2020. The term is shortened because of a charter amendment to move city elections from May in odd-numbered years to November in even-numbered years.
Dee Margo took first place in the mayoral race but did not win a majority of votes, so he and David Saucedo competed in a runoff election. Margo defeated Saucedo in the run-off election. 8.57% of registered voters voted in the run-off election, one of the lowest turnouts in the city's history.
Districts 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8 had elections in 2017. District 2 incumbent, Jim Tolbert, and District 7 incumbent, Lilia Limon, were eligible for re-election, but were defeated by Alexansandra Annello and Henry Rivera, respectively. Emma Acosta, District 3 incumbent, and Carl Robinson, District 4 incumbent, were term limited and could not run again; they were succeeded by Cassandra Hernandez and Sam Morgan, respectively. District 8 representative Cortney Niland, whose term was supposed to end in December 2018, resigned in April 2017. The city scheduled a June special election and July runoff election to fill the remainder of her term. The runoff election was won by Cissy Lizarraga.
Video El Paso, Texas city elections, 2017
Mayoral election
Candidates
- Emma Acosta (2008-present), city council representative
- Jorge Artalejo, perennial candidate
- Willie Cager, YISD basketball coach, director of the Willy Cager Foundation, and member of the 1966 UTEP Basketball team
- Dee Margo, former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives
- Elisa Morales, health science researcher, medical device salesperson, Health Graduate Fellow for Congressman Beto O'Rourke and Senator Lamar Alexander, and legislative aide to Senator Tom Udall
- Jaime Perez, perennial candidate
- David Saucedo, owner of Saucedo Lock Company and former president of the board of direct of the Boys & Girls Club of El Paso
- Charles Stapler, member of the El Paso County Historical Commission board
Declined candidates
- Estela Casas, KVIA news anchor
- Oscar Leeser, incumbent mayor
- Cortney Niland, city council representative (2011-2017)
- Emma Schwartz, president and CEO of the Medical Center of the Americas Foundation
- Joe Wardy, former mayor of El Paso (2003-2005)
First round results
Runoff results
Maps El Paso, Texas city elections, 2017
City council election
Candidates
District 2
Candidates
- Alexsandra Annello, student
- Dolores Baca, writer and housewife
- Jud Burgess, artist and activist
- Alexander Burnside, veteran and Bernie Sanders activist
- Jim Tolbert, city council representative (2016-2017)
- Raul Valdez, UTEP teaching assistant
First round results
Runoff results
District 3
Candidates
- Jaime Barceleau, charitable executive director for the Paso del Norte Children's Development Center
- Elias Camacho, Vietnam War veteran, retired El Paso Police Department detective, private investigator, and substitute teacher
- Cassandra Hernandez-Brown, deputy director of Dynamic Workforce Solutions
- Louis Pellicano, retired person
- Antonio Williams, private practice immigration attorney, and State Democratic Executive Committeeman for Texas Senate District 29
Results
Runoff results
District 4
Candidates
- Shane Haggerty, retired firefighter and Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees president
- Sam Morgan, owner of El Paso Concealed Carry
- Jose Plasencia, Green Party activist, chess teacher
- Diana Ramos, Socorro Independent School District instructional aide and former employee of Congressman Beto O'Rourke
Results
Runoff results
District 7
Candidates
- Lily Limon, city council representative (2013-2017)
- Henry Rivera, police officer
Results
District 8
Candidates
- Trini Acevedo, health unit coordinator at University Medical Center
- Robert Cormell, businessman
- Gilbert Guillen, retired businessman and anti-arena activist
- Cissy Lizarraga, retired teacher
- Adolfo Lopez, attorney
Results
Runoff results
References
External links
- Campaign websites
- Dee Margo for Mayor
- David Saucedo for Mayor
- Elisa Morales for Mayor
- Jaime Perez for Mayor
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