2013 El Paso mayoral election

The 2013 El Paso mayoral election was held on May 11 and June 8, 2013, to elect the Mayor of El Paso, Texas. Incumbent Mayor John Cook could not seek another term due to term limits. In the nonpartisan preliminary round was held on May 11, 2013, businessman Oscar Leeser and City Councilman Steve Ortega placed first and second with 47% and 21% of the vote, respectively, and because no candidate received a majority, a runoff election was held on June 15.^[3] Leeser won the runoff election.^[4]

El Paso mayoral election, 2013

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Turnout	14.15% (first round)[1] 13.76% (runoff)[2]
Candidate Oscar Leeser Steve Ortega Robert Cormell Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round vote 21,724 9,944 5,518 First round percentage 47.40% 21.70% 12.04% Runoff vote 33,266 11,492 Runoff percentage 74.32% 25.68%   Candidate Hector H. Lopez L. Gus Haddad Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round vote 4,009 3,223 First round percentage 8.75% 7.03%
Mayor before election John Cook Democratic Elected Mayor Oscar Leeser Democratic