2024 El Paso, Texas elections

The city of El Paso, Texas held elections for mayor, city council, municipal court judge, and municipal court of appeals judge on November 5, 2024.[1] The filing deadline was on August 19, 2024.[1]

Renard Johnson was elected the first black mayor of El Paso.[2]

Mayoral election

Candidates

Declared

Candidates in this section publicly declared their candidacy

  • Jacob Chavira[3]
  • Marco Antonio Contreras[3][4]
  • Elizabeth Cordova[5] owner of Herencia magazine[4]
  • Cassandra Hernandez, City Council Representative for District 3 (2017–present)[6]
  • Ryan Houle[3]
  • Renard U. Johnson, businessman[7][4]
  • Brian Kennedy, City Council Representative for District 1 (2022–present)[3]
  • Ben Mendoza[4]
  • Isabel Salcido, City Council Representative for District 5 (2019–present)[5]
  • Steven B. Winters, retired Army command sergeant major[3][4]

Potential candidates

Candidates in this section were subject to speculation on if they'd announce a campaign

Declined

Candidates in this section declined to run

  • Veronica Carbajal, lawyer[6]

2024 special election

On January 20, 2024, school board member Joshua Acevedo defeated lawyer Veronica Carbajal in a city council runoff special election by a margin of 10.2%.[8] Acevedo assumed office on January 30, 2024.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "City elections in El Paso, Texas (2024)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Perez, Elida S. (December 15, 2024). "Renard Johnson elected El Paso mayor, easily defeating city Rep. Brian Kennedy". El Paso Matters. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/city-rep-brian-kennedy-announces-run-for-el-paso-mayor/
  4. ^ a b c d e "Q&A: City of El Paso mayoral candidates in Nov. 5 general election". El Paso Matters. October 11, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Flores, Jocelyn (August 15, 2024). "City Rep. Isabel Salcido running for El Paso Mayor". KTSM.com. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Mata III, Reyes (February 4, 2024). "Who's in, who's out as El Paso mayor's race heats up". El Paso Inc.
  7. ^ Moore, Robert (January 30, 2024). "Businessman Renard Johnson announces run for El Paso mayor". El Paso Matters. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "City elections in El Paso, Texas (2023-2024)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "Joshua Acevedo". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
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