The 2005 El Paso mayoral election was held on May 7 and June 6, 2005, to elect the mayor of El Paso, Texas. It saw the election of John Cook, who unseated incumbent mayor Joe Wardy.
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Turnout | 11.14% (first-round)[1] 13.16% (runoff)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first election held for a newly extended four-year term, as previous elections had been to two-year terms.[citation needed]
Results
editFirst-round
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Joe Wardy (incumbent) | 18,281 | 45.89 | |
Nonpartisan | John Cook | 13,347 | 33.51 | |
Nonpartisan | Carmen Rodriguez | 6,549 | 16.44 | |
Nonpartisan | Jaime O. Perez | 1,134 | 2.85 | |
Nonpartisan | Matt Carroll | 523 | 1.31 | |
Total votes | 39,834 |
Runoff
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | John Cook | 21,088 | 51.30 | |
Nonpartisan | Joe Wardy (incumbent) | 20,017 | 48.70 | |
Total votes | 41,105 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Election Summary Report 2005 MAY CITIES & SCHOOLS GENERAL ELECTION Summary For Precinct, All Counters, All Races ELECTION RESULTS COMBINED EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY FINAL" (PDF). El Paso County. May 10, 2005. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ a b "Election Summary Report JUNE 2005 CITY RUN OFF ELECTION Summary For Precinct, All Counters, All Races OFFICIAL FINAL COMBINED RESULTS" (PDF). El Paso County. June 9, 2005. Retrieved October 23, 2019.