2013 El Paso mayoral election

El Paso mayoral election, 2013

May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11) (first round)
June 15, 2013 (2013-06-15) (runoff)
Turnout14.15% (first round)
13.76% (runoff)
 
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

The 2013 El Paso mayoral election was held on May 11, 2013, to elect the Mayor of El Paso, Texas. Incumbent Mayor John Cook could not seek another term due to term limits. Businessman Oscar Leeser and El Paso city councilor Steve Ortega advanced to a runoff election on June 15. Leeser won the runoff election.