This year will be the final time for early voting as voters decide the form of El Paso’s city government.
Six races remain to be decided — the mayor’s seat and five spots on the El Paso City Council — after no candidate reached the 50% threshold needed to win last month’s general election outright.
El Paso residents can vote in the mayoral race. Residents must live in council districts 1, 3, 4, 5 or 7 to vote in those individual runoffs.
Also in the second election ballot in El Paso, there is a race for the fourth municipal court judge. Socorro voters will elect a District 4 councilor.
El Pasoans lined up at the Bassett Place mall to cast their votes on November 5, 2024 in El Paso, Texas.
The December runoff concludes a marathon year of voting for El Pasoans that began in January with a runoff for the District 2 seat on the City Council. Voters then returned to the polls for the Super Tuesday contest in March and subsequent elections, before venturing out again in November.
The stakes are high as El Paso is poised to consider generational projects like the proposed Downtown I-10 Deck Plaza while facing basic needs like tax credits, an understaffed police department and crumbling roads and sidewalks.
Who is on the ballot?
El Paso mayoral candidates in runoff election Renard Johnson (left) and Brian Kennedy (right) at the forum on November 21, 2024.
Mayor of El Paso
El Paso City Council candidates, District 1 (left to right): Alejandra Chavez, Monica Reyes.
El Paso City Council, District 1
El Paso City Council District 3
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Jose Rodriguez (did not submit a candidate questionnaire)
Joe “Chief” Molinar, left, and Cynthia Boyar Trejo compete in the runoff for City Council District 4 on Dec. 14.
El Paso City Council District 4
Ivan Niño (left) and Amanda Cunningham will compete in the runoff for City Council District 5 on December 14.
El Paso City Council District 5
Lily Limón, left, and Chris Hernandez compete in the runoff for City Council District 7 on Dec. 14.
El Paso City Council, District 7
Important disposal dates
Early voting for the city runoff runs from Monday, December 2 through Tuesday, December 10.
Election day is Saturday, December 14.
Early voting locations
The following 26 locations are open during the early voting period:
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Enrique Moreno County Courthouse, 500 E. San Antonio Ave.
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Arlington Park Shelter, 10350 Pasadena Cir.
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Bassett Place, 6101 Gateway West Blvd.
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Bowling Family YMCA, 5509 Will Ruth Ave.
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Chavez Apodaca Community Center, 341 N. Mood Road.
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Commissioner’s Corner, 10700 Montana Ave.
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Dorris Van Doren Library, 551 Redd Road.
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El Paso County Eastside Annex, 2350 George Dieter Drive.
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EPCC Administrative Services Center, 9050 Viscount Blvd.
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Esperanza Acosta Moreno Library, 12480 Pebble Hills Blvd.
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Gary Del Palacio Recreation Center, 3001 Parkwood St.
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Gonzalez Place, 4101 Rich Beem Blvd.
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Hilos de Plata Senior Center, 4451 Delta Drive.
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Marty Robbins Recreation Center, 11620 Vista Del Sol Drive.
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Memorial Park Senior Center, 1800 Byron St.
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Mountain View-Rae Gilmore Recreation Center, 8501 Diana Drive.
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Nations Tobin Sports Center, 8831 Railroad Drive.
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Officer David Ortiz Recreation Center, 563 N. Carolina Drive.
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Pebble Hills High School, 14400 Pebble Hills Blvd.
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SISD District Service Center (replaced Eastlake High School), 12440 Rojas Drive.
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South El Paso Senior Center, 600 S. Ochoa St.
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The Shoppes at Solana, 750 Sunland Park Drive.
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UTEP – Union Building East, 351 W. University Ave.
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Wellington Chew Senior Center, 4430 Maxwell Ave.
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Ysleta Community Learning Center, 121 Padres Drive.
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YWCA – West, 313 Bartlett Drive.
Adam Powell includes government and politics for the El Paso Times and can be reached via email at apowell@elpasotimes.com
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: El Paso runoff election: Early voting open for mayor, council seats
