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More than $2 million was spent by the city council candidates running for office last year, with Renard Johnson spending $841,137.90 to win the mayoral election.

What To Know About The Money Spent In The Last El Paso City Council Elections

by Martin ParedesFebruary 1, 2025February 1, 2025

El Paso News analyzed the campaign finance reports for the political expenses filed by the candidates running for office from January 1, 2024 through January 15, 2025 to calculate the total amounts spent by the contenders who ran last year. In the case of the three incumbents, Cassandra Hernandez, Brian Kennedy and Isabel Salcido we […]

The most amount per vote spent in 2024 was $9.15 while the least amount spent was zero dollars in the most recent city council election.

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The Cost Per Vote In The El Paso 2024 City Council Elections

by Martin ParedesJanuary 23, 2025January 24, 2025

The December 14 runoff election for the city council races is more than the future of El Paso’s public policy. Led by the mayoral election is a proxy war for control of El Paso’s Democratic Party.

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Analysis: The El Paso Democratic Party Proxy War

by Martin ParedesNovember 20, 2024November 20, 2024

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How Much Did Each Candidate Spend Per Vote In Latest El Paso City Council Election?

by Martin ParedesNovember 8, 2024November 13, 2024

According to the early voting results, all the open city council seats, except for District 2 which had only two candidates, will be decided in runoff elections.

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El Paso Election Projections Based On Early Voting Count

by Martin ParedesNovember 5, 2024November 5, 2024

Around $1.2 million was spent in this year’s municipal election. Today we report who contributed to each candidate and how the money was spent.

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El Paso City Council Election Campaign Funding Over $1 Million By The Numbers

by Martin ParedesNovember 4, 2024November 11, 2024

An analysis of the first week of early voting reveals that 53% of the voters who have a cast a ballot in the first week of early voting are women. We also found that the average age of the voter is 57 years old. We analyzed who the voters are by city council seat.

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Deep Dive Early Voting Data Analysis

by Martin ParedesOctober 26, 2024October 27, 2024

Two city council candidates, Alexandra Chávez and Lily Limón have outspent the other candidates running for city council by a significant amount. Except for the District 2 race, it is likely that the other municipal elections will end in a runoff election.

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Early Voting Begins On Monday

by Martin ParedesOctober 19, 2024October 19, 2024

We analyzed 26 years of city council elections to understand what will likely happen on November 5 in the six city council elections and in the mayoral race.

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We Analyzed 26 Years Of El Paso City Council Elections – This What It Tells Us About The November 5 Elections

by Martin ParedesSeptember 7, 2024September 8, 2024

There are 26 candidates running for the six open seats at city council, including the mayor’s seat.

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El Paso Candidates Set For Most City Council Seats And Mayor For November Election

by Martin ParedesAugust 20, 2024August 21, 2024

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