Stay informed as the votes are tallied in key races across El Paso for the Dec. 14 runoff election. We’ll provide real-time updates for mayor, five City Council seats, and other pivotal positions, including municipal judge and alderman.
Early voting results should arrive at 7 p.m.
Check back throughout the evening as numbers roll in.
More:2024 El Paso County runoff election results: Live
With the final Election Day results, Renard Johnson has secured victory in his bid to be El Paso’s next mayor. Johnson finished the night with 56% of the vote compared to 44% for his opponent, city Rep. Brian Kennedy.
Kennedy conceded the race earlier in the night after early voting totals saw him trailing with no hope of closing the gap in a low-turnout race.
– Adam Powell
It was an early night for Deanna Maldonado-Rocha, as she easily won her runoff election in District 3, where she took 64% of the vote. Her challenger, Jose Rodriguez, mustered only 36% of the vote before the final results were tabulated.
In total, 4,746 ballots were cast for the city council runoff, but Maldonado-Rocha wasted no time thanking her supporters. “I was shocked at the results, but I was grateful for the support I received,” Maldonado-Rocha said. “It will be challenging, but it will be a great opportunity for all the council to find ways to work together and have that communication. There’s a way to ease the tax burden for private property owners and bring in economic growth.”
As Maldonado-Rocha looks forward to a new council and mayor, she noted there was enough time to critically look at the current resources for the bevy of city needs.
– Kristian Jaime
Alejandra Chavez handily won her District 1 runoff race against challenger Monica Reyes. Chavez garnered 64% of the vote compared to Reyes’ 36%. In an election that saw limited turnout, District 1 voters cast a total of 7,251 votes.
“It feels incredible and I’m extremely grateful to the constituent of District 1,” Chavez said. “I think there was a bit of voter fatigue, and that was a challenge. At the same time, it was our job to go to the voters and encourage them to get out and go to the polls.”
Chavez noted that now the work begins for the district and to collaborate with the newest iteration of the El Paso City Council. “Moving forward with a new mayor and council, we need to set aside egos and work tirelessly to bring this city tangible results,” Chavez said.
– Kristian Jaime
Samuel Flores squeaked by Lauren Ferris to take the Judge, Municipal Court 4 seat. Flores finished with 15,839 votes or 50.28%. Ferris drew 15,661 votes or 50%, according to the unofficial final results.
– Trish Long
Lily Limón won her runoff election against Chris Hernandez in the City Council’s District 7 race, according to the unofficial final results.
Limón received 58% of the vote, receiving 2731 votes. A total of 4711 votes were cast in the runoff.
– Jeff Abbott
Cynthia Boyar Trejo has won the Dec. 14 runoff election for El Paso’s District 4 seat with 54.33% of the vote, securing 2,128 votes, according to the unofficial final results.
Incumbent Joe “Chief” Molinar received 45.67%, totaling 1,789 votes. A total of 3,917 votes were cast in the race.
– Aaron Bedoya
Irene Rojas takes the Socorro Alderman, District 4 seat with 61 votes to Enrique Cisneros’ 50 votes.
– Trish Long
Lily Limón continues to lead in her runoff election race against Chris Hernandez in the City Council’s District 7 race with 58% of the vote. Hernandez was trailing with 42% of the vote.
– Jeff Abbott
Businessman Renard Johnson maintains a strong lead over city Rep. Brian Kennedy in the mayoral runoff. The first round of election night results showed Johnson holding fast at 57% of the vote compared to Kennedy’s 43%.
Kennedy conceded the race following the release of early voting results.
– Adam Powell
In the first batch of results for the Dec. 14 runoff election in El Paso’s District 4 race, Cynthia Boyar Trejo leads with 53% of the vote, totaling 1,602 votes. Incumbent Joe “Chief” Molinar trails with 47%, having received 1,443 votes. A total of 3,045 votes have been cast so far in the race.
– Aaron Bedoya
After the release of early voting results, city Rep. Brian Kennedy congratulated El Paso’s next mayor, Renard Johnson, saying the difference in votes was “insurmountable.” “We want him to have the most wonderful four-year term that he can have because the city needs it,” Kennedy said from his watch party at Hallelujah! BBQ. “Do not allow this to lessen your commitment to this city; it is incredibly important in a very tough time that is about to hit El Paso that we continue to move forward, we hold our government accountable, but we back our government and keep moving forward.”
– Adam Powell
It appears four of the five City Council races may have already been decided even though polls closed at 7 p.m. in the 2024 runoff election. Incumbent Joe Molinar will need to come from behind to win re-election in District 4. Alejandra Chavez in District 1, Deanna Maldonado-Roach in District 3, Ivan Nino in District 5 and Lily Limón in District 7 enjoy nearly 60% or better of the votes in early voting.
– Tim Archuleta
In District 3, Deanna Maldonando-Rocha has a distinct lead, with 62.3% of the votes. Her opponent, Jose Rodriguez, is garnering only 37.6% of the ballots. As of 7 p.m., 3,516 votes had been cast.
– Kristian Jaime
Only about 6% of El Paso’s registered voters cast ballots by mail or early in the 2024 runoff election. About 25,600 ballots were counted as part of the unofficial early vote results.
– Tim Archuleta
In early voting, the District 1 race is seeing Alejandra Chavez take a commanding lead over Monica Reyes 63.8% to 34.1%. There has been a steady number of ballots cast with a total of 5,424 as of 7 p.m.
– Kristian Jaime
Ivan Niño is enjoying an early lead in his runoff election race against Amanda Cunningham in the City Council’s District 5 race after the release of unofficial early voting results.
Niño received 62% of the votes cast by mail and during the early voting period. Cunningham was trailing with 37% of the vote.
– Tim Archuleta
Lily Limón is off to an early lead in her runoff election race against Chris Hernandez in the City Council’s District 7 race after the release of unofficial early voting results.
Limón received 58.7% of the votes cast by mail and during the early voting period. Hernandez was trailing with 41.3% of the vote.
– Jeff Abbott
Businessman Renard Johnson is off to an early lead in the race for mayor. Early voting results showed Johnson with 57% of the vote compared to 43% for his opponent, city Rep. Brian Kennedy. Less than 25,000 votes were cast during the nine-day early voting session.
– Adam Powell
Cynthia Trejo leads with 52% of the early votes in the Dec. 14 runoff election for El Paso’s District 4 city council seat. Her opponent, incumbent Joe Molinar, has secured 48% of the early voting totals.
– Aaron Bedoya
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