Early voting results show Dee Margo leading mayoral election

Early election results show Dee Margo leading the race for Mayor of El Paso with 47% of the vote. David Saucedo has 23% of the vote and City Representative Emma Acosta has 16% of the vote. new pym.Parent(“1494114053947”, “http://electionwidget.ib-prod.com/?account=npg-kvia&widgetId=1494114053947”, {});

Mayor Oscar Leeser chose not to seek re-election. After announcing his decision at a budget meeting last year, he told Abc-7, “I ran to do the things I thought were really important for our community and I did that. I got elected to represent the people and that’s what I was able to do and I’m very humbled and very honored I got that opportunity.”

There are several key city issues that could determine the outcome of the race including the downtown arena, which is set to built in the Duranguito neighborhood. The upcoming budget is another key issue.

One candidate must win 50% of the vote in order to be declared mayor. If not, the top contenders will head to a run-off election.