Gutierrez, Annello headed to runoff in Council District 2

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EL PASO, Texas – Retired city employee Miriam "Judy" Gutierrez beat incumbent Alexsandra Annello by nearly 2,000 votes in Council District 2, but will need to go to a runoff to win the seat.

With most of the votes counted, Gutierrez has 7,915 votes or 47.65 percent.

Annello had 6,035 or 36.33 percent.

James Arthur Campos trailed with 2,662 votes or 16.02 percent.

Annello, a native of Boston, won a runoff election against then incumbent Jim Tolbert in 2017.

District 2 consists largely of Central El Paso.

Gutierrez is a retired city employee who served as an assistant or chief of staff for the last four District 4 representatives.

Campos twice ran for mayor of Socorro and once for El Paso Council District 1 in 2003.