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Oscar Leeser

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Oscar Leeser
Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
Mayor of El Paso
Years in office: 2021 - 2025
Predecessor:Donald Margo
Successor:Renard Johnson (Nonpartisan)

Years in office: 2013 - 2017

Elections and appointments
Last election
December 12, 2020
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Oscar Leeser was theMayor of El Paso in Texas. He assumed office on January 5, 2021. He left office on January 7, 2025.

Leeser ran for election forMayor of El Paso in Texas. He won in the general runoff election onDecember 12, 2020.

Mayoral elections in El Paso are nonpartisan. Leeser is aDemocrat.[1][2]

Biography

Oscar Leeser was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. Leeser's career experience includes owning and operating Hyundai of El Paso.[3][4][5]

Elections

2024

See also:Mayoral election in El Paso, Texas (2024)

Oscar Leeser was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2020

See also: Mayoral election in El Paso, Texas (2020)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of El Paso

Oscar Leeser defeated incumbentDonald Margo in the general runoff election for Mayor of El Paso on December 12, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Oscar Leeser
Oscar Leeser (Nonpartisan)
 
79.5
 
43,182
Image of Donald Margo
Donald Margo (Nonpartisan)
 
20.5
 
11,108

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Total votes: 54,290
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General election

General election for Mayor of El Paso

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of El Paso on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Oscar Leeser
Oscar Leeser (Nonpartisan)
 
42.6
 
92,700
Image of Donald Margo
Donald Margo (Nonpartisan)
 
24.6
 
53,606
Image of Veronica Carbajal
Veronica Carbajal (Nonpartisan)
 
21.7
 
47,299
Carlos Gallinar (Nonpartisan)
 
7.4
 
16,197
Dean Martinez (Nonpartisan)
 
1.9
 
4,233
Calvin Zielsdorf (Nonpartisan)
 
1.6
 
3,449

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Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 217,484
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2013

Leeser defeated Steve Ortega in the 2013 general election for mayor of El Paso.

Mayor of El Paso, 2013
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngOscar Leeser74.3%33,269
Steve Ortega25.7%11,493
Total Votes44,762
Source:El Paso County 2013 Election Results

Campaign themes

2020

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Donald Margo
Mayor of El Paso
2021-2025
Succeeded by
Renard Johnson
Preceded by
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Mayor of El Paso
2013-2017
Succeeded by
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