Three El Paso City Council incumbents—Alejandra Chávez, Art Fierro, and Chris Canales—each failed to win more than 50% of votes in Tuesday's election and will face runoffs. Ivan Niño won his District 5 race outright with 69% of votes.
The sources don't state an effect on taxes. They do state these figures.
Campaign spending, final reporting periodmore than $63,0001Who pays or receives it: Alejandra Chávez
Campaign funds remaining heading into final weekmore than $62,0001Who pays or receives it: Alejandra Chávez
Campaign spending, final reporting periodmore than $6,5001Who pays or receives it: Matthew James Kozik
Campaign spending, final reporting periodmore than $35,5001Who pays or receives it: Sam Armijo
Campaign funds remainingmore than $7,0001Who pays or receives it: Sam Armijo
Loan balance$42,0001Who pays or receives it: Sam Armijo
Who's involved
Alejandra ChávezCity Council District 1 incumbent candidate
Art FierroCity Council incumbent candidate
Chris CanalesCity Council incumbent candidate
Ivan NiñoCity Council District 5 incumbent, won race outright
Sam ArmijoDistrict 1 candidate, advancing to runoff
Matthew James KozikDistrict 1 candidate, advancing to runoff
Richard GeneraDistrict 5 candidate
Daniela GarciaDistrict 1 candidate
The facts
Alejandra Chávez received 47% of votes in District 1 race, failing to win outright.1
Sam Armijo received 19.9% of District 1 votes; Matthew James Kozik also advanced to runoff.1
Armijo narrowly defeated Kozik for second runoff spot by 65 votes in District 1.1
Daniela Garcia received 13% of votes in District 1 race.1
Ivan Niño received 69% of votes in District 5 race, winning without runoff.1
Richard Genera received 31% of votes in District 5 race.1
City Council members are nonpartisan positions paid $72,800 per year.1
Chávez was elected in 2024 special election to fill seat vacated by Brian Kennedy.1
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Ivan Niño Important work ahead on affordability, public safety, infrastructure, and services for growing community.1
Candidates on campaign trail Challenged incumbents on rising property taxes and Meta data center under construction in Northeast El Paso.1
Candidates Housing affordability and Downtown deck plaza were hot-button issues.1
Where the sources disagree
Identity of second District 1 runoff candidate alongside Chávez Source [1] states Armijo and Kozik advanced to runoff, with Armijo defeating Kozik by 65 votes for second spot; source text cuts off mid-sentence about Fierro's race.
How they headlined it
The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.
Three City Council races primed for potential runoffs after early voting numbers drop
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