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The 2005 El Paso mayoral election was held on May 7 and June 6, 2005, to elect the mayor of El Paso, Texas. It saw the election of John Cook, who unseated incumbent mayor Joe Wardy.

This was the first election held for a newly extended four-year term, as previous elections had been to two-year terms.[citation needed]

Results

First-round

First-round[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Joe Wardy (incumbent) 18,281 45.89
Nonpartisan John Cook 13,347 33.51
Nonpartisan Carmen Rodriguez 6,549 16.44
Nonpartisan Jaime O. Perez 1,134 2.85
Nonpartisan Matt Carroll 523 1.31
Total votes 39,834

Runoff

Runoff[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan John Cook 21,088 51.30
Nonpartisan Joe Wardy (incumbent) 20,017 48.70
Total votes 41,105

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