Molinar, Trejo headed for runoff in District 4
Nov 05, 2024
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - Incumbent city representative for District 4 Joe “Chief” Molinar and Cynthia Boyar Trejo are headed for a runoff after the final unofficial voting results were released at about 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
Molinar leads with 38.40 percent or 8,111 votes. In second is business owner Trejo with 28.06 percent or 5,927 votes.
They were followed by consultant Wesley Lawrence with 18.42 percent or 3,890 votes and then retired insurance specialist Dorothy “Sissy” M. Byrd with 15.12 percent or 3,194 votes.
Since no one got more than 50 percent of the vote, that triggered a runoff between the top two finishers.
District 4 represents parts of Northeast El Paso, roughly north of Hondo Pass Drive.
In District 5, chief of staff for Rep. Isabel Salcido, Ivan Niño, and social services worker and consultant Amanda Cunningham are headed for a runoff, according to final unofficial voting results.
Niño led with 39.11 percent or 6,988 votes, followed by Cunningham with 25.32 percent or 4,524 votes.
Close behind was retiree from the Federal Bureau of Prisons Felix J. Muñoz with 20.03 percent or 3,578 votes.
Other candidates with less than 10 percent are: self-employed Tamara Lantigua Davis with 8.78 percent or 1,568 votes and finally security guard supervisor Sean “Kowalski” Orr with 6.76 percent or 1,208 votes.
The candidates are seeking to replace Salcido, who is vacating her District 5 seat to run for mayor.
District 5 represents most of the El Paso Upper Eastside east of Joe Battle Boulevard and roughly north of Montwood Drive.
In District 7, retired educator and former District 7 representative Lily Limón and political consultant and Ysleta Independent School District trustee Chris Hernandez are headed for a runoff to take incumbent City Rep. Henry Rivera's position.
Limón led with 41.18 percent or 8,738 votes, followed by Hernandez with 21.96 percent or 4,660.
Other candidates included chair of the El Paso Neighborhood Coalition Fabiola Campos Lopez with 21.11 percent or 4,479 votes and then businessman and environmentalist Alan Serna with 15.75 percent or 3,341 votes.
Because of term limits, Rivera could not run for re-election. He will complete his time in office in January.
District 7 covers most of the El Paso Lower Valley and parts of the Eastside.