Elias Diaz Wins Eagle Pass City Council Place 2 Run-Off Election Over Elizabeth Chisum De La Garza, Garnering 1,837 Votes Compared to 1,320 Votes for Chisum De La Garza
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
The final unofficial election results of the City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council Place 2 Run-Off between Elias Diaz and Elizabeth Chisum De La Garza held on Saturday, September 5, 2020, were announced by Election Judge Arturo Delgado with Diaz garnering a total of 1,837 votes compared to Chisum De La Garza’s 1,320 votes, a margin of victory by 517 votes.
Earlier the Early Voting results were announced showing Diaz with a total of 1,532 votes compared to Chisum De La Garza’s 1,130 votes, a lead of 402 votes going into the Election Day voting results.
Diaz makes history for being the first openly gay candidate to run for the Eagle Pass City Council and get elected by local voters by a wide margin of victory in a hotly contested race over the past nine months as the run-off election was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diaz will replace outgoing City Councilman Rudy Villapando, who served for 14 years and lost a close race for Mayor on February 1, 2020 against fellow City Councilman Luis E. Sifuentes, for the remainder of Villalpando’s term.
Elizabeth Chisum De La Garza gracefully offered her congratulatory remarks to Elias Diaz shortly after the final election results were announced at the County Courthouse steps by election judge Arturo Delgado.
Diaz thanked all the voters of the City of Eagle Pass who came out to vote in this run-off election and stated he looks forward to representing all of the citizens of Eagle Pass, including those who voted for him, those who did not vote for him, and those who did not vote in the election. Diaz added that when “Elias Wins, Everybody Wins.”
The Eagle Pass City Council will canvass the election results at their next meeting and officially declare Elias Diaz as the winner of the City Council Place 2 Run-Off Election while City Secretary Imelda Rodriguez will administer the Oath of Office to Diaz.
The Eagle Pass City Council is composed of Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes, Mayor Pro-Tem William Davis, and City Council Members Yolanda P. Ramon, Rolando Salinas, and outgoing Councilman Rudy Villalpando.
