The Nation - News from May 28, 1989
Suzie Azar became the first woman mayor in El Paso history with a landslide victory over fellow City Council member Ed Elsey in a runoff election. “One hundred seventeen years is a long time for El Paso to wait, and I’m glad they waited for me,” Azar said. The final but unofficial totals showed she had captured 65% of the votes, or 29,961, to 35%, or 16,218, for Elsey. The successor to Mayor Jonathan Rogers, who by law had to step down after four consecutive two-year terms, will face problems posed by widespread poverty and rapid growth. El Paso’s elections are nonpartisan.
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