El Paso Candidate Who Died of COVID-19 Wins Runoff
It was some really sad news that came down last week that Lillian Blancas had passed away from COVID-19. She passed away back on Monday, December 7th, after being in the hospital since November 9th. Blancas was in a runoff against Enrique Holguin for El Paso Municipal Court 4. The election wrapped up this past Saturday, and Blancas won by a pretty good margin, getting almost 60% of the vote. Do the simple math, and you ll see that Holguin got about 40% of the vote.
So now the big question you might have is, Who takes the seat that Blancas was supposed to fill? The answer is the El Paso City Council will now vote to appoint the seat.
Lillian Blancas, who died of COVID-19, wins by nearly 10,000 in judge runoff election Aaron Martinez, El Paso Times
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Lillian Blancas, who died Monday from COVID-19, won with nearly 10,000 votes in the runoff race for El Paso Municipal Court 4.
Blancas, 47, passed away Monday after being in the hospital since Nov. 9 battling the disease.
Enrique Holguin, who was running against Blancas, finished with about 40% of the votes.
The El Paso City Council will vote to appoint a judge to seat, according to Deputy City Clerk John Glendon.
Blancas attended Burges High School and the University of Texas at El Paso.
El Paso attorney, who died of Covid-19, wins runoff race for Municipal Court 4
Due to Lillian Blancas’ recent passing, the city council will need to appoint someone else to fill her seat
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso attorney Lillian Blancas won the runoff race for the city’s Municipal Court 4, but not before she lost her battle against COVID-19 just days before the election.
Blancas, 47, received nearly 10,000 votes, or 60% of the vote on Saturday against Enrique Holguin, according to a report from the El Paso Times. However, due to her recent passing, the El Paso City Council will need to decide who can fill her seat.
Lillian Blancas, who died of COVID-19, wins by nearly 10,000 in judge runoff election Aaron Martinez, El Paso Times
Protesters rally against restrictions to curb spread of COVID-19 UP NEXT
Lillian Blancas, who died Monday from COVID-19, won with nearly 10,000 votes in the runoff race for El Paso Municipal Court 4.
Blancas, 47, passed away Monday after being in the hospital since Nov. 9 battling the disease.
Enrique Holguin, who was running against Blancas, finished with about 40% of the votes.
The El Paso City Council will vote to appoint a judge to seat, according to Deputy City Clerk John Glendon.
Blancas attended Burges High School and the University of Texas at El Paso.
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