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•        Contributions from El Paso to 2008 Presidential Candidates ($222,174 Total)
o        John McCain -  $131,894 (59%)
o        Barack Obama -  $88,880 (40%)
o        Ralph Nader - $1,150 (.5%)
o        Barr, Bob - $250 (.1%)

•        El Paso Vote Breakdown for Presidential Candidates
o        John McCain (R) – 61,783 (37%)
o        Barack Obama (D) – 122,021 (65%)
o        Bob Barr (L) – 1,151 (.62%)
o        Write In Votes – 675 (.036%)

•        Contributions To 2008 U.S. Representative District 16 Candidates
o        Silvestre Reyes (D) - $854,036
o        Ben Mendoza (I) - $0
o        Mette A. Baker (L) - $0

•        El Paso Vote Breakdown for U.S. Representative Dist 16 Candidates
o        Silvestre Reyes (D) – 130,375 (82%)
o        Mette A. Baker (L) – 12,000 (7.5%)
o        Benjamin Eloy (I) – 16,348 (10.3%)

•        Figures From Silvestre Reyes (D) Campaign:
    •        Total Raised by U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D)- $854,036
    •        Total Spent by U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D)- $859,838
    •        PAC Contributions: $381,136 (45%)
    •        Individual Contributions: $464,171 (54%)
    •        Other: $7,729
    •        Top 5 Industries Contributing, 2007-2008
    o        Defense Aerospace: $71,800
    o        Defense Electronics: $62,650
    o        Lawyers/Law Firms: $56,433
    o        Lobbyists: $51,066
    o        Real Estate: $46,831


•        Number of Registered Voters in El Paso County:
o        387,146
•        Population of El Paso, Texas County in 2006:
o        736,310
•        Number of Votes Cast in El Paso County:
o        189,119
•        Number of Straight Ticket Votes Cast
o        101,101 (23.3% Republicans, 75.9% Democrats, .74% Libertarian)




http://www.co.el-paso.tx.us/elections/current/final.htm
http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/SUB-EST2006.html
www.opensecrets.org
Random 2008 Election Numbers
December 01, 2008
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