Businessman Renard Johnson is off to an early lead in the race for mayor. Early voting results showed Johnson with 57% of the vote compared to 43% for his opponent, city Rep. Brian Kennedy. Less than 25,000 votes were cast during the nine-day early voting session.

Businessman Renard Johnson will be the next mayor of El Paso after besting city Rep. Brian Kennedy in a low turnout runoff election.

Early voting for the December runoff election in El Paso has begun, with the race for the city's next mayor taking center stage. Current City R

Businessman Renard Johnson has been elected El Paso’s next mayor, easily defeating city Rep. Brian Kennedy Saturday.Johnson won 56% of the total votes, while Kennedy took about 44% of the votes. The two were pushed into a runoff following the Nov.