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

Renard Johnsons campaign confirmed that heTonight's runoff election will determined who would be El Paso's next mayor and what the future City Council will loo

After the release of early voting results, city Rep. Brian Kennedy congratulated El Paso's next mayor, Renard Johnson, saying the difference in votes was "insurmountable." "We want him to have the most wonderful four-year term that he can have because the city needs it,

Businessman Renard Johnson took an overwhelming lead over attorney and city Rep. Brian Kennedy in early voting – a gap that won’t close with final results.

Renard Johnson is leading the El Paso Mayor run-off race with 57% of the vote.Brian Kennedy has 42% of the vote.The El Paso Elections Department so far has post