EL PASO, Tx., February 16, 2026: Early voting for the March 3, 2026, primaries begin tomorrow morning. Polls open at 9:00 in most locations. Voters can vote at any location during the early voting period. To find the polling station nearest to you, visit the El Paso Elections Department early voting online map by following this link. Times are listed for each location.
There are several candidates running for several offices in each of the primaries. The following is a list of candidates in contested races. Candidates running in the Democratic Party primary are listed first. The candidates running in the Republican primary follows. All candidates are listed in the order that they appear on the ballot.
Democratic Party Primary
United States Representative, District 23
Bruce Richardson
Santos Limon
Gretel Enck
Katy Padilla Stout
District Judge 120th Judicial District
Chris Anchondo
Leonard “Lenny” Morales
District Judge, 168th Judicial District
Bernardo Cruz
Robert J. Perez
Enrique A. Holguin
Judge of County Court at Law No. 2
Christina Montes
Sergio A. Saldivar
Frances M. Maldonado
Judge of County Court at Law No. 4
Jeff Rago
Eunice Reyes
Judge of County Probate Court No. 2
Sergio H. Enriquez
Gabriella M. Reed
County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Miguel “Mike” Teran
David Stout (incumbent)
County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Sergio Coronado (incumbent)
Annette Griego
Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1
Octavio Dominguez
Richard Velez
Shane Edmondson
Denise Butterworth
Diego A. Vazquez
Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2
Brian J. Haggerty (incumbent)
Christine Saiz
Julio Cesar Martin del Campo
Anna Hey
Justice of the Peace, Pct. 5
Monica Teran
Jesus Olivas
Eileen Marlin Castro
Dora Oaxaca Rivera
Lucilla “Lucy” Najera (incumbent)
Justice of the Peace, Pct. 6. Place 1
Yolie Rodela
Ruben Lujan (incumbent)
Dora H. Aguirre
Justice of the Peace, Pct. 6. Place 2
Ricardo “Rick” Jordan
Rosalie “Rose” Dominguez
Enedina “Nina” Serna (incumbent)
Nicolás “Nico” Domínguez
Justice of the Peace, Pct. 7
Stephanie Frietze
Humberto “Beto” Enriquez
Precinct Chair, Precinct No. 2
Ivy Diana Saavedra
Baltazar (Balti) Hernandez (incumbent)
Precinct Chair, Precinct No. 182
Maria Camargo
David Ojeda
Precinct Chair, Precinct No. 204
Cindy Hernandez
Carlos Batres (incumbent)
Republican Party Primary
United States Representative, District 16
Manuel J. Barraza
Deliris “DMB” Montanez
Marcy Chavez
Hector Cabildo
Ruben Rios
Adam Bauman
Raul “Bullet” Castañeda
United States Representative, District 23
Keith Barton
Francisco “Quico” Canesco
Tony Gonzalez (incumbent)
Brandon Herrera
State Representative District 74
Robert Garza
John McLeon
County Judge
Guadalupe “Lupe” Giner
Minerva Torres Shelton
Republican Party County Chair
Michael Aboud (incumbent)
Omar Galache
Alfredo “Al” Lujan
Early voting starts tomorrow and runs through February 27.
In Texas, voters can only vote in one primary. Should a runoff occur, voters who voted in the other primary cannot cast votes in runoff elections of the other primary.
For the complete list of candidates running in El Paso visit our Elections Resource Page.
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