The winners for the 2026 “I Voted” Sticker Design Contest winners were announced earlier this month by the El Paso County Elections Department and amazingly enough, all the winners and runner-up were all GIRLS!
This year brought in a record-breaking 162 submissions from local students, blowing the last midterm cycle out of the water. From tiny future voters to high school artists, the creativity was next-level.
As one of this year’s judges, I can confirm: this was no easy task. Sitting on the panel with other amazing community leaders, we all agreed choosing winners felt impossible because every submission was genuinely impressive. The El Paso County Commissioners’ Court proudly honored our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of the 2025 Sticker Design Contest with a special resolution and a plaque featuring their winning designs.
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The “I Voted” category Top 3:
• 1st Place: Novalie Leone Fortenbery, Eastwood High School
• 2nd Place: Sofia Alexa Garcia, Horizon High School
• 3rd Place: Jamilet Margarita Garcia, Mountain View High School
El Paso County Elections Department
El Paso County Elections DepartmentAnd in the “Future Voter” category Top 3:
• 1st Place: Sophia Salas, Coach Wally Hartley PK-8
• 2nd Place: Zoe Tarango, Alicia R. Chacon International
• 3rd Place: Francella Belen Marin, Lamar Elementary
El Paso County Elections Department
El Paso County Elections Department
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A special celebration for the winning designs
The winning stickers will officially make their debut during the 2026 election season and all winners were honored by Commissioners Court on December 8, 2025. And if this contest proved anything, it’s that civic pride plus creativity equals El Paso magic.
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Three talented El Paso students swept the 2025 Sticker Design Contest, taking first, second, and third place with designs that set a new bar for creativity.
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