{"id":167007,"date":"2026-02-16T19:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/167007\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T19:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:22:09","slug":"early-voting-gets-underway-tomorrow-for-march-3-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/167007\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Voting Gets Underway Tomorrow for March 3 Primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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<\/a>. Times are listed for each location.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

Democratic Party Primary<\/p>\n

United States Representative, District 23
Bruce Richardson
Santos Limon
Gretel Enck
Katy Padilla Stout<\/p>\n

District Judge 120th Judicial District
Chris Anchondo
Leonard \u201cLenny\u201d Morales<\/p>\n

District Judge, 168th Judicial District
Bernardo Cruz
Robert J. Perez
Enrique A. Holguin<\/p>\n

Judge of County Court at Law No. 2
Christina Montes
Sergio A. Saldivar
Frances M. Maldonado<\/p>\n

Judge of County Court at Law No. 4
Jeff Rago
Eunice Reyes<\/p>\n

Judge of County Probate Court No. 2
Sergio H. Enriquez
Gabriella M. Reed<\/p>\n

County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Miguel \u201cMike\u201d Teran
David Stout (incumbent)<\/p>\n

County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Sergio Coronado (incumbent)
Annette Griego<\/p>\n

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1
Octavio Dominguez
Richard Velez
Shane Edmondson
Denise Butterworth
Diego A. Vazquez<\/p>\n

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2
Brian J. Haggerty (incumbent)
Christine Saiz
Julio Cesar Martin del Campo
Anna Hey<\/p>\n

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 5
Monica Teran
Jesus Olivas
Eileen Marlin Castro
Dora Oaxaca Rivera
Lucilla \u201cLucy\u201d Najera (incumbent)<\/p>\n

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 6. Place 1
Yolie Rodela
Ruben Lujan (incumbent)
Dora H. Aguirre<\/p>\n

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 6. Place 2
Ricardo \u201cRick\u201d Jordan
Rosalie \u201cRose\u201d Dominguez
Enedina \u201cNina\u201d Serna (incumbent)
Nicol\u00e1s \u201cNico\u201d Dom\u00ednguez<\/p>\n

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 7
Stephanie Frietze
Humberto \u201cBeto\u201d Enriquez<\/p>\n

Precinct Chair, Precinct No. 2
Ivy Diana Saavedra
Baltazar (Balti) Hernandez (incumbent)<\/p>\n

Precinct Chair, Precinct No. 182
Maria Camargo
David Ojeda<\/p>\n

Precinct Chair, Precinct No. 204
Cindy Hernandez
Carlos Batres (incumbent)<\/p>\n

Republican Party Primary<\/p>\n

United States Representative, District 16
Manuel J. Barraza
Deliris \u201cDMB\u201d Montanez
Marcy Chavez
Hector Cabildo
Ruben Rios
Adam Bauman
Raul \u201cBullet\u201d Casta\u00f1eda<\/p>\n

United States Representative, District 23
Keith Barton
Francisco \u201cQuico\u201d Canesco
Tony Gonzalez (incumbent)
Brandon Herrera<\/p>\n

State Representative District 74
Robert Garza
John McLeon<\/p>\n

County Judge
Guadalupe \u201cLupe\u201d Giner
Minerva Torres Shelton<\/p>\n

Republican Party County Chair
Michael Aboud (incumbent)
Omar Galache
Alfredo \u201cAl\u201d Lujan<\/p>\n

Early voting starts tomorrow and runs through February 27.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

For the complete list of candidates running in El Paso visit our Elections Resource Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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