EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 With the midterm elections 10 days away, more than 65,000 ballots have already been cast in El Paso County during early voting, according to the El Paso County Elections Department.<\/p>\n
One local race drawing attention is the contest for El Paso County commissioner in Precinct 4, where Republican Leo Arcos is facing Democrat Annette Griego. <\/p>\n
The winner will replace current County Commissioner Sergio Coronado, who was defeated in the primary by Griego. <\/p>\n
Both candidates outlined their priorities ahead of Election Day.<\/p>\n
Arcos said his focus would be on \u201cthe accountability,\u201d along with \u201cget everything squared away with the budgeting, the vacancies,\u201d adding that \u201cwe can take care of the tax burden from the people.\u201d <\/p>\n
He said controlling the county budget would be key to that effort.<\/p>\n
RECOMMENDED: El Paso County reports record first-day early voting turnout for a midterm election<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s something that everybody wants to talk about, and in order to do that, we need to control our budget, and that\u2019s what I intend to do,\u201d Arcos said.<\/p>\n Griego said county government should \u201cfocus on the basics,\u201d and said that if elected she would prioritize \u201cinfrastructure, health care.\u201d She also said, \u201cI would be responsible for your tax dollars,\u201d and added that her emphasis would include \u201ceconomic development.\u201d<\/p>\n Early voting runs through Oct. 30, and Election Day is Nov. 3. <\/p>\n For all the information you need to know ahead of the election, visit this Election Guide. <\/a><\/p>\n