County Profile

El Paso County

Election results and voting trends

2,717,336
Total Votes
52
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

MAY 2026 PRIMARY RUNOFF

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(D) Lieutenant Governor (lt_governor)

17,470 votes
Vikki Goodwin9,305 (53.3%)
Marcos Isaias Velez8,165 (46.7%)

(D) Attorney General (attorney_general)

17,348 votes
Nathan Johnson9,470 (54.6%)
Joe Jaworski7,878 (45.4%)

(D) District Judge, 168th Judic Dist (district_judge)

17,659 votes
Bernardo Cruz9,638 (54.6%)
Enrique A. Holguin8,021 (45.4%)

(D) Justice of the Peace 1 (jp)

3,144 votes
Octavio Dominguez1,516 (48.2%)
Denise Butterworth1,628 (51.8%)

(D) Justice of the Peace 2 (jp)

2,066 votes
Brian J. Haggerty909 (44.0%)
Christie Saiz1,157 (56.0%)

(D) Justice of the Peace 5 (jp)

3,073 votes
Dora Oaxaca Rivera1,558 (50.7%)
Lucilla Lucy Najera1,515 (49.3%)

(D) Justice of the Peace 6, Place 1 (jp)

2,634 votes
Ruben Lujan1,537 (58.4%)
Dora H. Aguirre1,097 (41.6%)

(D) Justice of the Peace 6, Place 2 (jp)

2,635 votes
Rosalie 'Rosie' Dominguez1,191 (45.2%)
Enedina 'Nina' Serna1,444 (54.8%)

(D) Judge, County Court at Law 2 (county_court_at_law)

17,734 votes
Christina Montes7,699 (43.4%)
Frances M. Maldonado10,035 (56.6%)

(R) US Senator (us_senator)

13,126 votes
Ken Paxton8,589 (65.4%)
John Cornyn4,537 (34.6%)

(R) US Representative 16 (us_representative)

11,289 votes
Manuel J. Barraza3,547 (31.4%)
Adam Bauman7,742 (68.6%)

(R) Attorney General (attorney_general)

12,905 votes
Chip Roy6,187 (47.9%)
Mayes Middleton6,718 (52.1%)

(R) Railroad Commissioner (railroad_commissioner)

12,467 votes
Bo French5,926 (47.5%)
Jim Wright6,541 (52.5%)

(R) Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals 3 (cca)

12,256 votes
Thomas Smith7,580 (61.8%)
Alison Fox4,676 (38.2%)

Last updated: 09:54:20 PM

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in El Paso County

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Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in El Paso County

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Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in El Paso County

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Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How El Paso County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

26%30%35%39%43%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

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Standout Performers

Candidates who most over- or under-performed El PasoCounty's partisan lean

U. S. Senator51.1% actual60.2% exp
U. S. Senator48.9% actual39.8% exp
-7.9
Governor52.3% actual60.2% exp
+7.9
Governor47.7% actual39.8% exp
-5.8
Comptroller of Public Accounts54.4% actual60.2% exp
+5.8
Comptroller of Public Accounts45.6% actual39.8% exp
U. S. Senator57.6% actual63.0% exp
+5.4
U. S. Senator42.4% actual37.0% exp
Attorney General56.2% actual61.3% exp
+5.1
Attorney General43.8% actual38.7% exp
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT57.7% actual62.5% exp
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT42.3% actual37.5% exp
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 57.9% actual62.5% exp
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 42.1% actual37.5% exp
Lieutenant Governor56.2% actual60.2% exp
Lieutenant Governor43.8% actual39.8% exp
-3.8
Attorney General56.4% actual60.2% exp
+3.8
Attorney General43.6% actual39.8% exp
-3.5
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 62.9% actual66.4% exp
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 37.1% actual33.6% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in El Paso County

U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN80,021 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT79,262 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 29
2020DemocratCÉSAR J BLANCO173,636 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD80,309 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND85,473 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT81,614 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, 8TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
2020DemocratYVONNE RODRIGUEZ176,409 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY78,073 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 1
2020DemocratGEORGINA PEREZ172,571 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON83,469 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY84,435 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL85,558 votes
DISTRICT JUDGE, 383RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
2020DemocratLYDA NESS GARCIA166,146 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE105,124 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ92,997 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 16
2020DemocratVERONICA ESCOBAR154,108 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK85,525 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND88,157 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK96,748 votes