Enrique Holguin

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Enrique Holguin

Democratic Party

Candidate, Texas 168th District Court

Prior offices:

El Paso Municipal Court No. 4

Years in office: 2021 - 2025

Successor: Samuel Flores (Nonpartisan)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

March 3, 2026

Enrique Holguin (Democratic Party) is running for election for judge of the Texas 168th District Court. Holguin is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Holguin was a judge for Number 4 of the El Paso Municipal Court in Texas. Holguin assumed office in 2021. Holguin left office on January 7, 2025.

Holguin was appointed to the court by the El Paso City Council on February 3, 2021, following the death of Lillian Blancas, who won the seat in a runoff election on December 5, 2020.

Biography

Holguin received his bachelor's degree in history from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2004 and his J.D. from Texas Wesleyan University in 2012. His legal career began working as an Assistant District Attorney at the El Paso District Attorney's Office in 2013. From 2013 to 2014, he was an Attorney At Law with the Law Office of Joseph Sib Abraham. He also worked as an Attorney At Law with Jaime Alvarado & Assoc., PLLC.

Elections

2026

See also: Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2026)

General election

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Texas 168th District Court

Bernardo Cruz (D), Enrique Holguin (D), and Robert J. Perez (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Texas 168th District Court on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Bernardo Cruz
	Submit photo	Enrique Holguin
	Submit photo	Robert J. Perez

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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Texas 168th District Court

R. Wayne Pritchard (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas 168th District Court on March 3, 2026.

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	Submit photo	R. Wayne Pritchard

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2022

See also: City elections in El Paso, Texas (2022)

General election

Special general election for El Paso Municipal Court No. 4

Incumbent Enrique Holguin won election in the special general election for El Paso Municipal Court No. 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Enrique Holguin (Nonpartisan)	100.0	94,795

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2020

See also: City elections in El Paso, Texas (2020)

General runoff election

General runoff election for El Paso Municipal Court No. 4

Lillian Blancas defeated Enrique Holguin in the general runoff election for El Paso Municipal Court No. 4 on December 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lillian Blancas (Nonpartisan)	60.2	29,344
	Submit photo	Enrique Holguin (Nonpartisan)	39.8	19,413

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General election

General election for El Paso Municipal Court No. 4

Lillian Blancas and Enrique Holguin advanced to a runoff. They defeated incumbent Lauren Ferris in the general election for El Paso Municipal Court No. 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lillian Blancas (Nonpartisan)	40.1	75,132
✔	Submit photo	Enrique Holguin (Nonpartisan)	34.2	64,203
	Submit photo	Lauren Ferris (Nonpartisan)	25.7	48,235

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2026

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2020

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