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Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2019)

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2019 El Paso County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 15, 2019
General election: May 4, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: Community college board
Total seats up: 3
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2019

El Paso County, Texas, held general elections for three of seven seats on the El Paso Community College Board of Trustees on May 4, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was February 15, 2019.[1]

Elections

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Candidates and results

El Paso Community College Board of Trustees

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngChristina Sanchez (i)
Nicolas Dominguez 
Francisco Macias 
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngCarmen Olivas Graham (i)
Linda Gonzalez-Hensgen 
District 6

Saul Candelas 
Green check mark transparent.pngNina Piña 

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Past elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2018)

County commission

Judge

General election

General election for El Paso County Court

Ricardo Samaniego won election in the general election for El Paso County Court on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ricardo Samaniego (D)
 
100.0
 
151,286

Total votes: 151,286
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Court

Ricardo Samaniego defeated John Cook in the Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Court on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ricardo Samaniego
 
50.5
 
11,340
John Cook
 
49.5
 
11,096

Total votes: 22,436
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Court

John Cook and Ricardo Samaniego advanced to a runoff. They defeated Laura Enriquez in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Court on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Cook
 
46.5
 
14,445
Ricardo Samaniego
 
30.8
 
9,573
Laura Enriquez
 
22.6
 
7,020

Total votes: 31,038
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Precinct 2

General election

General election for El Paso County Commission Precinct 2

Incumbent David Stout won election in the general election for El Paso County Commission Precinct 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
David Stout (D)
 
100.0
 
30,186

Total votes: 30,186
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission Precinct 2

Incumbent David Stout defeated Sergio Lewis in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission Precinct 2 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
David Stout
 
55.1
 
3,532
Sergio Lewis
 
44.9
 
2,880

Total votes: 6,412
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Precinct 4

General election

General election for El Paso County Commission Precinct 4

Carl L. Robinson defeated incumbent Andrew Haggerty in the general election for El Paso County Commission Precinct 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carl L. Robinson
Carl L. Robinson (D)
 
58.1
 
35,834
Andrew Haggerty (R)
 
41.9
 
25,882

Total votes: 61,716
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission Precinct 4

Carl L. Robinson advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission Precinct 4 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carl L. Robinson
Carl L. Robinson
 
100.0
 
6,595

Total votes: 6,595
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Commission Precinct 4

Incumbent Andrew Haggerty advanced from the Republican primary for El Paso County Commission Precinct 4 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Andrew Haggerty
 
100.0
 
2,379

Total votes: 2,379
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County clerk

General election

General election for El Paso County Clerk

Incumbent Delia Briones won election in the general election for El Paso County Clerk on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Delia Briones (D)
 
100.0
 
149,519

Total votes: 149,519
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Clerk

Incumbent Delia Briones advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Clerk on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Delia Briones
 
100.0
 
23,666

Total votes: 23,666
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District clerk

General election

General election for El Paso County District Clerk

Incumbent Norma Favela Barceleau won election in the general election for El Paso County District Clerk on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Norma Favela Barceleau (D)
 
100.0
 
149,225

Total votes: 149,225
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County District Clerk

Incumbent Norma Favela Barceleau advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County District Clerk on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Norma Favela Barceleau
 
100.0
 
23,383

Total votes: 23,383
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Judicial

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2017

See also: Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2017)

Additional elections on the ballot

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About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for El Paso County, Texas
El Paso County Texas
Population 800,647 25,145,561
Land area (sq mi) 1,013 261,266
Race and ethnicity**
White 79.7% 74%
Black/African American 3.3% 12.1%
Asian 1.2% 4.8%
Native American 0.6% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 12.3% 5.8%
Multiple 2.7% 2.7%
Hispanic/Latino 82.6% 39.3%
Education
High school graduation rate 78.5% 83.7%
College graduation rate 23.3% 29.9%
Income
Median household income $46,871 $61,874
Persons below poverty level 20.2% 14.7%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Texas 0.48% 1.61% 2.25%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points.

See also

El Paso County, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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