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2021
2019
2020 El Paso County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 9, 2019
Primary election: March 3, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Sheriff, county attorney, tax assessor-collector, commissioners for districts 1 and 3, district attorney, judgeships, and constable for precincts 1 through 7
Total seats up: 25
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2020

El Paso County, Texas, held general elections for sheriff, county attorney, tax assessor-collector, commissioners for districts 1 and 3, district attorney, judgeships, and constable for precincts 1 through 6 on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was December 9, 2019.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

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Texas modified its absentee/mail-in voting, candidate filing, and early voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Local election officials could not reject an absentee ballot due to a perceived signature mismatch unless the voter was given a pre-rejection notice of this finding and a "meaningful opportunity to cure his or her ballot's rejection." Return locations for absentee/mail-in ballots were limited to one per county.
  • Candidate filing procedures: The petition deadline for independent candidates for non-presidential office was extended to August 13, 2020.
  • Early voting: Early voting began on October 13, 2020.

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Elections

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Sheriff

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Richard Wiles won election in the general election for El Paso County Sheriff.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Sheriff

Incumbent Richard Wiles defeated Carlos Carrillo, Raul Mendiola, and Ron Martin in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Richard Wiles
 
57.7
 
37,606
Carlos Carrillo
 
24.5
 
15,974
Raul Mendiola
 
10.6
 
6,933
Ron Martin
 
7.1
 
4,642

Total votes: 65,155
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County attorney

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Jo Anne Bernal won election in the general election for El Paso County Attorney.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Attorney

Incumbent Jo Anne Bernal advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Attorney on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jo Anne Bernal
 
100.0
 
56,837

Total votes: 56,837
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Tax assessor-collector

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Ruben Gonzalez won election in the general election for El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector

Incumbent Ruben Gonzalez defeated Ivan Niño in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ruben Gonzalez
 
72.4
 
44,526
Image of Ivan Niño
Ivan Niño
 
27.6
 
16,984

Total votes: 61,510
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District attorney

General election

The general election was canceled. Yvonne Rosales won election in the general election for El Paso County District Attorney.

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County District Attorney

Yvonne Rosales defeated James Montoya in the Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County District Attorney on July 14, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Yvonne Rosales
Yvonne Rosales
 
51.9
 
16,454
James Montoya
 
48.1
 
15,249

Total votes: 31,703
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County District Attorney

Yvonne Rosales and James Montoya advanced to a runoff. They defeated Karen Dykes and Roger Montoya in the Democratic primary for El Paso County District Attorney on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Yvonne Rosales
Yvonne Rosales
 
38.6
 
24,655
James Montoya
 
34.0
 
21,741
Karen Dykes
 
18.0
 
11,521
Roger Montoya
 
9.4
 
6,002

Total votes: 63,919
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Commission

General election

El Paso County Commission

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 1

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngCarlos Leon (i)
Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngIliana Holguin

Randy French


Primary runoff election

El Paso County Commission

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 3

Vincent Perez (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngIliana Holguin


Primary election

El Paso County Commission

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 1

Green check mark transparent.pngCarlos Leon (i)

Precinct 3

Runoff Arrow.jpgVincent Perez (i)
Elia Garcia
Runoff Arrow.jpgIliana Holguin
Eduardo Romero

Green check mark transparent.pngRandy French


Constables

General election

El Paso County constables

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 1

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngOscar Ugarte (i)
Precinct 2

Green check mark transparent.pngDanny Zamora  Candidate Connection

Edward Sena

Precinct 3

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngHector Bernal (i)
Precinct 4

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngLuis Aguilar (i)
Precinct 5

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngManny Lopez (i)
Precinct 6

Green check mark transparent.pngJavier Garcia (i)

Jose Rojo

Precinct 7

Green check mark transparent.pngAngie Sommers (i)

Joseph Burds


Primary election

El Paso County constables

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 1

Green check mark transparent.pngOscar Ugarte (i)

Precinct 2

Jeremiah Haggerty (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDanny Zamora  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Sena

Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngHector Bernal (i)

Precinct 4

Green check mark transparent.pngLuis Aguilar (i)
Louie Medina
Miguel Rico

Precinct 5

Green check mark transparent.pngManny Lopez (i)

Precinct 6

Green check mark transparent.pngJavier Garcia (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJose Rojo

Precinct 7

Green check mark transparent.pngAngie Sommers (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Burds


Criminal District Court

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Diane Navarrete won election in the general election for El Paso County Criminal District Court No. 1.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Criminal District Court No. 1

Incumbent Diane Navarrete defeated Octavio Dominguez in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Criminal District Court No. 1 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Diane Navarrete
 
68.2
 
41,204
Octavio Dominguez
 
31.8
 
19,206

Total votes: 60,410
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Criminal Court at Law

General election

El Paso County court at law

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
El Paso County Criminal Court No. 3

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngCarlos Carrasco (i)
El Paso County Criminal Court at Law No. 4

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Vazquez


Primary election

El Paso County court at law

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
El Paso County Criminal Court No. 3

Green check mark transparent.pngCarlos Carrasco (i)

El Paso County Criminal Court at Law No. 4

Jesus R. Herrera (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Vazquez


District courts

General election


Primary runoff election

El Paso County district courts

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 383rd District Court

Lucila Flores
Green check mark transparent.pngLyda Ness-Garcia  Candidate Connection

Texas 388th District Court

Laura Strathmann (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMarlene Gonzalez


Primary election


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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 865,657 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 1,013 261,267
Race and ethnicity**
White 69.3% 69.2%
Black/African American 3.2% 12.1%
Asian 1.3% 4.9%
Native American 0.6% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 13.4% 6.2%
Multiple 12.1% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 82.7% 39.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 79% 84.4%
College graduation rate 24% 30.7%
Income
Median household income $48,292 $63,826
Persons below poverty level 19.5% 14.2%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**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.[1][2]

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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