El Paso County, Texas: 2026 Voter Guide

✅ Checked against the official county sample ballot (Oct 18, 2026). See your exact ballot on Texas My Voter Portal.

Official sample ballot · El Paso County Elections Department

Statewide races (every Texas voter)

U.S. SenateJames Talarico D Donors1% from progressive-cause donorsKen Paxton R Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsTed Brown L Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

GovernorGina Hinojosa D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsGreg Abbott R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsPat Dixon L Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Lieutenant GovernorVikki Goodwin D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsDan Patrick R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAnthony Cristo L Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsKevin McCormick G Donors

Attorney GeneralMayes Middleton R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsNathan Johnson D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsTom Oxford L Donors

Comptroller of Public AccountsDon Huffines R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsSarah Eckhardt D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsVAV. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza L DonorsShehla Faizi G Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Commissioner of the General Land OfficeDawn Buckingham R Donors2% from progressive-cause donorsBenjamin Flores D Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsNSNeill Snider L Donors

Commissioner of AgricultureNate Sheets R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsClayton Tucker D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsAustin R. Kelly L Donors

Railroad CommissionerBo French R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJon Rosenthal D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsArthur DiBianca L Donors

Chief Justice, Supreme CourtJimmy Blacklock R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMaggie Ellis D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 (Unexpired Term)James P. Sullivan R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsChari Kelly D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7Kyle Hawkins R DonorsKristen Hawkins D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8Brett Busby R DonorsGisela D. Triana D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3Thomas Smith R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsOkey Anyiam D DonorsMark Ash L Donors

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4Kevin Patrick Yeary R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAudra Riley D Donors

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9John Messinger R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsHolly Taylor D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals DistrictSBScott Brister R DonorsJerry Zimmerer D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 2Scott K. Field R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsTBTom Baker D Donors

Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 3AFApril Farris R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMMMarc M. Meyer D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Congress, Legislature & district races in El Paso County

U.S. House, District 16Adam Bauman R DonorsVeronica Escobar D Donors1% from progressive-cause donors

U.S. House, District 23Brandon Herrera R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsKaty Padilla Stout D Donors10% from progressive-cause donorsBen Mendoza I Donors

Texas House, District 74RGRobert Garza R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsEddie Morales, Jr D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 77Humberto Perez R DonorsVincent "Vince" Perez D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 79JRJesse Romero R DonorsClaudia Ordaz D Donors

District Judge, 120th Judicial DistrictBIBen Ivey R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsCAChris Anchondo D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

District Judge, 168th Judicial DistrictRWR. Wayne Pritchard R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsBCBernardo Cruz D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: Texas House, District 75 — Mary E Gonzalez; Texas House, District 78 — Joe Moody; Chief Justice, 8th Court of Appeals District — Maria Salas Mendoza; District Judge, 171st Judicial District — Amanda Enriquez; District Judge, 205th Judicial District — Francisco X. Dominguez; District Judge, 210th Judicial District — Alyssa G. Perez; District Judge, 243rd Judicial District — Selena N. Solis; District Judge, 327th Judicial District — Monique Velarde Reyes

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 — Ruth Reyes (Democratic); Judge, County Court at Law No. 2 — Frances M. Maldonado (Democratic); Judge, County Court at Law No. 3 — Melissa Baeza (Democratic); Judge, County Court at Law No. 4 — Eunice Reyes (Democratic); Judge, County Court at Law No. 5 — Jesus Rodriguez (Democratic); Judge, County Court at Law No. 6 — M. Sue Kurita (Democratic); Judge, County Court at Law No. 7 — Ruben Morales (Democratic); Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 1 — Linda Perez (Democratic); Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 — Robert S. Anchondo (Democratic); Judge, Probate Court No. 1 — Patricia B. Chew (Democratic); Judge, Probate Court No. 2 — Gabriella M. Reed (Democratic); District Clerk — Norma Favela Barceleau (Democratic); County Clerk — Delia Briones (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 — Denise Butterworth (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — Christie Saiz (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 — Josh Herrera (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 — Rebeca Bustamante (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 — Dora Oaxaca Rivera (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 6, Place 1 — Ruben Lujan (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 6, Place 2 — Enedina "Nina" Serna (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 — Humberto "Beto" Enriquez (Democratic); Lower Valley Water District, Board of Directors, Place 2 — Rod Chavez; Lower Valley Water District, Board of Directors, Place 3 — Henry A. Trujillo; Tornillo Independent School District Board of Trustees, Place 5 — Bryan Alvarez; El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 Board of Directors, Director for Position No. 1 — Samuel Madrid; El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 Board of Directors, Director for Position No. 5 — Joe T. Solis; Village of Vinton, Alderman, Place No. 3 — Paula Monrreal; Village of Vinton, Alderman, Place No. 5 — Santos Lucero; Canutillo Independent School District Board of Trustees, District at Large, 2 Year Term — Patsy Mendoza

Ballot questions

• Socorro Independent School District Voter Approval Tax Ratification Election, Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE: "Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.0505 per $100 valuation in the Socorro Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 18.13 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the District for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $17,341,476.00." (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, the Socorro ISD ballot.)
• Horizon Regional Municipal Utility District Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area Election, Proposition A: Designation of Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area? (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, the HMUD Mtn Shadow ballot.)
• Horizon Regional Municipal Utility District Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area Election, Proposition B: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of bonds in the maximum amount of Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and 00/100 dollars ($3,500,000) for water, sanitary sewer, and drainage system improvements to serve Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area, and the levy of ad valorem taxes within Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, the HMUD Mtn Shadow ballot.)
• Horizon Regional Municipal Utility District Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area Election, Proposition C: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of bonds in the maximum amount of Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and 00/100 dollars ($3,500,000) for refunding any bonds or refunding bonds of Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area, and the levy of ad valorem taxes, within Mountain Shadow Defined Area sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, the HMUD Mtn Shadow ballot.)
• Horizon Regional Municipal Utility District Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area Election, Proposition D: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The imposition of an ad valorem operations and maintenance tax not to exceed $0.50000/$100 valuation of taxable property within the Mountain Shadow Unit I Defined Area. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, the HMUD Mtn Shadow ballot.)
• Tornillo Independent School District Voter Approval Tax Ratification Election, Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE: "Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.201700 per $100 valuation in the Tornillo Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 17.04 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the District for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $360,965.00." (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, the Tornillo ISD ballot.)
• Ysleta Independent School District Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election, Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. “Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.1954 per $100 valuation in the Ysleta Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of -1.70 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the District for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional -$992,296.04.” (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, the Ysleta ISD ballot.)

Sources: El Paso County official sample ballots, Nov 3, 2026 General and Special Election (Federal/State/County ballot plus 10 entity ballots) · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (El Paso County section)