On November 6, 2018, El Paso County elected a new member of the House of Representatives of the United States, a new county judge, two county commissioners, five state representatives, and four city council members.
The national, state and county elections are partisan, and the city council election is non-partisan (there is no primary election for the city, but if no candidate wins a majority there will be a run-off election). The city and county officials elected will serve four-year terms, and the state representatives and Congressperson will serve two-year terms.
There were several open races, as the incumbent member of Congress, Beto O'Rourke, a Democrat, unsuccessfully ran for the Senate against Ted Cruz, and the incumbent county judge, Veronica Escobar, ran successfully for O'Rourke's seat in the House of Representatives. Incumbent county commissioners David Stout (Precinct 2), a Democrat, and Andrew Haggerty (Precinct 4), a Republican, ran for re-election. Stout was re-elected, and Haggerty was defeated by former city council member Carl Robinson. The five state representatives (all Democrats), Cesar Blanco, Mary Gonzalez, Joe Moody, Lina Ortega, and Joe Pickett, were re-elected.
City council districts 1, 5, 6, and 8 had elections in 2018. Michiel Noe, District 5 incumbent, was term-limited and could not run again. District 1 incumbent, Peter Svarzbein; District 6 incumbent, Claudia Ordaz; and Cissy Lizarraga, District 8 incumbent, were re-elected.
County Judge election
Democratic Party
Candidates
- John Cook, former mayor of El Paso (2005âÂÂ2013)
- Laura Enriquez, personal injury lawyer
- Ricardo Samaniego, business owner, University of Phoenix instructor, and former juvenile probation officer
Declined candidates
- Veronica Escobar, former county judge (2011âÂÂ2017)
- Andrew Haggerty, county commissioner
- Vince Perez, county commissioner
Republican Party
Candidates
Democratic Party primary results
Republican Party primary results
General election results
County Commissioner, precinct 2 election
Democratic Party
Nominee
- David Stout, incumbent county commissioner
Primary candidates
- Sergio Lewis, former county commissioner
Republican Party
Candidates
Democratic Party primary results
Republican Party primary results
General election results
County Commissioner, precinct 4 election
Republican Party
Nominee
- Andrew Haggerty, incumbent county commissioner
Democratic Party
Nominee
- Carl Robinson, former city council member
Democratic Party primary results
Republican Party primary results
General election results
City council election
District 1
Candidates
- Richard Bonart, dentist
- Carlos Corral, filmmaker
- Veronica Frescas, non-profit employee
- Peter Svarzbein, incumbent
First round results
District 5
Candidates
- Kizito Ezechukwu, auditor
- John Hogan, self-employed
- Benjamin Miranda
- Jason Osborne, security consultant
- Isabel Salcido, self-employed
Results
District 6
Candidates
- Claudia Ordaz, incumbent
- George Stoltzt
Results
District 8
Candidates
- Gregory Baine, U.S. Army veteran
- Dylan Corbett, non-profit executive
- Cissy Lizarraga, incumbent
- Nicholas Vasquez
- Rich Wright, blogger
Results
State representative, District 75 election
Democratic Party
Candidates
- MarySue Femath, family counselor at the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo reservation
- Mary Gonzalez, incumbent representative
Republican Party
Candidates
Democratic Party primary results
Republican Party primary results
General election results
State representative, District 76 election
Candidates
- Cesar Blanco, incumbent state representative
Potential candidates
Declined candidates
Democratic Party primary results
Republican Party primary results
General election results
State representative, District 77 election
Potential candidates
Declined candidates
Democratic Party primary results
Republican Party primary results
General election results
State representative, District 78 election
Potential candidates
Declined candidates
Democratic Party primary results
Republican Party primary results
General election results
State representative, District 79 election
Potential candidates
Declined candidates
Democratic Party primary results
Republican Party primary results
General election results
Member of Congress, 16th Congressional district of Texas election
Democratic Party
Nominee
- Veronica Escobar, former El Paso County judge
Primary candidates
- John Carillo, director of development at KTEP (88.5 FM)
- Norma Chavez, former state representative
- Dori Fenenbock, former EPISD school board president
- Enrique Garcia, immigration lawyer
- Nicole LeClaire, Navy veteran and Cypress Creek high school teacher
- Jerome Tilghman, Army veteran and Canyon Hills Middle School teacher
Declined candidates
- Cesar Blanco, state representative
- Beto O'Rourke, incumbent congressman
Republican Party
Nominee
Primary candidates
- Alia Garcia-Ureste, businesswoman
Independent
Potential candidates
- Jessica Kludt Allala, lawyer
Democratic Party primary results
Republican Party primary results
General election results
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