2018 El Paso, Texas elections
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. 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, a Democrat, and Andrew Haggerty, 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, 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
- 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
- Andrew Haggerty, county commissioner
- Vince Perez, county commissioner
County Commissioner, precinct 2 election
Democratic Party
Nominee
- David Stout, incumbent county commissioner
Primary candidates
- Sergio Lewis, former county commissioner
County Commissioner, precinct 4 election
Republican Party
Nominee
- Andrew Haggerty, incumbent county commissioner
Democratic Party
Nominee
- Carl Robinson, former city council member
City council election
District 1
Candidates
- Richard Bonart, dentist
- Carlos Corral, filmmaker
- Veronica Frescas, non-profit employee
- Peter Svarzbein, incumbent
District 5
Candidates
- Kizito Ezechukwu, auditor
- John Hogan, self-employed
- Benjamin Miranda
- Jason Osborne, security consultant
- Isabel Salcido, self-employed
District 6
Candidates
- Claudia Ordaz, incumbent
- George Stoltzt
District 8
Candidates
- Gregory Baine, U.S. Army veteran
- Dylan Corbett, non-profit executive
- Cissy Lizarraga, incumbent
- Nicholas Vasquez
- Rich Wright, blogger
State representative, District 75 election
Democratic Party
Candidates
- MarySue Femath, family counselor at the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo reservation
- Mary Gonzalez, incumbent representative
State representative, District 76 election
Candidates
- Cesar Blanco, incumbent state representative
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
- 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
- Rick Seeberger
Primary candidates
- Alia Garcia-Ureste, businesswoman
Independent
Potential candidates
- Jessica Kludt Allala, lawyer