Officials with the El Paso County Elections Department are inviting local middle school students to participate in the second El Paso County “I Voted” sticker design contest. “The El Paso County Elections Department is excited to extend this contest to El Paso County Middle School students and continue to encourage youth involvement in the electoral […]Read More
One El Paso ISD school board incumbent was defeated Saturday and another re-elected. District 3 incumbent Josh Acevedo was re-elected to a spot on the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees while District 4 Trustee Diane Dye was ousted. In the two races without incumbents, Leah Hanany won the District 1 seat, while […]Read More
Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke butted heads Thursday after the Democratic former El Paso congressman said he would consider challenging the Republican incumbent for Texas’ top elected post in 2022. O’Rourke said during an El Paso radio interview earlier this week that a gubernatorial bid is “something I’m going to think about.” The comment […]Read More
With his hand on his family Bible, Biden recited the oath taken by his predecessors, promising to “faithfully execute the office of president of the United States.” Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States, pledging to unite the country and confront an array of convulsing challenges […]Read More
El Paso businessman and former Mayor Oscar Leeser retuned to the seat he held from 2013 to 2017, soundly defeating Dee Margo in the runoff election Saturday night. According to Bob Moore at El Paso Matters, Margo’s loss was one of the ‘most lopsided’ ever for an incumbent mayor. In the two races for City […]Read More
El Paso Mayor Dee Margo doesn’t know if any other first-term officials have been asked to join national crisis-management teams. But he wasn’t surprised he was recently asked to consider that option. “I told my wife, ‘You know, I am not so sure I am an expert on crisis management as much as I am […]Read More
Former President George W. Bush congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on Sunday, sending a clear signal to other Republicans, including President Donald Trump, who are questioning the election results. “Though we have political differences, I know Joe Biden to be a good man who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country,” Bush said […]Read More
After an election day that ran into overtime, with millions of early voting and mail in ballots counted, Vice President Joe Biden won one of the closest elections in American History, defeating incumbent President Donald J. Trump. “I am honored and humbled by the trust the American people have placed in me and in Vice […]Read More
Your one stop shop for results. To refresh the results, clicking on the ‘Home’ icon in the window below. **Note: due to the number of races, data and visitors – page loading time may be a bit delayed!** Election officials release the early voting numbers at that time, followed by the general election numbers thereafter. […]Read More
As early voting got underway Tuesday across the region, the Hope Border Institute and Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso announced the launch of the Borderlands Voting Guide 2020. “As we begin early voting,” said Bishop Mark J. Seitz, “I’m proud to collaborate with the Hope Border Institute in offering this […]Read More
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