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El Paso County, Texas 2026 Elections

Make Your Plan to Vote in El Paso County

  1. Check Your Registration

    The deadline to register was Oct. 5. Confirm your registration is active before you go.

    Check your registration (opens in new tab)
  2. Choose Where to Vote

    Early voting runs Oct. 19 to 30. You can vote at any early voting location in your county. El Paso County is in the Countywide Polling Place Program, so on Nov. 3 you can vote at any location in the county.

    El Paso County elections office (opens in new tab)
  3. Bring Photo ID

    Acceptable photo IDs to vote in person:

    • Texas driver license issued by DPS
    • Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
    • Texas personal ID card issued by DPS
    • Texas handgun license issued by DPS
    • U.S. military ID card with your photo
    • U.S. citizenship certificate with your photo
    • U.S. passport (book or card)

    If you do not have one of these and cannot reasonably obtain one, you may fill out a Reasonable Impediment Declaration at the polls and present an alternative form of ID, such as a utility bill, bank statement, government check, or voter registration certificate.

    Photo ID rules on VoteTexas.gov (opens in new tab)

Early Voting So Far in El Paso County

Through Oct 21, day 3 of 12. Counts are the Secretary of State's daily reports and can be revised.

Early votes cast
54,273
Of registered voters
10.2%
In person
48,856
By mail
5,417

El Paso ranks #37 of the 53 Texas counties with a page on this site, by share of registered voters who have voted early. Statewide, 11.5% of 19,041,684 registered voters have voted early.

November 2026 results for El Paso County aren't available on this page. Election Day is November 3.

2024 Presidential Lean

2024 presidential baseline, not a 2026 forecast. El Paso County ranks #11 of 254 Texas counties by 2024 vote total.

Kamala Harris 57%Donald Trump 42%

Kamala Harris +15 points

Kamala Harris (D)
143,156
Donald Trump (R)
105,124
Other
3,725
Total votes
252,005

2026 Primary Votes Cast

Governor's race · both parties
89,482
votes cast
17.2%
of 518,817 registered
Dem 73% · 64,877GOP 27% · 24,605

Votes cast in the governor's primary (top of the ticket), summed across both parties. A few percent of voters skip the top race, so total ballots cast run slightly higher.

Primary Early Voting

Through Feb 27, 2026

Early votes cast before Election Day only, not El Paso County's full primary turnout. Votes cast on Election Day (Mar 3) aren't included in this total.

Dem 75%GOP 25%
Total early votes
49,755
2022 primary total
55,914
EV % of 2022 total
89%

2022 primary total is the full 2022 primary (early voting plus Election Day) for comparison.

Statewide Context

Figures for all of Texas.

Texans registered for Nov. 3
19,041,684
2026 races TexPolls tracks
25

On the Ballot in El Paso County

Every registered voter in El Paso County votes in these statewide races. TexPolls doesn't map U.S. House districts to counties yet, so district races aren't listed here.

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