By Cindy Ramirez, El Paso Matters El Paso Republicans – who have failed to find candidates for most partisan races in recent years – will have contested primaries in March for Congress, state representative and county judge, and will have candidates in November for county commissioner and state legislative races. Meanwhile, the region’s Democratic incumbents face lesser-known challengers in the 2026 primaries.

“We’re breathing life back into the local Republican party,” said Michael Aboud, chairman of the El Paso County Republican Party, which drew more than a dozen candidates in local races. “Republican candidates on the ballot make Republican voters find out who they are and increase their chances of coming out to vote.” The candidate filing deadline for the March 3 primary was Monday.

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