Incumbent Rep. Escobar faces Republican Bauman for Texas’ 16th Congressional District seat

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Texas' 16th Congressional District, which covers most of El Paso County, will decide between incumbent U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar and Republican nominee Adam Bauman on Tuesday night.

Rep. Escobar is seeking her fifth term in the House of Representatives, having been elected in 2018 and taking office in 2019.

Bauman is a local business owner, former Border Patrol agent and a Navy veteran.

Both Rep. Escobar and Bauman have spoken to ABC-7 before elections, speaking about border security, data centers in El Paso and affordability, among other topics impacting the El Paso community.

Neither Rep. Escobar nor Bauman will be at their party's election events Tuesday evening.

ABC-7 will speak with the Chairman of the El Paso County Democratic Party, Michael Apodaca, as well as with Bauman once preliminary election results come out; Rep. Escobar's office will send us a written statement once those results are available.

Both candidates previously spoke with ABC-7 about their campaign focuses. Watch both interviews above.

ABC-7 will have complete coverage Tuesday night on air and online starting at 4 p.m. Keep up with live results here.

Explore ABC-7's voting guide and resources on the Your Voice, Your Vote page.