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Perspective and history on major races on the ballot in the Borderland

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ELECTION RESULTS
Canutillo ISD Board of Trustees: Breanne Barnes 0% vs Sergio Martinez 0% vs Cindy Andrade_Carrillo 0% vs Ryan Escamilla 0% vs Pedro Galaviz 0% vs Guadalupe Montanez 0% vs Blanca Trout 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Doña Ana County Commissioner - Dist. 1: Daisy_Ann Maldonado 0% vs Samantha_R. Barncastle_Salopek 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Doña Ana County Sheriff: Vanessa Ordoñez 0% vs Todd Garrison 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • El Paso City Council - Dist. 1: 'MJK'_Matthew James_Kozik 0% vs Sam Armijo 0% vs Daniela Garcia 0% vs Alejandra_'Ale' Chávez 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • El Paso City Council - Dist. 5: Ivan Niño 0% vs Richard Genera 0% vs Jacqueline Horn 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • El Paso City Council - Dist. 6: Jesse Moreno 0% vs Art Fierro 0% vs Claudia Contreras_Siller 0% vs Pedro Fernandez_Jr. 0% vs Hector Alba 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • El Paso City Council - Dist. 8: Matthew Guzman 0% vs Arturo_R. Alluin 0% vs Johnny_J. Gonzalez 0% vs Chris Canales 0% vs Laura Ochoa-Todd 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • El Paso County Commissioner - Precinct 2: Matt Sistrunk 0% vs Miguel_'Mike' Terán 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • El Paso County Commissioner - Precinct 4: Leo Arcos 0% vs Annette Griego 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • El Paso County Judge: Minerva Torres_Shelton 0% vs Ricardo Samaniego 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • New Mexico Attorney General: Raul Torrez 0% vs Sam Kane 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • New Mexico Governor: Gregg Hull 0% vs Deb Haaland 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • New Mexico Lieutenant Governor: Stephanie Garcia_Richard 0% vs David Gallegos 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • New Mexico Secretary of State: Amanda López_Askin 0% vs Ramona_L. Goolsby 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • New Mexico U.S. Rep. - Dist. 2: Gabe Vasquez 0% vs Greg Cunningham 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • New Mexico State Rep. - Dist. 33: Micaela Lara_Cadena 0% vs Enrique_'Kiki' Vigil 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • New Mexico State Rep. - Dist. 37: Lori Martinez 0% vs Isabella Solis 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • U.S. Senator - New Mexico: Ben_Ray Luján 0% vs Larry Marker 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Socorro ISD Tax Rate Election: For 0% vs Against 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Tornillo ISD Tax Rate Election: For 0% vs Against 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas 120th Judicial Dist. Judge: Ben Ivey 0% vs Chris Anchondo 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas 168th Judicial Dist. Judge: R._Wayne Pritchard 0% vs Bernardo Cruz 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas Agriculture Commissioner: Clayton Tucker 70% vs Nate Sheets 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Attorney General: Nathan Johnson 71% vs Mayes Middleton 29% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Comm'r of the Gen. Land Office: Benjamin Flores 70% vs Dawn Buckingham 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: Sarah Eckhardt 69% vs Don Huffines 29% vs V Echavarria-Garza 2% vs Shehla Faizi 1% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • TX Court of App. Chief Justice - Dist 15: Jerry Zimmerer 70% vs Scott Brister 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • TX Court of App. Justice - Dist. 15 Pl. 2: Tom Baker 70% vs Scott Field 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • TX Court of App. Justice - Dist. 15 Pl. 3: Marc Meyer 70% vs April Farris 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Court of Crim. App. Judge - Pl. 3: Okey Anyiam 68% vs Thomas Smith 30% vs Mark Ash 2% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Court of Crim. App. Judge - Pl. 4: Audra Riley 0% vs Kevin_Patrick Yeary 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas Court of Crim. App. Judge - Pl. 9: Holly Taylor 70% vs John Messinger 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Governor: Gina Hinojosa 70% vs Greg Abbott 29% vs Pat Dixon 1% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Lieutenant Governor: Vikki Goodwin 71% vs Dan Patrick 29% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Railroad Commissioner: Jon Rosenthal 72% vs Bo French 28% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas State Rep. - Dist 77: Humberto Perez 0% vs Vince Perez 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas State Rep. - Dist. 74: Eddie Morales_Jr. 0% vs Robert Garza 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas State Rep. - Dist. 79: Claudia Ordaz 0% vs Jesse Romero 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice: Maggie Ellis 70% vs Jimmy Blacklock 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Supreme Court Justice - Pl. 2: Chari Kelly 70% vs James_P. Sullivan 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Supreme Court Justice - Pl. 7: Kristen Hawkins 71% vs Kyle Hawkins 29% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Supreme Court Justice - Pl. 8: Gisela Triana 70% vs Brett Busby 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas U.S. Representative - Dist. 16: Veronica Escobar 0% vs Adam Bauman 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas U.S. Representative - Dist. 23: Brandon Herrera 0% vs Katy Padilla_Stout 0% vs Ben Mendoza 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • U.S. Senator - Texas: James Talarico 66% vs Ken Paxton 32% vs Ted Brown 1% 10/100 | 10% Rptg • Ysleta ISD Tax Rate Election: For 0% vs Against 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Canutillo ISD Board of Trustees: Breanne Barnes 0% vs Sergio Martinez 0% vs Cindy Andrade_Carrillo 0% vs Ryan Escamilla 0% vs Pedro Galaviz 0% vs Guadalupe Montanez 0% vs Blanca Trout 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Doña Ana County Commissioner - Dist. 1: Daisy_Ann Maldonado 0% vs Samantha_R. Barncastle_Salopek 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Doña Ana County Sheriff: Vanessa Ordoñez 0% vs Todd Garrison 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • El Paso City Council - Dist. 1: 'MJK'_Matthew James_Kozik 0% vs Sam Armijo 0% vs Daniela Garcia 0% vs Alejandra_'Ale' Chávez 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • El Paso City Council - Dist. 5: Ivan Niño 0% vs Richard Genera 0% vs Jacqueline Horn 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • El Paso City Council - Dist. 6: Jesse Moreno 0% vs Art Fierro 0% vs Claudia Contreras_Siller 0% vs Pedro Fernandez_Jr. 0% vs Hector Alba 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • El Paso City Council - Dist. 8: Matthew Guzman 0% vs Arturo_R. Alluin 0% vs Johnny_J. Gonzalez 0% vs Chris Canales 0% vs Laura Ochoa-Todd 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • El Paso County Commissioner - Precinct 2: Matt Sistrunk 0% vs Miguel_'Mike' Terán 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • El Paso County Commissioner - Precinct 4: Leo Arcos 0% vs Annette Griego 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • El Paso County Judge: Minerva Torres_Shelton 0% vs Ricardo Samaniego 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • New Mexico Attorney General: Raul Torrez 0% vs Sam Kane 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • New Mexico Governor: Gregg Hull 0% vs Deb Haaland 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • New Mexico Lieutenant Governor: Stephanie Garcia_Richard 0% vs David Gallegos 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • New Mexico Secretary of State: Amanda López_Askin 0% vs Ramona_L. Goolsby 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • New Mexico U.S. Rep. - Dist. 2: Gabe Vasquez 0% vs Greg Cunningham 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • New Mexico State Rep. - Dist. 33: Micaela Lara_Cadena 0% vs Enrique_'Kiki' Vigil 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • New Mexico State Rep. - Dist. 37: Lori Martinez 0% vs Isabella Solis 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • U.S. Senator - New Mexico: Ben_Ray Luján 0% vs Larry Marker 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Socorro ISD Tax Rate Election: For 0% vs Against 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Tornillo ISD Tax Rate Election: For 0% vs Against 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas 120th Judicial Dist. Judge: Ben Ivey 0% vs Chris Anchondo 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas 168th Judicial Dist. Judge: R._Wayne Pritchard 0% vs Bernardo Cruz 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas Agriculture Commissioner: Clayton Tucker 70% vs Nate Sheets 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Attorney General: Nathan Johnson 71% vs Mayes Middleton 29% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Comm'r of the Gen. Land Office: Benjamin Flores 70% vs Dawn Buckingham 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: Sarah Eckhardt 69% vs Don Huffines 29% vs V Echavarria-Garza 2% vs Shehla Faizi 1% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • TX Court of App. Chief Justice - Dist 15: Jerry Zimmerer 70% vs Scott Brister 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • TX Court of App. Justice - Dist. 15 Pl. 2: Tom Baker 70% vs Scott Field 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • TX Court of App. Justice - Dist. 15 Pl. 3: Marc Meyer 70% vs April Farris 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Court of Crim. App. Judge - Pl. 3: Okey Anyiam 68% vs Thomas Smith 30% vs Mark Ash 2% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Court of Crim. App. Judge - Pl. 4: Audra Riley 0% vs Kevin_Patrick Yeary 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas Court of Crim. App. Judge - Pl. 9: Holly Taylor 70% vs John Messinger 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Governor: Gina Hinojosa 70% vs Greg Abbott 29% vs Pat Dixon 1% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Lieutenant Governor: Vikki Goodwin 71% vs Dan Patrick 29% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Railroad Commissioner: Jon Rosenthal 72% vs Bo French 28% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas State Rep. - Dist 77: Humberto Perez 0% vs Vince Perez 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas State Rep. - Dist. 74: Eddie Morales_Jr. 0% vs Robert Garza 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas State Rep. - Dist. 79: Claudia Ordaz 0% vs Jesse Romero 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice: Maggie Ellis 70% vs Jimmy Blacklock 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Supreme Court Justice - Pl. 2: Chari Kelly 70% vs James_P. Sullivan 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Supreme Court Justice - Pl. 7: Kristen Hawkins 71% vs Kyle Hawkins 29% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas Supreme Court Justice - Pl. 8: Gisela Triana 70% vs Brett Busby 30% 7/100 | 7% Rptg • Texas U.S. Representative - Dist. 16: Veronica Escobar 0% vs Adam Bauman 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • Texas U.S. Representative - Dist. 23: Brandon Herrera 0% vs Katy Padilla_Stout 0% vs Ben Mendoza 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg • U.S. Senator - Texas: James Talarico 66% vs Ken Paxton 32% vs Ted Brown 1% 10/100 | 10% Rptg • Ysleta ISD Tax Rate Election: For 0% vs Against 0% 0/0 | 0% Rptg •

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- ABC-7 is tracking some key races across Texas and around the Borderland, including New Mexico.

A lot of eyes are on the Texas Senate race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton, who is currently the Texas Attorney General.

Candidates for Texas U.S. Senator.

If Talarico were to win, it would be the first time since 1988 that Texas sent a Democrat to the Senate. The state hasn't chosen anyone but a Republican for statewide office since 1994.

The Borderland is also following two competitive House races: the Texas 23rd and New Mexico 2nd Congressional Districts. Both have historically been difficult for any party to hold.

For U.S. Representative of Texas' 23rd Congressional District, Democrat Katy Padilla Stout faces Republican Brandon Herrera.

Candidates for Texas' 23rd Congressional District.

In New Mexico, Democratic incumbent U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez is running against Republican candidate Greg Cunningham. Vasquez is seeking his third term.

Candidates for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District.

The New Mexico 2nd in the southern part of the state, including Doña Ana County, has switched hands multiple times -- going to Democrats in 2018, then to Republicans in 2020. Current Democratic U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez then won by just over a thousand votes in 2022, and held it through 2024.

But even with those impacts of decennial redistricting, it's still a challenge for Democrats. The New Mexico 2nd was one of just over a dozen congressional districts that elected a Democrat in 2024 while also voting more for Donald Trump for president.

ABC-7 has interviewed the candidates for these races. Find all candidate interviews here.

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.

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