Voters are wasting little time heading to the polls as the El Paso election gets underway.
There is a lot at stake in the upcoming general election. Nationally, voters will choose Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris or former Republican President Donald Trump to lead the nation for the next four years. Texans will also decide whether to give incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz another term in the U.S. Senate or hand the keys to U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas.
At the local level, voters will choose a new mayor and weigh in on six El Paso City Council races, at least four of which will result in new representatives on the eight-member City Council. Local voters will also elect a sheriff, a district attorney and at least one new representative to the El Paso County Commissioners Court.
Whatever voters decide, November’s election results will have widespread ramifications at every level of government, from the White House to City Hall.
After the first day of early voting, more than 23,000 of El Paso’s 523,317 registered voters had already cast their ballots.
Early voting totals for Monday, October 21
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Voting in person: 17,872
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Returned ballots: 5,806
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Total votes for day 1: 23,678
When is early voting?
Early voting began on Monday, October 21 in El Paso and runs through Friday, November 1.
The general election will be held on Tuesday, November 5.
Where are early voting locations?
Below is a list of early voting locations in El Paso. For more information on hours or to find the nearest voting location, visit the El Paso County Elections Department website.
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Agua Dulce Community Center, 15371 Kentwood Ave.
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Arlington Park Shelter, 10350 Pasadena Circle
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Bassett Place, 6101 Gateway Blvd.
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Bowling Family YMCA, 5509 Will Ruth Ave.
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Canutillo Nutrition Center, 7351 Bosque Road
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Chayo Apodaca Community Center, 341 N. Moon Road
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San Elizario Municipal Court, 12004 Socorro Road
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Clint ISD Annex, 125 Brown St.
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Commissioner’s Corner, 10700 Montana Ave.
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Dorris Van Doren Library, 551 Redd Road
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EPCC Administrative Services Center, 9050 Viscount Blvd.
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El Paso County Eastside Annex, 2350 George Dieter Drive
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El Paso County Northwest Annex, 435 E. Vinton Road
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Enrique Moreno County Courthouse, 500 E. San Antonio Ave.
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Esperanza Acosta Moreno Library, 12480 Pebble Hills Blvd.
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Fabens Community Center, 201 NE Camp St.
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Gary del Palacio Recreation Center, 3001 Parkwood St.
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Gonzalez Place, 4101 Rich Beem Blvd.
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Hilos de Plata Senior Center, 4451 Delta Drive
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Marty Robbins Recreation Center, 11620 Vista Del Sol Drive
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Mountain View-Rae Gilmore Recreation Center, 8501 Diana Drive
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Nations Tobin Sports Center, 8831 Railroad Drive
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Officer David Ortiz Recreation Center, 563 N. Carolina Drive
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Oz Glaze Senior Center, 13969 Veny Webb St.
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Pebble Hills High School, 14400 Pebble Hills Blvd.
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SISD District Service Center, 12440 Rojas Drive
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South El Paso Senior Center, 600 S. Ochoa St.
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The Shoppes at Solana, 750 Sunland Park Drive
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UTEP Union Building East, 351 W. University Ave.
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WE Neill Community Center, 19210 Cobb Ave.
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Wellington Chew Senior Center, 4430 Maxwell Ave.
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YWCA – West, 313 Bartlett Drive
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Ysleta Community Learning Center, 121 Padres Drive
Early voting totals in the 2020 election
The last presidential election, in which President Joe Biden topped Trump in his re-election bid, took place in 2020.
Locally, 42,107 ballots, about 10% of registered voters at the time, were cast during the early voting period of that year’s election. With more than 23,000 votes cast on the first day of early voting and more than a week left to vote before the Nov. 5 general election, it’s almost certain that El Paso voters will top those numbers this year.
Adam Powell covers government and politics for the El Paso Times and can be reached by email at apowell@elpasotimes.com.
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: El Paso County Elections Department reports early voting numbers
