Who will win the 2024 election? Live scores, updates, breaking news

Today is election day.

El Paso County residents can cast their ballot for the 2024 general election on Tuesday, November 5th. Voters can visit any vote center in the county, with locations open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m

Can I register to vote on Election Day?

No, the last day to register in Texas was October 7th. Check registration status and other voting information on the Texas Secretary of State website.

Watch the El Paso County ballot count live

Live video of vote counting in El Paso County is available for the Nov. 5 general election.

The 2021 Texas law requires each county with a population of more than 100,000 to conduct video surveillance of “all areas in which ballots are located” after they have been transferred to the central count and to livestream one or more of those videos to the public must be made accessible. (Audio is not required.)

Live updates appear below.

Renard Johnson and current West Side city Rep. Brian Kennedy face a runoff election for mayor in El Paso.

As of 10:30 p.m. on election night, Johnson had 33% of the vote, compared to 25% for Kennedy.

-Adam Powell

James Montoya, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Bill Hicks, a Republican, with more than 57% of the vote, compared to 42% for Hicks in the Tuesday, Nov. 5, general election for District Attorney of the 34th Judicial District of Texas El Paso, Hudspeth and Culberson counties.

-Aaron Martinez

El Paso County’s $26.7 million Proposition B bond to build a new coroner’s facility gets a narrow majority, leading 50.2% to 49.8% as more votes are counted . The bond was slightly behind after early voting results were announced.

-Vic Kolenc

The second round of election night numbers show Alejandra Chavez maintaining her lead in the District 1 race, but she is unlikely to reach the 50% needed to avoid a runoff with Monica Reyes. Chavez has 38% of the vote, compared to 27% for Reyes. The next closest competitor, Tom Handy, has 21%.

-Adam Powell

The Associated Press has called the race for Democrat Veronica Escobar, who is expected to win re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas’ 16th Congressional District. Escobar, a Democrat from El Paso, took an early lead and maintained it with the first round of Election Day results. She received 60% of the vote, while Republican Irene Armendariz Jackson got nearly 40%.

-Tim Archuleta

Totals from the first night of the election show Oscar Ugarte, a Democrat from El Paso County, with 60% of the vote, ahead of retired FBI special agent Minerva Torres Shelton, a Republican, who has 40% in the battle for El Paso County sheriff has.

-Aaron Bedoya

Jose Rodriguez, a political unknown, has a slight lead in the fight for District 3 City Council, likely due to the fact that he shares a name with former Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso. In the first round of election night, Rodriguez has 27% of the vote, compared to 22% for his closest rival, Deanna Maldonado-Rocha.

-Adam Powell

With the first round of Election Night totals, Alejandra Chavez maintains her lead in the District 1 City Council race. Chavez is currently at 38%, giving her a significant lead over her closest competitor Monica Reyes, who currently holds 27% of the vote. If the trend continues, the two will meet in a runoff.

-Adam Powell

The totals from the first night of the election show Renard Johnson and City Rep. Brian Kennedy locked in a heated battle. Building on his early lead, Johnson currently has 35% of the vote, compared to 25% for Kennedy. The latest numbers suggest the two will likely meet again in a runoff.

-Adam Powell

Early voting results show a close race in District 3. Jose Rodriguez leads with 27% of the vote, followed by Kenneth Bell and Deanna Maldonado-Rocha with 21% each. Fabiola Arellano is close behind at 19% and Jesse Romero at 11%.

-Adam Powell

Alejandra Chavez has an early lead in the race for the District 1 seat on the El Paso City Council. When the first voting results were in, Chavez secured 38% of the vote, ahead of her closest rival Monica Reyes with 27%. Tom Handy is behind at 21%, followed by Sam Armijo at 15%.

-Adam Powell

City Representative Cassandra Hernandez has conceded in the mayoral race and vowed to support Renard Johnson. She called Johnson from her election night party at Magnolias at Greenwood to share the news. Early voting results indicate a likely runoff between Johnson and City Representative Brian Kennedy, currently at 36% and 26%, respectively.

-Adam Powell

The city of El Paso’s long-planned downtown multi-purpose arena project will fail if early voting sets a trend for the night.

In early results, city voters voted to revoke the remaining $128.5 million in bonds for the controversial project.

Revoking the bond brought in 56% to 44% of early votes.

-Vic Kolenc

Two of five county bond proposals won early voting

Early voters were narrowly in favor of using $95.6 million in bonds for planned improvements at Ascarate Park and other county parks. Proposal A won 55% to 45% in the initial voting results.

Building a new county animal shelter with $32.7 million in bonds was strongly supported, 63% to 37% in early voting for Proposition E.

The three other county bond proposals lost in the early vote. The five bond proposals total $324 million.

-Vic Kolenc

Lily Limon holds steady with 42% of votes cast in the District 7 City Council election. That equates to 6,498 votes, as Chris Hernandez and Fabiola Campos-Lopez received just over 20% of the vote.

“Seeing so many people vote shows us that we knocked on a lot of doors to get people to vote. We want to win overall tonight, but if we need a runoff election, then that’s not bad either,” said Limon.

Limon must finish the evening with 50% plus 1 of the vote to avoid a runoff. “She is a very dedicated person and will work hard. She’s just a great person and very ethical,” said Marta Fierro, a District 7 resident and Limon supporter.

-Kristian Jaime

U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, has a commanding lead over Republican Irene Armendariz Jackson. Escobar received 60% of early votes, compared to 39% for Armendariz. Escobar has consistently defeated Armendariz in recent District 16 races.

-Tim Archuleta

Early voting results show a tight race between El Paso mayoral candidate Renard Johnson and city representative Brian Kennedy. Johnson secured 36% of early votes, while Kennedy received 26%. Behind the two front-runners are city representative Cassandra Hernandez with 9% of the vote and newcomer Steven Winters with 8%.

-Adam Powell

Incumbent City Representative Josh Acevedo is off to a good start in the District 2 race for El Paso City Council. Acevedo secured 62% of the vote, compared to 38% for his rival Isabel Ceballos-Otten.

-Adam Powell

James Montoya, a Democrat, is on track to become El Paso’s next district attorney, early voting numbers show.

Montoya compiled 58% of early votes, compared to 42% for incumbent District Attorney Bill Hicks, a Republican. Montoya leads by more than 25,000 votes.

Montoya is seeking the district attorney seat after a failed bid in 2020. He lost the 2020 election to Yvonne Rosales, who later resigned her seat amid allegations of misconduct. Hicks was appointed district attorney by Gov. Greg Abbott after Rosales resigned.

-Aaron Martinez

Early voters strongly supported the county-run University Medical Center’s $397 million bond issue to build several projects on El Paso’s South Central campus and several remote clinics.

The bond issue won 63% to 37% in early voting results.

-Vic Kolenc

Polls in El Paso County are now closed. According to the El Paso County Elections Department, 65,000 in-person votes had been cast as of 6:40 p.m.

Click here for live results.

-Aaron Bedoya

In Texas, polls close at 7 p.m., but some polling locations may still have people in line at closing time.

By law, these voters must be given the opportunity to cast their vote. This may delay the announcement of election results. According to the El Paso County Elections Department, 55,000 in-person votes had been cast as of 5:10 p.m.

-Aaron Bedoya

The election results will be announced throughout the evening, starting with early voting until all electoral districts are counted:

7 p.m – Unofficial early voting results are published and include early in-person voting and mail-in ballots cast before Election Day.
9 p.m – Unofficial election day results are reported at 45-minute intervals as districts arrive at the central counting station.
Still open – Unofficial final election results will be shared once all districts have been reported. This includes detailed reports on early voting, Election Day and county-by-county breakdowns.

-Aaron Bedoya

Some districts in El Paso County will be closed, including El Paso ISD, Gadsden ISD, Clint ISD and Canutillo ISD. San Elizario ISD will have an early release.

-Maria Cortes Gonzalez

According to the El Paso County Elections Department, 10,000 in-person votes had been cast as of 8:52 a.m. Voters can cast their votes at polling stations between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m

-Aaron Bedoya

According to the El Paso County Elections Department, 5,000 in-person votes had been cast as of 8 a.m. Voters can cast their votes at 116 polling stations between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m

-Aaron Bedoya

Can I register to vote on Election Day?

Watch the El Paso County ballot count live

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