2026 City Council election

Four district seats are on the ballot: Districts 1, 5, 6, and 8.

Candidate names come from the City Clerk filing list. Website, social, and data center stance notes are added as we verify them.

Last day to register:

Monday, October 5, 2026

Early voting:

October 19 through 30, 2026

Election day:

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Runoff election:

TBD

Last day to register:

Monday, October 5, 2026

Early voting:

October 19 through 30, 2026

Election day:

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Runoff election:

TBD

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Districts 1, 5, 6, and 8 are on the November 2026 ballot. Select one to jump to its candidates.

District boundaries from the City of El Paso GIS representative districts layer.
District 1

City Representative, District 1

4 candidates filed for this seat.

Sam Armijo

Data centers:

Not yet documented

Alejandra Chávez

Current representative

Jun 9, 2026

Negotiate or potentially cancel the 380 contract with Meta

against

Aug 18, 2026

Increase property taxes

for

Mar 3, 2026

Renew contract with Flock

for

Daniela Garcia

Data centers:

Supports
District 5

City Representative, District 5

3 candidates filed for this seat.

Jun 9, 2026

Negotiate or potentially cancel the 380 contract with Meta

against

Aug 18, 2026

Increase property taxes

for

Mar 3, 2026

Renew contract with Flock

for

Jacqueline P. Horn

Removed from ballot

Data centers:

Opposes

Removed from ballot due to voter registration address not fully processing before the filing deadline.

District 6

City Representative, District 6

5 candidates filed for this seat.

Dec 5, 2023

Data Center Contract

for

Jun 9, 2026

Negotiate or potentially cancel the 380 contract with Meta

against

Fierro was part of the council who approved the 380 Agreement on December 2023. He stands by the decision and believes there is positive economic value from data centers.

Aug 18, 2026

Increase property taxes

for

Mar 3, 2026

Renew contract with Flock

for

Hector Alva

Data centers:

Not yet documented
District 8

City Representative, District 8

5 candidates filed for this seat.

Arturo R. Alluin

Data centers:

Not yet documented

Matthew Guzman

Data centers:

Not yet documented

Laura Ochoa-Todd

Data centers:

Not yet documented

Dec 5, 2023

Data Center Contract

for

Jun 9, 2026

Negotiate or potentially cancel the 380 contract with Meta

for

Canales was part of the council who approved the 380 Agreement on December 2023. He has since said, based on new information, he no longer wants data centers in our City.

Source: Instagram

Aug 18, 2026

Increase property taxes

for

Mar 3, 2026

Renew contract with Flock

against

Johnny J. Gonzalez

Data centers:

Not yet documented

Candidate names from the City Clerk election filing list. Links and stance notes are updated as we verify them.

If you would like to provide missing candidate websites or Instagram links, DM the developer on Instagram @Tru_Lie13