El Paso County Early Voting Tracks Toward Midterm Record
El Paso County is on track to achieve its highest-ever early voting turnout for a midterm election, with early results indicating a significant surge that surpasses previous records from 2022 and 2018 at the same point. The increased participation is…
El Paso, TX, October 26, 2026 —
El Paso County is on track to record its highest-ever early voting turnout for a midterm election, with early results showing participation ahead of the county’s pace at the same point in the 2022 and 2018 midterms.
The surge includes more participation from people who have not frequently voted in past elections, along with higher engagement among younger voters compared with previous midterms. The available information does not quantify either group’s contribution to the increase.
The early figures point to a record-setting pace, but the information provided does not include a vote count, the date the figures were measured, or a final turnout total. It also does not specify when early voting ends or when the election results will be finalized. As a result, the county’s eventual turnout cannot be determined from the early comparison alone.
The comparison is with early voting at the same point in the 2022 and 2018 midterm elections. No figures for those elections or the current election were provided, so the size of the increase cannot be stated. The information also does not identify which methods were used to measure voter participation or provide further details about the demographics of those casting ballots.
For now, the reported trend is a higher early-voting pace than in the two previous midterms and increased participation among less-frequent voters and younger demographics. Whether that pace results in the county’s highest-ever midterm turnout will depend on the final figures, which were not included in the available information.
Story summarized from the original created by Robert Moore on elpasomatters.org, see more information here.
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