Early voting in El Paso showed incumbent Democrats Vincent Perez, Claudia Ordaz and Heriberto "Eddie" Morales with large leads in their races for the Texas House of Representatives in Districts 77, 79 and 74. Perez had 81% of the early vote against Humberto Perez's 19%. Ordaz had 74% to Jesse Romero's 26%. Morales had 73% to Robert Garza's 27%.
Early votes in El Paso also favored Democratic challengers in statewide races. James Talarico had 75% of early votes in El Paso for U.S. Senate, compared with 24% for Republican Ken Paxton. In the governor's race, Gina Hinojosa had 72% of early El Paso votes, compared with 26% for incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott.
Ordaz and Vincent Perez could not immediately be reached for comment. State representatives consider and pass laws, help write the state budget and oversee state agencies. They serve two-year terms and will be sworn in on Jan. 12.