Early Voting: Incumbents Lead in Texas Towns

0:00It's May 3rd. This is El Paso News Today, powered by AI. Early voting results dropped on May 2nd from San Elazario and Anthony in Texas, showing incumbents holding strong leads in key local races. In San Elazario's mayor contest, Miguel Chican sits at the top with 86 votes. That's about 50 percent, ahead of Vincent Jimicens, 68 and Robert Aguilar's 17. Elazario's city council place 4 is a tighter battle, where incumbent Armando Alarcan edges out with 60 votes or 35 percent, followed, closely by Savannah Alarcan at 50 votes. Place 5 looks solid for Thomas Black, who's crushing it with 111 votes over 66 percent against Debbie Vanegas' 57. These early numbers highlight how incumbents are dominating, but no one has hit a clear majority yet in the top races, leaving room for run-offs. Depending on final tallies from El Paso County, shifting to Anthony, Julia Weeks leads

1:01the contested city council place 4 with 17 votes around 61 percent over Joe Garcia's 11. Meanwhile, Todd Wolfert and Eduardo Chavez ran unopposed for places 3 and 5. Keep an eye on these small-town showdowns as more votes roll in could shake up local leadership before summer hits.