Incumbent City Rep. Canales holds lead in District 8 race
24/24 | 100% Precincts Candidate Party Votes % Chris Canales (i) NON 5,715 34%
Matthew Guzman NON 4,174 25% Laura Ochoa-Todd NON 3,436 21% Arturo_R. Alluin NON 2,026 12% Johnny_J. Gonzalez NON 1,294 8% 16,645 total votes Updated: 2026-11-04 02:44:25 pmUPDATE (10:56 p.m.): Early voting results show that the incumbent City Representative Chris Canales holds a 35% lead over four other candidates.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Five candidates are in the running for the El Paso City Council District 8 seat, which has a term lasting four years.
District 8 stretches across parts of West El Paso, all of downtown and parts of South-Central El Paso.
A map of District 8 in El Paso.
City Representative Chris Canales currently holds the seat and is seeking a second term. Rep. Canales was first elected in 2022.
Rep. Canales’s four challengers include local businessmen Arturo Alluin and Matthew Guzman, and local residents Laura Ochoa-Todd and Johnny J. Gonzalez.
The candidates running to represent El Paso’s District 8.
ABC-7 previously hosted a debate with some of the candidates running for the District 8 seat, which you can watch above. Candidate Gonzalez was invited to the debate, but didn’t attend.
ABC-7 will have complete coverage Tuesday night on air and online starting at 4 p.m. Keep up with live results here.
Explore ABC-7’s voting guide and resources on the Your Voice, Your Vote page.
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