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繁體中文Ricardo Samaniego
Ricardo Samaniego is an El Paso native and Democratic politician who has been El Paso County Judge, the head of the county's Commissioners Court, since 2018.
- Party
- Democratic Party
Centre-left · Where sources place the party (Democratic Party)
Wikipedia: centre to centre-left (Democratic Party)
Ideology: liberalism
96%Probability · 2026 El Paso County Judge Election Winner
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He was re-elected in 2022 and his term ends in 2026. He is the Democratic incumbent seeking a third term in the El Paso County Judge election of 3 November 2026.
Career
Samaniego was first elected El Paso County Judge in 2018 and won re-election in 2022. KTSM reported that he announced his bid for a third term on 14 November and said it would be his final term if elected. He chairs the Commissioners Court as part of the office. Sources consulted give no details of his education or earlier career.
Positions
Announcing his candidacy, Samaniego pointed to El Paso's economic momentum, saying he had never seen the city so positioned to do great things. He cited Meta's planned artificial intelligence data center in Northeast El Paso and a comprehensive cancer center at Texas Tech Health El Paso as signs the region is positioned to take off. He told KTSM he had never been as ready.
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. KTSM 9 News
- Ricardo Samaniego 97%
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2026 El Paso County Judge Election Winner
| Outcome | Left – Right | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Samaniego | Centre-left | 96% |
| Minerva Torres Shelton | Centre-right | 4% |