A 'perfect storm': Why two El Paso County incumbents lost their primaries
Now that the primary elections have wrapped up, El Paso voters will see some familiar names in the November midterm elections, but there was a surprise for two Democratic incumbents, who were ousted from Commissioners Court by political newcomers.
First-time candidate Annette Griego defeated County Commissioner Sergio Coronado, while Miguel Teran, also running in his first race, defeated longtime County Commissioner David Stout.
Political observers say a “perfect storm” of factors – including high turnout and voter concerns about taxes and spending – contributed to the primary defeats of the two incumbents.
El Paso County has about 523,000 registered voters, and saw a high voter turnout of about 18% – a total of 92,897 ballots cast, according to the El Paso County Elections Department. About 32,000 votes were cast in the Democratic races for El Paso County Commissioners Court and about 9,700 on the Republican ballot for those offices.
https://www.elpasoinc.com/news/local_news/el-paso-primary-election-results/article_3bfb77f3-bd56-4afc-82d7-485892bd9afc.html