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El Paso voters choose among five candidates for City Council District 8

Five candidates competed for the El Paso City Council District 8 seat on November 3, 2026. The seat has a four-year term and covers West El Paso, downtown, and parts of South-Central El Paso.

Where
El Paso, El Paso County
When
Nov. 3, 2026
Sources
Reported by 2 outlets

Counties: El Paso

Taxes and money

None stated in sources.

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Who's involved

  • Chris CanalesCity Representative, District 8 incumbent seeking second term
  • Arturo AlluinCandidate, local businessman
  • Matthew GuzmanCandidate, local businessman
  • Laura Ochoa-ToddCandidate, local resident
  • Johnny J. GonzalezCandidate, local resident

The facts

  • Five candidates ran for El Paso City Council District 8 on November 3, 2026.2
  • District 8 covers parts of West El Paso, all of downtown and parts of South-Central El Paso.2
  • Chris Canales held the seat and sought a second term; first elected in 2022.2
  • The District 8 seat has a four-year term.2
  • Challenger Johnny J. Gonzalez was invited to a candidate debate but did not attend.2

How they headlined it

The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.

  • El Paso City Council District 8: Canales, Guzman, Alluin, Ochoa-Todd, Gonzalez

    KDBC

  • El Paso City Council’s District 8 up for grabs among 5 candidates

    KVIA

Sources

Outlets: 2 not rated Who's covering Texas →

These outlets were found through Google News headlines. Google decides which outlets appear there, and they lean mostly one way, so this sheet can only be as balanced as the reporting it was built from. Leanings are AllSides Media Bias Ratings.

  1. El Paso City Council District 8: Canales, Guzman, Alluin, Ochoa-Todd, Gonzalez KDBC Not rated, November 3, 2026
  2. El Paso City Council’s District 8 up for grabs among 5 candidates KVIA Not rated, November 3, 2026

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