One candidate is tracked for Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 5, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Dora Oaxaca Rivera. Candidate information follows official El Paso County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
May 26 runoff result: Dora Oaxaca Rivera won over incumbent Justice of the Peace Lucilla "Lucy" Najera by 39 votes, 50.63%-49.37% (1,561 to 1,522), after a five-candidate March 3 field left no majority, per the county's official runoff canvass. No Republican filed; Rivera is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot.
Justice of the peace. Justices of the peace handle the lowest-level court matters: small claims, evictions, traffic and minor criminal cases, and, in some states, marriages and inquests. The office is part of the judiciary, so candidates are limited in what they may promise.
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Texas › El Paso County › Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 5
Democratic
Per the El Paso Matters.
Oaxaca Rivera is a business manager with a public-policy background, per El Paso Matters. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Dora Oaxaca Rivera.
Who is running for Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 5 in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 5, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Dora Oaxaca Rivera. Candidate information follows official El Paso County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 5 election in Texas?
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