EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — In a carefully contested race for the Democratic nomination for District Lawyer, James Montoya holds the lead over Alma Trejo with 52% of the votes to Trejo’s 48%, in line with unofficial outcomes as of 5:47 a.m.
Montoya spoke to ABC-7 at his watch get together, he emphasised his dedication to resolving the Walmart shooter state case and addressing staffing shortages within the DA’s workplace, “The primary precedence is simply getting sufficient individuals to work there,” Montoya mentioned. “You’ll be able to’t prioritize if you do not have anybody to work on the circumstances. As soon as we resolve that, we’ll begin prioritizing. We’ll all the time prioritize violent crimes, crimes towards households, home violence, crimes towards kids, and repeat DWI.”
If these outcomes maintain, Montoya will face incumbent Republican D.A. Invoice Hicks within the November common election.
In one other key race, Oscar Ugarte leads Robert “Bobby” Flores for the Democratic nomination for El Paso County Sheriff, securing 57% of the votes towards Flores’ 43%, based mostly on the newest outcomes.
Ugarte has 20 years of regulation enforcement expertise and is at present the El Paso County Constable for Precinct 1. At his watch get together final night time, he advised ABC-7 he is able to work with the “nice expertise within the Sheriff’s Workplace.”
Ugarte additionally emphasised his dedication and concentrate on constructing a civilian social providers unit, “I consider that the jail system is just not the answer for the whole lot. When deputies go on the market to damaged households, I wish to have the assets to assist that group member. If it is psychological well being, drug abuse, meals insecurity, troubled youth, I wish to have a social employee to information them to the precise assets in our group so they do not find yourself within the prison justice system.”
Ugarte is the projected Democratic candidate to run towards Republican Minerva Torres Shelton in November, who ran unopposed within the March major.