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One candidate is tracked for Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Denise Butterworth. Candidate information follows official El Paso County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
May 26 runoff result: Denise Butterworth won the Democratic nomination over Octavio Dominguez, 51.68%-48.32% (1,631 to 1,525 votes), after a five-candidate March 3 field left no majority, per the county's official runoff canvass. This is an open seat (sitting JP1 Robert T. Pearson did not win re-nomination) and no Republican filed; Butterworth is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot.
Butterworth is an attorney with 25 years of trial experience who formerly supervised the District Attorney's homicide unit, per El Paso Matters. She won the May 26 Democratic runoff for the open Precinct 1 justice of the peace seat. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 3, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Denise Butterworth.
2026 priorities
- Make the court accessible online and in person, especially for time-sensitive matters like evictions, per El Paso Matters
- Ensure fair treatment for litigants who do not have an attorney, per El Paso Matters
