Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will visit El Paso ahead of Super Tuesday

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is visiting El Paso on Saturday ahead of Super Tuesday.

Sanders, a Vermont senator, will hold a rally at 2 p.m. Saturday at Abraham Chavez Theatre, according to his campaign. Doors for the event open at 12:30 p.m.

The trip comes amid early voting for the Democratic and Republican primaries. Early voting started Tuesday and runs through Feb. 28.

Sanders' campaign has been building out its volunteer base in Texas, holding "Turnout Texas Tour" events, and recently opened five Texas offices. The offices are in Austin, Dallas, Houston, McAllen, and San Antonio.

Sanders' campaign has also invested in a $5.5 million ad campaign in Texas and other Super Tuesday states, according to a news release.

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The El Paso rally comes about a week after Sanders visited Mesquite, Texas, outside of Dallas. He's also made three trips to Houston and a trip to Fort Worth while on the campaign trail.

On Saturday, Sanders will also hold a rally in San Antonio. That event will be in the evening, following the El Paso rally. On Sunday, he'll be in Houston and Austin for rallies.

More than 5,000 people attended the Mesquite rally on Feb. 14, according to the campaign.

Sanders — finishing strong in both Iowa and New Hampshire — led the other Democratic presidential candidates in a recent The Washington Post-ABC poll.

In Texas, Sanders was also leading in a recent University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Of the self-identified Democratic primary voters polled, 24% said Sanders would get their vote.

Eleanor Dearman may be reached at 361-244-0047; edearman@elpasotimes.com; @EllyDearman on Twitter.