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Dean Hrbacek
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2023 - Present
2026
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Dean Hrbacek (Republican Party) is a judge for Number 6 of the Fort Bend County Court at Law in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Hrbacek (Republican Party) ran for election for the Number 6 judge of the Fort Bend County Court at Law in Texas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Hrbacek was a 2018 Republican candidate for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6. He was defeated in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6
Dean Hrbacek defeated incumbent Sherman Hatton Jr. in the general election for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dean Hrbacek (R) | 50.1 | 121,161 | |
| Sherman Hatton Jr. (D) | 49.9 | 120,757 | ||
| Total votes: 241,918 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6
Incumbent Sherman Hatton Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sherman Hatton Jr. | 100.0 | 31,419 | |
| Total votes: 31,419 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6
Dean Hrbacek advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dean Hrbacek | 100.0 | 33,005 | |
| Total votes: 33,005 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 5
Incumbent Teana Watson defeated Dean Hrbacek in the general election for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Teana Watson (D) | 52.9 | 178,291 |
| Dean Hrbacek (R) | 47.1 | 158,491 | ||
| Total votes: 336,782 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 5
Incumbent Teana Watson advanced from the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 5 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Teana Watson | 100.0 | 52,108 |
| Total votes: 52,108 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 5
Dean Hrbacek advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 5 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dean Hrbacek | 100.0 | 46,574 | |
| Total votes: 46,574 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6
Sherman Hatton Jr. defeated Dean Hrbacek in the general election for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sherman Hatton Jr. (D) | 53.4 | 133,252 | |
| Dean Hrbacek (R) | 46.6 | 116,508 | ||
| Total votes: 249,760 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6
Sherman Hatton Jr. and Dean Hrbacek defeated Lewis White in the primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sherman Hatton Jr. (D) | 45.6 | 25,362 | |
| ✔ | Dean Hrbacek (R) | 37.4 | 20,792 | |
 | Lewis White (R) | 17.1 | 9,508 | |
| Total votes: 55,662 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.[1]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[1]
- be at least 25 years old;
- be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
- have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Dean Hrbacek did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
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