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Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2018)
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2018 Fort Bend County elections |
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Election dates |
Filing deadline: December 11, 2017 |
Primary election: March 6, 2018 General election: November 6, 2018 |
Election stats |
Offices up: County commissioner, District attorney, District clerk, County clerk, County treasurer, Constable, judicial |
Total seats up: 7 |
Election type: Partisan |
Other municipal elections |
U.S. municipal elections, 2018 |
In primary races where no candidate received a majority of the vote, a primary runoff between the top two candidates was held on May 22, 2018.
Elections
County commission
Judge
General election
General election candidates
- Robert E. Hebert (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- KP George (Democratic Party) ✔
Republican primary 
- ☑ Robert E. Hebert (i)
Democratic primary 
Precinct 2
General election
General election candidates
- Grady Prestage (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Democratic primary 
- ☑ Grady Prestage (i)
Precinct 4
General election
General election candidates
- James Patterson (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Ken Demerchant (Democratic Party) ✔
Republican primary 
- ☑ James Patterson (i)
Democratic primary 
County clerk
General election
General election candidates
- Laura Richard (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Republican primary 
- ☑ Laura Richard (i)
District clerk
General election
General election candidates
- Annie Elliott (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Beverley McGrew Walker (Democratic Party) ✔
Republican primary 
- ☑ Annie Elliott (i)
Democratic primary 
District attorney
General election
General election candidates
- Brian Middleton (Democratic Party) ✔
- Cliff Vacek (Republican Party)
Treasurer
General election
General election candidates
- Bill Rickert (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Republican primary runoff 
Republican primary 
Constable
Precinct 2
General election
General election candidates
- Daryl Smith (Democratic Party) ✔
Democratic primary 
- ☐ Gary Majors (i)
- ☑ Daryl Smith
Republican primary 
No candidate from this party filed to run.
Judicial
District Courts
240th District Court
General election candidates
- Chad Bridges (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Frank Fraley (Democratic Party) ✔
268th District Court
General election candidates
- R. O'Neil Williams (Democratic Party) ✔
- John Hawkins (Republican Party)
328th District Court
General election candidates
- Walter Armatys (Republican Party) ✔
458th District Court
General election candidates
- Robert Rolnick (Democratic Party) ✔
- Ken Cannata (Republican Party)
Fort Bend County Court of Law
General election
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Note: The Fort Bend County Court at Law Texas No. 5 seat was up for special election following the death of Judge Ron Cohen. The candidates were nominated by the Democratic and Republican parties.[1]
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Justice of the Peace Courts
Precinct 1, Place 2
General election
General election candidates
- Mary Ward (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary 
No candidate from this party filed to run.
Republican primary 
- ☐ Atwood McAndrew
- ☑ Mary Ward (i)
Precinct 2
General election
General election candidates
- Joel Clouser Sr. (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Democratic primary runoff 
- ☑ Joel Clouser Sr. (i)
- ☐ Tanisha Green
Democratic primary 
Republican primary 
No candidate from this party filed to run.
Precinct 3
General election
General election candidates
- Michael Antalan (Democratic Party)
- Kelly Nicole Crow (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary 
Republican primary 
Precinct 4
General election
General election candidates
- Justin Joyce (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary 
No candidate from this party filed to run.
Republican primary 
- ☑ Justin Joyce (i)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2018
About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic Data for Fort Bend County, Texas | ||
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Fort Bend County | Texas | |
Population | 585,375 | 25,145,561 |
Land area (sq mi) | 861 | 261,266 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White | 51.7% | 74% |
Black/African American | 20.5% | 12.1% |
Asian | 20.2% | 4.8% |
Native American | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Other (single race) | 4.3% | 5.8% |
Multiple | 2.8% | 2.7% |
Hispanic/Latino | 24.5% | 39.3% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate | 90.6% | 83.7% |
College graduation rate | 46.2% | 29.9% |
Income | ||
Median household income | $97,743 | $61,874 |
Persons below poverty level | 7.4% | 14.7% |
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
Jefferson County, Texas | 0.48% | 1.61% | 2.25% |
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]
In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points. |
2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
1 | 26.82% | 72.17% | R+45.3 | 22.76% | 75.13% | R+52.4 | R |
2 | 20.93% | 77.91% | R+57 | 17.59% | 79.78% | R+62.2 | R |
3 | 22.26% | 76.65% | R+54.4 | 21.37% | 75.80% | R+54.4 | R |
4 | 25.04% | 73.93% | R+48.9 | 22.70% | 74.70% | R+52 | R |
5 | 23.75% | 75.33% | R+51.6 | 20.20% | 77.72% | R+57.5 | R |
6 | 28.44% | 70.49% | R+42 | 28.89% | 67.98% | R+39.1 | R |
7 | 27.14% | 71.97% | R+44.8 | 24.48% | 73.09% | R+48.6 | R |
8 | 24.96% | 74.07% | R+49.1 | 21.12% | 76.63% | R+55.5 | R |
9 | 27.47% | 71.73% | R+44.3 | 22.23% | 76.13% | R+53.9 | R |
10 | 25.56% | 73.21% | R+47.7 | 25.20% | 71.62% | R+46.4 | R |
11 | 26.75% | 72.23% | R+45.5 | 24.48% | 72.79% | R+48.3 | R |
12 | 36.06% | 62.67% | R+26.6 | 32.54% | 64.35% | R+31.8 | R |
13 | 22.71% | 76.25% | R+53.5 | 20.47% | 77.18% | R+56.7 | R |
14 | 34.77% | 62.91% | R+28.1 | 38.79% | 54.03% | R+15.2 | R |
15 | 21.79% | 76.77% | R+55 | 28.86% | 66.69% | R+37.8 | R |
16 | 18.22% | 80.76% | R+62.5 | 18.80% | 78.35% | R+59.5 | R |
17 | 37.30% | 60.79% | R+23.5 | 33.92% | 62.02% | R+28.1 | R |
18 | 27.18% | 71.69% | R+44.5 | 23.96% | 73.47% | R+49.5 | R |
19 | 22.22% | 76.79% | R+54.6 | 17.21% | 81.00% | R+63.8 | R |
20 | 26.22% | 72.13% | R+45.9 | 25.81% | 70.27% | R+44.5 | R |
21 | 23.92% | 74.97% | R+51.1 | 21.50% | 76.09% | R+54.6 | R |
22 | 66.82% | 32.57% | D+34.3 | 65.95% | 31.80% | D+34.1 | D |
23 | 44.24% | 54.56% | R+10.3 | 40.89% | 55.86% | R+15 | R |
24 | 25.11% | 73.48% | R+48.4 | 27.42% | 68.20% | R+40.8 | R |
25 | 28.74% | 69.92% | R+41.2 | 27.55% | 69.14% | R+41.6 | R |
26 | 35.86% | 62.95% | R+27.1 | 45.81% | 50.71% | R+4.9 | R |
27 | 68.80% | 30.44% | D+38.4 | 70.03% | 27.23% | D+42.8 | D |
28 | 34.81% | 64.22% | R+29.4 | 43.01% | 53.21% | R+10.2 | R |
29 | 35.44% | 63.32% | R+27.9 | 41.21% | 54.83% | R+13.6 | R |
30 | 30.24% | 68.64% | R+38.4 | 26.80% | 70.36% | R+43.6 | R |
31 | 61.89% | 37.31% | D+24.6 | 55.47% | 42.31% | D+13.2 | D |
32 | 41.43% | 56.92% | R+15.5 | 42.04% | 53.45% | R+11.4 | R |
33 | 26.49% | 72.25% | R+45.8 | 31.27% | 64.67% | R+33.4 | R |
34 | 54.64% | 44.24% | D+10.4 | 53.40% | 43.18% | D+10.2 | D |
35 | 66.43% | 32.71% | D+33.7 | 63.43% | 33.59% | D+29.8 | D |
36 | 74.73% | 24.41% | D+50.3 | 73.70% | 23.21% | D+50.5 | D |
37 | 69.28% | 29.75% | D+39.5 | 68.98% | 27.77% | D+41.2 | D |
38 | 66.13% | 32.95% | D+33.2 | 65.76% | 30.74% | D+35 | D |
39 | 74.02% | 25.10% | D+48.9 | 70.48% | 26.40% | D+44.1 | D |
40 | 75.32% | 23.68% | D+51.6 | 70.73% | 25.91% | D+44.8 | D |
41 | 56.64% | 42.35% | D+14.3 | 59.53% | 36.87% | D+22.7 | D |
42 | 75.54% | 23.57% | D+52 | 73.73% | 23.49% | D+50.2 | D |
43 | 46.96% | 52.09% | R+5.1 | 43.79% | 53.10% | R+9.3 | R |
44 | 30.83% | 67.97% | R+37.1 | 30.22% | 65.99% | R+35.8 | R |
45 | 41.83% | 55.19% | R+13.4 | 44.53% | 49.14% | R+4.6 | R |
46 | 76.62% | 20.14% | D+56.5 | 78.16% | 16.34% | D+61.8 | D |
47 | 39.32% | 58.05% | R+18.7 | 46.98% | 47.16% | R+0.2 | R |
48 | 56.86% | 39.56% | D+17.3 | 65.17% | 28.12% | D+37 | D |
49 | 70.19% | 24.89% | D+45.3 | 76.63% | 16.65% | D+60 | D |
50 | 57.79% | 38.81% | D+19 | 63.38% | 30.05% | D+33.3 | D |
51 | 78.49% | 17.43% | D+61.1 | 79.52% | 14.04% | D+65.5 | D |
52 | 42.57% | 54.91% | R+12.3 | 46.12% | 47.56% | R+1.4 | R |
53 | 22.29% | 76.50% | R+54.2 | 20.74% | 76.30% | R+55.6 | R |
54 | 45.85% | 53.04% | R+7.2 | 44.07% | 51.07% | R+7 | R |
55 | 33.08% | 65.48% | R+32.4 | 31.96% | 63.28% | R+31.3 | R |
56 | 29.70% | 69.02% | R+39.3 | 31.16% | 64.82% | R+33.7 | R |
57 | 25.97% | 73.09% | R+47.1 | 22.50% | 75.69% | R+53.2 | R |
58 | 21.12% | 77.52% | R+56.4 | 18.84% | 77.90% | R+59.1 | R |
59 | 21.36% | 77.31% | R+56 | 19.19% | 77.44% | R+58.2 | R |
60 | 15.70% | 83.09% | R+67.4 | 13.33% | 84.19% | R+70.9 | R |
61 | 16.19% | 82.54% | R+66.3 | 14.49% | 82.74% | R+68.3 | R |
62 | 24.72% | 73.77% | R+49.1 | 20.89% | 76.05% | R+55.2 | R |
63 | 26.39% | 72.13% | R+45.7 | 30.22% | 65.26% | R+35 | R |
64 | 37.33% | 60.30% | R+23 | 40.00% | 54.49% | R+14.5 | R |
65 | 40.84% | 57.52% | R+16.7 | 46.51% | 48.62% | R+2.1 | R |
66 | 37.46% | 61.15% | R+23.7 | 46.24% | 49.45% | R+3.2 | R |
67 | 37.26% | 61.08% | R+23.8 | 44.69% | 50.41% | R+5.7 | R |
68 | 17.78% | 81.15% | R+63.4 | 14.23% | 83.37% | R+69.1 | R |
69 | 23.27% | 75.20% | R+51.9 | 20.26% | 76.12% | R+55.9 | R |
70 | 29.25% | 69.37% | R+40.1 | 32.82% | 62.78% | R+30 | R |
71 | 22.84% | 75.76% | R+52.9 | 21.49% | 74.23% | R+52.7 | R |
72 | 23.33% | 75.26% | R+51.9 | 21.45% | 74.81% | R+53.4 | R |
73 | 20.22% | 78.37% | R+58.2 | 21.25% | 75.11% | R+53.9 | R |
74 | 56.99% | 41.57% | D+15.4 | 56.27% | 39.58% | D+16.7 | D |
75 | 72.33% | 26.62% | D+45.7 | 73.74% | 21.38% | D+52.4 | D |
76 | 76.91% | 21.86% | D+55.1 | 77.93% | 17.86% | D+60.1 | D |
77 | 64.07% | 34.29% | D+29.8 | 68.79% | 25.97% | D+42.8 | D |
78 | 54.41% | 44.15% | D+10.3 | 59.28% | 35.16% | D+24.1 | D |
79 | 64.73% | 34.12% | D+30.6 | 68.62% | 26.73% | D+41.9 | D |
80 | 68.25% | 30.91% | D+37.3 | 65.06% | 32.31% | D+32.7 | D |
81 | 24.20% | 74.66% | R+50.5 | 26.33% | 70.49% | R+44.2 | R |
82 | 19.38% | 79.31% | R+59.9 | 20.58% | 75.76% | R+55.2 | R |
83 | 21.27% | 77.50% | R+56.2 | 19.94% | 76.49% | R+56.5 | R |
84 | 34.95% | 63.28% | R+28.3 | 35.12% | 59.58% | R+24.5 | R |
85 | 37.99% | 61.03% | R+23 | 41.09% | 56.10% | R+15 | R |
86 | 16.18% | 82.55% | R+66.4 | 16.16% | 80.17% | R+64 | R |
87 | 22.12% | 76.56% | R+54.4 | 21.74% | 74.43% | R+52.7 | R |
88 | 19.06% | 79.89% | R+60.8 | 16.48% | 80.59% | R+64.1 | R |
89 | 31.79% | 66.67% | R+34.9 | 36.08% | 59.03% | R+23 | R |
90 | 73.70% | 25.21% | D+48.5 | 74.97% | 21.48% | D+53.5 | D |
91 | 30.45% | 67.90% | R+37.5 | 32.14% | 63.08% | R+30.9 | R |
92 | 37.22% | 61.08% | R+23.9 | 40.54% | 54.66% | R+14.1 | R |
93 | 38.26% | 60.21% | R+21.9 | 40.40% | 54.84% | R+14.4 | R |
94 | 38.10% | 60.29% | R+22.2 | 40.87% | 54.30% | R+13.4 | R |
95 | 76.11% | 22.99% | D+53.1 | 74.24% | 22.89% | D+51.4 | D |
96 | 40.22% | 58.60% | R+18.4 | 42.55% | 53.74% | R+11.2 | R |
97 | 38.92% | 59.59% | R+20.7 | 42.59% | 52.42% | R+9.8 | R |
98 | 23.57% | 75.01% | R+51.4 | 28.91% | 66.33% | R+37.4 | R |
99 | 30.70% | 67.69% | R+37 | 32.12% | 63.36% | R+31.2 | R |
100 | 77.89% | 21.07% | D+56.8 | 77.24% | 19.30% | D+57.9 | D |
101 | 64.01% | 34.87% | D+29.1 | 66.06% | 30.36% | D+35.7 | D |
102 | 45.32% | 53.02% | R+7.7 | 52.27% | 42.74% | D+9.5 | R |
103 | 69.87% | 28.77% | D+41.1 | 73.55% | 22.33% | D+51.2 | D |
104 | 72.70% | 26.36% | D+46.3 | 75.60% | 20.85% | D+54.7 | D |
105 | 46.48% | 52.14% | R+5.7 | 52.13% | 43.60% | D+8.5 | R |
106 | 30.86% | 67.69% | R+36.8 | 35.83% | 59.70% | R+23.9 | R |
107 | 46.89% | 51.83% | R+4.9 | 52.37% | 43.40% | D+9 | D |
108 | 39.31% | 58.99% | R+19.7 | 50.32% | 44.01% | D+6.3 | R |
109 | 81.75% | 17.68% | D+64.1 | 81.55% | 16.42% | D+65.1 | D |
110 | 88.74% | 10.77% | D+78 | 86.76% | 11.25% | D+75.5 | D |
111 | 77.24% | 22.06% | D+55.2 | 77.40% | 20.17% | D+57.2 | D |
112 | 43.50% | 55.03% | R+11.5 | 48.28% | 47.10% | D+1.2 | R |
113 | 46.31% | 52.53% | R+6.2 | 49.13% | 47.23% | D+1.9 | R |
114 | 43.48% | 55.23% | R+11.7 | 52.14% | 43.21% | D+8.9 | R |
115 | 43.23% | 55.27% | R+12 | 51.54% | 43.64% | D+7.9 | R |
116 | 60.53% | 37.80% | D+22.7 | 63.73% | 31.10% | D+32.6 | D |
117 | 51.99% | 46.85% | D+5.1 | 53.23% | 42.14% | D+11.1 | D |
118 | 55.33% | 43.41% | D+11.9 | 55.58% | 40.41% | D+15.2 | D |
119 | 60.26% | 38.58% | D+21.7 | 60.13% | 36.08% | D+24.1 | D |
120 | 64.75% | 34.11% | D+30.6 | 63.51% | 32.10% | D+31.4 | D |
121 | 37.61% | 60.88% | R+23.3 | 43.42% | 51.69% | R+8.3 | R |
122 | 30.87% | 67.87% | R+37 | 37.75% | 57.87% | R+20.1 | R |
123 | 61.36% | 36.80% | D+24.6 | 65.02% | 30.27% | D+34.7 | D |
124 | 60.94% | 37.65% | D+23.3 | 62.19% | 33.04% | D+29.1 | D |
125 | 59.11% | 39.59% | D+19.5 | 61.62% | 33.69% | D+27.9 | D |
126 | 36.72% | 62.08% | R+25.4 | 43.00% | 52.94% | R+9.9 | R |
127 | 29.60% | 69.21% | R+39.6 | 34.90% | 61.23% | R+26.3 | R |
128 | 26.59% | 72.37% | R+45.8 | 28.77% | 68.15% | R+39.4 | R |
129 | 33.88% | 64.47% | R+30.6 | 40.06% | 55.33% | R+15.3 | R |
130 | 22.81% | 75.91% | R+53.1 | 27.96% | 68.06% | R+40.1 | R |
131 | 83.65% | 15.69% | D+68 | 84.29% | 13.35% | D+70.9 | D |
132 | 39.77% | 58.92% | R+19.2 | 45.68% | 50.04% | R+4.4 | R |
133 | 30.41% | 68.14% | R+37.7 | 41.12% | 54.52% | R+13.4 | R |
134 | 41.74% | 56.39% | R+14.7 | 55.09% | 39.61% | D+15.5 | R |
135 | 39.86% | 58.83% | R+19 | 46.82% | 48.89% | R+2.1 | R |
136 | 41.43% | 55.34% | R+13.9 | 47.69% | 45.16% | D+2.5 | R |
137 | 63.91% | 34.49% | D+29.4 | 67.00% | 28.92% | D+38.1 | D |
138 | 39.30% | 59.18% | R+19.9 | 47.85% | 47.78% | D+0.1 | R |
139 | 75.62% | 23.61% | D+52 | 76.12% | 20.61% | D+55.5 | D |
140 | 70.10% | 28.98% | D+41.1 | 75.09% | 21.87% | D+53.2 | D |
141 | 87.41% | 12.07% | D+75.3 | 85.19% | 12.59% | D+72.6 | D |
142 | 77.41% | 21.97% | D+55.4 | 76.20% | 20.97% | D+55.2 | D |
143 | 67.18% | 31.86% | D+35.3 | 71.02% | 26.02% | D+45 | D |
144 | 50.77% | 47.88% | D+2.9 | 57.75% | 38.37% | D+19.4 | D |
145 | 60.26% | 38.28% | D+22 | 66.92% | 28.72% | D+38.2 | D |
146 | 78.82% | 20.05% | D+58.8 | 79.43% | 17.32% | D+62.1 | D |
147 | 78.07% | 20.30% | D+57.8 | 78.99% | 16.78% | D+62.2 | D |
148 | 56.59% | 41.08% | D+15.5 | 63.82% | 30.50% | D+33.3 | D |
149 | 58.76% | 40.12% | D+18.6 | 64.25% | 32.50% | D+31.8 | D |
150 | 30.28% | 68.55% | R+38.3 | 36.63% | 59.18% | R+22.6 | R |
Total | 41.40% | 57.19% | R+15.8 | 43.48% | 52.53% | R+9.1 | - |
Source: Daily Kos |
See also
Fort Bend County, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Fort Bend Independent, "Kennedy, Watson Will Vie For CCL Judge No. 5 Position," accessed June 27, 2018
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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