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Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2024)
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2024 Fort Bend County elections |
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Election dates |
Filing deadline: December 11, 2023 |
Primary election: March 5, 2024 Primary runoff: May 28, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 May 4, 2024 |
Election stats |
Offices up: Attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, county court at law judge, district court judges, and justices of the peace |
Total seats up: 19 |
Election type: Partisan |
Other municipal elections |
U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
Fort Bend County, Texas, held general elections for attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, constables, county court at law judge, district court judges, and justices of the peace on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024. Primaries in which no candidates filed were canceled. A primary runoff was scheduled for May 28, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 11, 2023.
Three seats for the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District were up for election on May 4, 2024. The filing deadline was February 16, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2024:
- County attorney
- Sheriff
- Tax assessor-collector
- County commission
- Appraisal district
- Constables
- Judicial offices
County attorney
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Attorney
Incumbent Bridgette Smith-Lawson won election in the general election for Fort Bend County Attorney on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Bridgette Smith-Lawson (D) | 100.0 | 195,142 |
Total votes: 195,142 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Attorney
Incumbent Bridgette Smith-Lawson advanced from the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Attorney on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Bridgette Smith-Lawson | 100.0 | 31,789 |
Total votes: 31,789 | ||||
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Sheriff
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Sheriff
Incumbent Eric Fagan defeated Marshall Slot in the general election for Fort Bend County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Eric Fagan (D) | 50.1 | 171,331 | |
Marshall Slot (R) | 49.9 | 170,346 |
Total votes: 341,677 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Sheriff
Incumbent Eric Fagan defeated Geneane Hughes, Sonny Colunga, and Pete Luna in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Eric Fagan | 55.8 | 20,857 | |
Geneane Hughes | 20.5 | 7,670 | ||
Sonny Colunga | 12.2 | 4,571 | ||
Pete Luna | 11.4 | 4,250 |
Total votes: 37,348 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Sheriff
Marshall Slot defeated John Minchew and Mo Nehad in the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Marshall Slot | 61.8 | 29,631 | |
John Minchew | 21.4 | 10,266 | ||
![]() | Mo Nehad ![]() | 16.8 | 8,080 |
Total votes: 47,977 | ||||
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Tax assessor-collector
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector
Incumbent Carmen Turner defeated Jaison Joseph in the general election for Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Carmen Turner (D) | 50.3 | 171,608 | |
![]() | Jaison Joseph (R) | 49.7 | 169,347 |
Total votes: 340,955 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector
Incumbent Carmen Turner advanced from the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Carmen Turner | 100.0 | 32,685 |
Total votes: 32,685 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector
Jaison Joseph advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jaison Joseph | 100.0 | 38,460 |
Total votes: 38,460 | ||||
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County commission
Precinct 1
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 1
Incumbent Vincent Morales won election in the general election for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Vincent Morales (R) | 100.0 | 73,864 |
Total votes: 73,864 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 1
Incumbent Vincent Morales advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Vincent Morales | 100.0 | 15,236 |
Total votes: 15,236 | ||||
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Precinct 3
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 3
Incumbent Andy Meyers defeated Taral Patel in the general election for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Andy Meyers (R) | 58.8 | 44,446 |
![]() | Taral Patel (D) | 41.2 | 31,186 |
Total votes: 75,632 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 3
Taral Patel defeated Abrahim Javed, Allen Bogard, Kiran Rao, and Zeeshan Isaac in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Taral Patel | 50.9 | 6,451 |
Abrahim Javed | 28.0 | 3,549 | ||
Allen Bogard | 9.6 | 1,213 | ||
Kiran Rao | 7.4 | 936 | ||
Zeeshan Isaac | 4.1 | 513 |
Total votes: 12,662 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 3
Incumbent Andy Meyers defeated Mike Khan in the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Andy Meyers | 62.5 | 7,499 |
Mike Khan | 37.5 | 4,491 |
Total votes: 11,990 | ||||
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Appraisal district
Place 1
General election
General election for Fort Bend Central Appraisal District, Place 1
Shaizad Chatriwala won election in the general election for Fort Bend Central Appraisal District, Place 1 on May 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Shaizad Chatriwala (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 12,189 |
Total votes: 12,189 | ||||
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Place 2
General election
General election for Fort Bend Central Appraisal District, Place 2
Andrew Johnson won election in the general election for Fort Bend Central Appraisal District, Place 2 on May 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Andrew Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 13,623 |
Total votes: 13,623 | ||||
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Place 3
General election
General election for Fort Bend Central Appraisal District, Place 3
Larry Indermuehle defeated Amer Kumar in the general election for Fort Bend Central Appraisal District, Place 3 on May 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Larry Indermuehle (Nonpartisan) | 58.4 | 8,957 | |
Amer Kumar (Nonpartisan) | 41.6 | 6,375 |
Total votes: 15,332 | ||||
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Constables
General
Fort Bend County Constable general election, 2024 |
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Precinct 1 |
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Precinct 2 |
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Precinct 3 |
Nabil Shike (i) |
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Precinct 4 |
Mike Beard (i) |
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Primary runoff
Fort Bend County Constable primary runoff election, 2024 |
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Precinct 3 |
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Primary
Fort Bend County Constable primary, 2024 |
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Precinct 1 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Precinct 2 |
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Precinct 3 |
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Precinct 4 |
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Judicial offices
County court at law
General
Fort Bend County Court at Law general election, 2024 |
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Number 5 |
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Primary
Fort Bend County Court at Law primary, 2024 |
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Number 5 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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District court
General
Fort Bend County District Courts general election, 2024 |
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Texas 387th District Court |
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Texas 400th District Court |
Tameika Carter (i) |
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Texas 434th District Court |
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Texas 505th District Court |
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Primary runoff
Fort Bend County District Courts primary runoff, 2024 |
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Texas 387th District Court |
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Primary
Fort Bend County District Courts primary, 2024 |
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Texas 387th District Court |
Janet Buening Heppard (i) |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Texas 400th District Court |
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Texas 434th District Court |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Texas 505th District Court |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Justice of the peace
General
Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace general election, 2024 |
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Precinct 2 Place 2 |
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Precinct 4 |
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Primary
Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace primary, 2024 |
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Precinct 2 Place 2 |
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Precinct 4 |
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- Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2024
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- Texas' 14th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2024
- Texas State Senate elections, 2024
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)
- Addicks Utility District, Texas, Proposition A, Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Addicks Utility District, Texas, Proposition B, Refunding Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Addicks Utility District, Texas, Proposition C, Operations and Maintenance Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Alief Independent School District, Texas, Proposition A, Tax Rate Measure (November 2024)
- Greenwood Utility District, Texas, Proposition A, Operations and Maintenance Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Emergency Services District No. 17, Texas, Proposition A, Tax Rate Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Flood Control District, Texas, Proposition A, Tax Rate Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 154, Texas, Proposition A, Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 154, Texas, Proposition B, Refunding Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 158, Texas, Proposition A, Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 158, Texas, Proposition B, Refunding Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 165, Texas, Proposition A, Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 165, Texas, Proposition B, Recreational Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 165, Texas, Proposition C, Road Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 165, Texas, Proposition D, Operations and Maintenance Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 165, Texas, Proposition E, Operations and Maintenance Tax Election for Road Facilities Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 516, Texas, Proposition A, Confirmation and Director Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 516, Texas, Proposition B, Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 516, Texas, Proposition C, Recreational Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 516, Texas, Proposition D, Road Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 516, Texas, Proposition E, Refunding Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 516, Texas, Proposition F, Refunding Recreational Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 516, Texas, Proposition G, Refunding Road Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 516, Texas, Proposition H, Operations and Maintenance Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 116, Texas, Proposition A, Park Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 116, Texas, Proposition B, Refunding Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Houston Independent School District, Texas, Proposition A, Schoolhouse Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Houston Independent School District, Texas, Proposition B, Schoolhouse Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Newport Municipal Utility District, Texas, Proposition A, Bond Measure (November 2024)
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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 | 822,779 | 29,145,505 |
Land area (sq mi) | 861 | 261,267 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White | 48.4% | 69.2% |
Black/African American | 20.1% | 12.1% |
Asian | 20.9% | 4.9% |
Native American | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
Other (single race) | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Multiple | 6% | 7% |
Hispanic/Latino | 24.6% | 39.4% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate | 90.8% | 84.4% |
College graduation rate | 46.5% | 30.7% |
Income | ||
Median household income | $100,189 | $63,826 |
Persons below poverty level | 7.5% | 14.2% |
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
**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. |
See also
Fort Bend County, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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