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Sean Teare
2025 - Present
2028
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Sean Teare (Democratic Party) is the Harris County District Attorney in Texas. Teare assumed office on January 1, 2025. Teare's current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Teare (Democratic Party) ran for election for Harris County District Attorney in Texas. Teare won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Teare graduated from the University of Houston with a bachelor's degree in American history. After graduating from the University of Houston Law Center, Teare joined the Harris County District Attorney's office as a prosecutor. Teare left the office in 2010 to practice law at a personal injury firm. In 2017, Teare rejoined the district attorney's office as the supervisor of the vehicular crimes division. He remained with the office until resigning to run for district attorney in 2023.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Harris County District Attorney
Sean Teare defeated Dan Simons in the general election for Harris County District Attorney on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sean Teare (D) | 50.9 | 749,403 |
 | Dan Simons (R)  | 49.1 | 721,563 | |
| Total votes: 1,470,966 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County District Attorney
Sean Teare defeated incumbent Kim Ogg in the Democratic primary for Harris County District Attorney on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean Teare | 75.0 | 126,449 |
 | Kim Ogg | 25.0 | 42,149 | |
| Total votes: 168,598 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County District Attorney
Dan Simons advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County District Attorney on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Simons | 100.0 | 145,293 |
| Total votes: 145,293 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Teare in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sean Teare did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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