Sonia Rash

Sonia Rash

Democratic Party

Candidate, Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3

Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor: Kelly Nicole Crow (R)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

March 3, 2026

Sonia Rash (Democratic Party) is a judge for Precinct 3 of the Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace in Texas. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Rash (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for the Precinct 3 judge of the Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace in Texas. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2026)

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3

Incumbent Sonia Rash (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Sonia Rash

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3

William Ferguson (R), John Placette (R), and Mathew Vairamon (R) are running in the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	William Ferguson
	Submit photo	John Placette
	Submit photo	Mathew Vairamon

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2022

See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3

Sonia Rash defeated incumbent Justin Joyce in the general election for Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sonia Rash (D)	53.6	31,220
		Justin Joyce (R)	46.4	27,069

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,289
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3

Sonia Rash defeated Husein Hadi in the Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sonia Rash	58.9	3,408
	Submit photo	Husein Hadi	41.1	2,382

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,790
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3

Sonia Rash and Husein Hadi advanced to a runoff. They defeated Patricia David in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sonia Rash	48.3	4,798
✔	Submit photo	Husein Hadi	32.9	3,271
	Submit photo	Patricia David	18.7	1,862

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,931
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3

Incumbent Justin Joyce advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Joyce	100.0	7,766

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,766
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Fort Bend County Attorney

Bridgette Smith-Lawson defeated Steve Rogers in the general election for Fort Bend County Attorney on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bridgette Smith-Lawson (D)	52.6	177,836
		Steve Rogers (R)	47.4	160,110

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 337,946
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Attorney

Bridgette Smith-Lawson defeated Sonia Rash in the Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Attorney on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bridgette Smith-Lawson	64.8	25,253
		Sonia Rash	35.2	13,689

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,942
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Attorney

Bridgette Smith-Lawson and Sonia Rash advanced to a runoff. They defeated David Hunter in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Attorney on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bridgette Smith-Lawson	45.2	26,075
✔		Sonia Rash	37.8	21,786
	Submit photo	David Hunter	17.1	9,843

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,704
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Fort Bend County Attorney

Steve Rogers advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Attorney on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Rogers	100.0	46,416

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,416
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Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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2020

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