Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2026)
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| 2026 Fort Bend County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 8, 2025 & August 17, 2026 |
| Primary election: March 3, 2026 Primary runoff: May 26, 2026 General election: November 3, 2026 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County judge, county clerk, district attorney, district clerk, treasurer, county commission, appraisal district board, county court judges, district court judges, and justices of the peace |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2026 |
Fort Bend County, Texas, is holding general elections for county judge, county clerk, district attorney, district clerk, treasurer, county commission, appraisal district board, county court judges, district court judges, and justices of the peace on November 3, 2026. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2026. A primary runoff will be held on May 26, 2026. The filing deadline for this election was December 8, 2025. The filing deadline for appraisal district board is August 17, 2026.
Elections
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Offices up for election in 2026:
- County clerk
- County judge
- County treasurer
- District attorney
- District clerk
- County Commissioners
- Judicial offices
County clerk
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
The primary runoff will occur on May 26, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary runoff.
General election for Fort Bend County Clerk
Tamara McFarlane is running in the general election for Fort Bend County Clerk on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Clerk
Maria T. Jackson and Sonya Jones are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Clerk on May 26, 2026.
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 | Maria T. Jackson | |
| Sonya Jones | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Clerk
Sonya Jones and Maria T. Jackson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Shah Haleem and Montreal Peterson in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Clerk on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sonya Jones | 37.5 | 26,676 | |
| ✔ | | Maria T. Jackson | 22.9 | 16,316 |
 | Shah Haleem | 20.8 | 14,833 | |
 | Montreal Peterson | 18.8 | 13,368 | |
| Total votes: 71,193 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Clerk
Tamara McFarlane defeated J.J. Clemence in the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Clerk on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tamara McFarlane | 52.7 | 23,300 |
 | J.J. Clemence | 47.3 | 20,893 | |
| Total votes: 44,193 | |||
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County judge
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
The primary runoff will occur on May 26, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary runoff.
General election for Fort Bend County Judge
Daniel Wong is running in the general election for Fort Bend County Judge on November 3, 2026.
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 | Daniel Wong (R) | |
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Judge
Rachelle Carter and Dexter McCoy are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Judge on May 26, 2026.
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| Rachelle Carter | ||
 | Dexter McCoy | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Judge
Dexter McCoy and Rachelle Carter advanced to a runoff. They defeated J. Christian Becerra, Cynthia Lenton-Gary, and Eddie Sajjad in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Judge on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dexter McCoy | 40.4 | 29,286 |
| ✔ | Rachelle Carter | 18.9 | 13,717 | |
 | J. Christian Becerra | 17.1 | 12,385 | |
| Cynthia Lenton-Gary | 16.0 | 11,573 | ||
 | Eddie Sajjad | 7.6 | 5,500 | |
| Total votes: 72,461 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nabil Shike (D)
- Ferrel Bonner (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Judge
Daniel Wong defeated Daryl Aaron, Kenneth Omoruyi, Melissa M. Wilson, and incumbent KP George in the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Judge on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Wong | 54.1 | 27,495 |
 | Daryl Aaron | 12.7 | 6,483 | |
 | Kenneth Omoruyi | 12.5 | 6,367 | |
 | Melissa M. Wilson | 12.3 | 6,232 | |
 | KP George | 8.4 | 4,283 | |
| Total votes: 50,860 | |||
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County treasurer
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
The primary runoff will occur on May 26, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary runoff.
General election for Fort Bend County Treasurer
Incumbent Bill Rickert is running in the general election for Fort Bend County Treasurer on November 3, 2026.
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 | Bill Rickert (R) | |
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Treasurer
Jeffrey Boney and Sara Khan are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Treasurer on May 26, 2026.
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| Jeffrey Boney | ||
| Sara Khan | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Treasurer
Jeffrey Boney and Sara Khan advanced to a runoff. They defeated Pedro Valencia, Eric Lister, and Rahim Rupani in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Treasurer on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeffrey Boney | 35.1 | 80 | |
| ✔ | Sara Khan | 28.9 | 66 | |
 | Pedro Valencia | 17.5 | 40 | |
| Eric Lister | 11.8 | 27 | ||
 | Rahim Rupani | 6.6 | 15 | |
| Total votes: 228 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Treasurer
Incumbent Bill Rickert advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Treasurer on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Rickert | 100.0 | 39,599 |
| Total votes: 39,599 | |||
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District attorney
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Fort Bend County District Attorney
Incumbent Brian Middleton and Shawn McDonald are running in the general election for Fort Bend County District Attorney on November 3, 2026.
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 | Brian Middleton (D) | |
 | Shawn McDonald (R) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County District Attorney
Incumbent Brian Middleton advanced from the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County District Attorney on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Middleton | 100.0 | 61,519 |
| Total votes: 61,519 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County District Attorney
Shawn McDonald defeated Mark Rubal in the Republican primary for Fort Bend County District Attorney on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawn McDonald | 74.9 | 32,088 |
 | Mark Rubal | 25.1 | 10,749 | |
| Total votes: 42,837 | |||
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District clerk
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
The primary runoff will occur on May 26, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary runoff.
General election for Fort Bend County District Clerk
Audrey Lee is running in the general election for Fort Bend County District Clerk on November 3, 2026.
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| Audrey Lee (R) | ||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County District Clerk
Incumbent Beverley McGrew Walker and Muzaffar Vohra are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County District Clerk on May 26, 2026.
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 | Beverley McGrew Walker | |
| Muzaffar Vohra | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County District Clerk
Incumbent Beverley McGrew Walker and Muzaffar Vohra advanced to a runoff. They defeated Iris Lewis in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County District Clerk on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beverley McGrew Walker | 62.5 | 43,186 |
| ✔ | Muzaffar Vohra | 24.6 | 17,031 | |
| Iris Lewis | 12.9 | 8,911 | ||
| Total votes: 69,128 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County District Clerk
Audrey Lee defeated John Minchew in the Republican primary for Fort Bend County District Clerk on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Audrey Lee | 52.9 | 23,539 | |
| John Minchew | 47.1 | 20,978 | ||
| Total votes: 44,517 | |||
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County Commissioners
Precinct 2
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Incumbent Grady Prestage and Tony Aranda are running in the general election for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Grady Prestage (D) | |
 | Tony Aranda (R) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Incumbent Grady Prestage defeated Larry Blackmon in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grady Prestage | 61.6 | 17,264 |
 | Larry Blackmon | 38.4 | 10,754 | |
| Total votes: 28,018 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Tony Aranda advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Aranda | 100.0 | 5,825 |
| Total votes: 5,825 | |||
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Precinct 4
General election
The primary runoff will occur on May 26, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary runoff.
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4
April Jones and Brittanye Morris are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 on May 26, 2026.
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 | April Jones | |
 | Brittanye Morris | |
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4
Ken Mathews and Adam Schoof are running in the Republican primary runoff for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 on May 26, 2026.
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| Ken Mathews | ||
| Adam Schoof | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brittanye Morris | 18.8 | 3,215 |
| ✔ | | April Jones | 17.6 | 3,013 |
| Nicole Roberts | 16.4 | 2,803 | ||
 | Maggie Salomon | 14.3 | 2,445 | |
 | Nabil Shike | 14.0 | 2,388 | |
 | Robert Nnake | 11.1 | 1,904 | |
| Haroon Mughal | 7.7 | 1,312 | ||
| Total votes: 17,080 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Pino (D)
- Abrahim Javed (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4
Ken Mathews and Adam Schoof advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ramesh Cherivirala and Abolaji Tijani Ayobami in the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Mathews | 45.4 | 3,537 | |
| ✔ | Adam Schoof | 29.7 | 2,318 | |
 | Ramesh Cherivirala | 18.5 | 1,438 | |
 | Abolaji Tijani Ayobami | 6.4 | 499 | |
| Total votes: 7,792 | |||
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Judicial offices
County Court at Law
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District courts
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Justice of the Peace
Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace general election, 2026 |
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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 | 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
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