2026 Fort Bend County Judge election
Local election in Texas, US
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The 2026 Fort Bend County Judge election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the county judge of Fort Bend County, Texas. Primary elections were held on March 3, and a primary runoff election was held on May 26. Incumbent county judge KP George ran for re-election to a third-consecutive term but was defeated in the primary by Daniel Wong. Wong was then appointed to the position after George was suspended by a judge.
November 3, 2026
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Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Daniel Wong, interim county judge (appointed after the primary) and former member of the Sugar Land city council[1]
Eliminated in primary
Endorsements
Daniel Wong
- Newspapers
- Houston Chronicle (primary only)[6]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Daniel Wong | 27,495 | 54.06 | |
| Republican | Daryl Aaron | 6,483 | 12.75 | |
| Republican | Kenneth Omoruyi | 6,367 | 12.52 | |
| Republican | Melissa Wilson | 6,232 | 12.25 | |
| Republican | KP George (incumbent) | 4,283 | 8.42 | |
| Total votes | 50,860 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Dexter McCoy, member of the county commission for the 4th precinct[8]
Eliminated in primary
- Rachelle Carter, associate judge of the Sugar Land municipal court[9]
Eliminated in primary
Endorsements
Dexter McCoy
- U.S. representatives
- Lizzie Fletcher, TX-07 (2019–present)[13]
- Christian Menefee, TX-18 (2026–present)[13]
- State legislators
- Jon Rosenthal, state representative from the 135th district (2019–present) and nominee for railroad commissioner in 2026[13]
- James Talarico, state representative from the 50th district (2018–present) and nominee for United States Senate in 2026[13]
- Gene Wu, state representative from the 137th district (2013–present)[13]
- Newspapers
- Houston Chronicle (primary only)[14]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dexter McCoy | 29,286 | 40.42 | |
| Democratic | Rachelle Carter | 13,717 | 18.93 | |
| Democratic | J. Christian Becerra | 12,385 | 17.09 | |
| Democratic | Cynthia Lenton-Gary | 11,573 | 15.97 | |
| Democratic | Eddie Sajjad | 5,500 | 7.59 | |
| Total votes | 72,461 | 100.00 | ||
Runoff
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dexter McCoy | 21,603 | 74.43 | |
| Democratic | Rachelle Carter | 7,421 | 25.57 | |
| Total votes | 29,024 | 100.00 | ||