2026 Fort Bend County Judge election

2026 Fort Bend County Judge election
November 3, 2026
 
Candidate Daniel Wong TBD
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent County judge

KP George
Republican



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 will be held on May 26. Incumbent Republican county judge KP George ran for re-election to a third-consecutive term but was defeated in the primary by Daniel Wong.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Daryl Aaron, army officer and attorney[2]
  • KP George, incumbent judge (previously elected as a Democrat)[3]
  • Kenneth Omoruyi, public accountant[4]
  • Melissa Wilson, real estate agent and nominee for county commission in 2022[5]

Endorsements

Daniel Wong
Newspapers

Results

Republcian primary[7]
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

Advanced to runoff

  • Dexter McCoy, member of the county commission for the 4th precinct[8]
  • Rachelle Carter, associate judge of the Sugar Land municipal court[9]

Eliminated in primary

  • J. Christian Becerra, judge of the 434th District Court[10]
  • Cynthia Lenton-Gary, former member of the Fort Bend school board[11]
  • Eddie Sajjad, entrepreneur[12]

Endorsements

Dexter McCoy
Newspapers

Results

Democratic primary[7]
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

Democratic primary runoff
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dexter McCoy
Democratic Rachelle Carter
Total votes 100.00

References

  1. ^ Weber, Natalie (June 13, 2025). "Former Sugar Land city councilman Daniel Wong announces bid for Fort Bend County Judge". Houston Public Media. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  2. ^ Ronen, Tomer (January 16, 2026). "Meet the 5 Republican candidates for Fort Bend County judge in the March primaries". Community Impact. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  3. ^ Weber, Natalie (June 18, 2025). "Embattled Fort Bend County Judge KP George switches from Democratic to Republican Party". Houston Public Media. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  4. ^ "Kenneth Omoruyi to run for County Judge". Covering Katy News. August 21, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  5. ^ "Republican Melissa Wilson running for Fort Bend County Judge". Covering Katy News. December 9, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  6. ^ "KP George must go. Daniel Wong for Fort Bend County judge in Republican primary". Houston Chronicle. February 14, 2026. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Joint Primary Election March 3, 2026". Fort Bend County, TX. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  8. ^ Weber, Natalie (December 5, 2025). "Fort Bend County Commissioner Dexter McCoy enters 2026 race for county judge". Houston Public Media. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  9. ^ Weber, Natalie (July 1, 2025). "Democratic associate judge Rachelle Carter enters race for Fort Bend County Judge". Houston Public Media. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  10. ^ "Profiles of Democratic Party candidates for Fort Bend County Judge". Fort Bend Independent. January 27, 2026. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  11. ^ Goodman, Claire (February 8, 2026). "Meet the 10 candidates vying for Fort Bend County judge seat as the March primaries approach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  12. ^ Weber, Natalie (February 18, 2025). "Democratic political consultant, entrepreneur enters race for Fort Bend County Judge". Houston Public Media. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  13. ^ "Democrats should pick Dexter McCoy for Fort Bend County Judge". Houston Chronicle. February 13, 2026. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

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