Bridgette Smith-Lawson

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Bridgette Smith-Lawson

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Democratic Party

Fort Bend County Attorney

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Roy Cordes Jr.

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Bridgette Smith-Lawson (Democratic Party) is the Fort Bend County Attorney in Texas. Smith-Lawson assumed office on January 1, 2021. Smith-Lawson's current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Smith-Lawson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Fort Bend County Attorney in Texas. Smith-Lawson won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2024)

General election

General election for Fort Bend County Attorney

Incumbent Bridgette Smith-Lawson won election in the general election for Fort Bend County Attorney on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bridgette Smith-Lawson (D)	100.0	194,138

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 194,138
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Attorney

Incumbent Bridgette Smith-Lawson advanced from the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Attorney on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bridgette Smith-Lawson	100.0	31,789

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,789
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smith-Lawson in this election.

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

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Bridgette Smith-Lawson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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