Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2022)
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2022 Fort Bend County elections |
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Election dates |
Filing deadline: December 13, 2021 |
Primary election: March 1, 2022 Primary runoff: May 24, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
Election stats |
Offices up: County clerk, district attorney, district clerk, treasurer, county commissioners, county commissioners court judge, district court judges, county court of law judges, and justices of the peace |
Total seats up: 21 |
Election type: Partisan |
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U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
Fort Bend County, Texas, held general elections for county clerk, district attorney, district clerk, treasurer, county commissioners, county commissioners court judge, district court judges, county court of law judges, and justices of the peace on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for March 1, 2022. A primary runoff, if needed, was scheduled for May 24, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was December 13, 2021.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
County clerk
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Clerk
Incumbent Laura Richard defeated Toni Smith in the general election for Fort Bend County Clerk on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Laura Richard (R) | 50.6 | 122,827 | |
Toni Smith (D) | 49.4 | 119,943 |
Total votes: 242,770 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Clerk
Toni Smith defeated Steve Okoroha in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Clerk on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Toni Smith | 71.6 | 24,796 | |
Steve Okoroha | 28.4 | 9,855 |
Total votes: 34,651 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Clerk
Incumbent Laura Richard advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Clerk on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Laura Richard | 100.0 | 33,138 |
Total votes: 33,138 | ||||
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District attorney
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Brian Middleton won election in the general election for Fort Bend County District Attorney.
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 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Brian Middleton | 100.0 | 31,687 |
Total votes: 31,687 | ||||
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Treasurer
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Treasurer
Incumbent Bill Rickert defeated Albert Tibbs in the general election for Fort Bend County Treasurer on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Bill Rickert (R) | 50.9 | 123,305 | |
Albert Tibbs (D) | 49.1 | 119,116 |
Total votes: 242,421 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Treasurer
Albert Tibbs defeated Qaisar Imam in the Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Treasurer on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Albert Tibbs | 50.1 | 9,049 | |
Qaisar Imam | 49.9 | 9,009 |
Total votes: 18,058 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Treasurer
Albert Tibbs and Qaisar Imam advanced to a runoff. They defeated Johnson Thomas in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Treasurer on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Albert Tibbs | 36.5 | 12,939 | |
✔ | Qaisar Imam | 35.0 | 12,382 | |
Johnson Thomas | 28.5 | 10,097 |
Total votes: 35,418 | ||||
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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 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Bill Rickert | 100.0 | 32,937 |
Total votes: 32,937 | ||||
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County commission
Precinct 2
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Incumbent Grady Prestage defeated Melissa M. Wilson in the general election for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Grady Prestage (D) | 60.8 | 39,443 | |
Melissa M. Wilson (R) | 39.2 | 25,441 |
Total votes: 64,884 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Incumbent Grady Prestage defeated Larry Blackmon and Geneane Hughes in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Grady Prestage | 50.4 | 7,300 | |
Larry Blackmon | 25.4 | 3,680 | ||
Geneane Hughes | 24.2 | 3,503 |
Total votes: 14,483 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2
Melissa M. Wilson defeated Eric Ramirez in the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Melissa M. Wilson | 57.4 | 4,123 | |
Eric Ramirez | 42.6 | 3,061 |
Total votes: 7,184 | ||||
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Precinct 4
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4
Dexter McCoy defeated Ray Aguilar in the general election for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Dexter McCoy (D) | 61.1 | 39,541 | |
Ray Aguilar (R) | 38.9 | 25,193 |
Total votes: 64,734 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4
Dexter McCoy defeated Neeta Sane in the Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Dexter McCoy | 60.7 | 3,227 | |
Neeta Sane | 39.3 | 2,093 |
Total votes: 5,320 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4
Neeta Sane and Dexter McCoy advanced to a runoff. They defeated incumbent Ken Demerchant and Travis Lemos in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Neeta Sane | 39.9 | 3,190 | |
✔ | Dexter McCoy | 38.0 | 3,040 | |
Ken Demerchant | 14.4 | 1,152 | ||
Travis Lemos | 7.7 | 619 |
Total votes: 8,001 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4
Ray Aguilar advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Ray Aguilar | 100.0 | 6,052 |
Total votes: 6,052 | ||||
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Judicial offices
District clerk
General election
General election for Fort Bend County District Clerk
Incumbent Beverley McGrew Walker defeated Annie Elliott in the general election for Fort Bend County District Clerk on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Beverley McGrew Walker (D) | 50.3 | 122,148 | |
Annie Elliott (R) | 49.7 | 120,680 |
Total votes: 242,828 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County District Clerk
Incumbent Beverley McGrew Walker advanced from the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County District Clerk on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Beverley McGrew Walker | 100.0 | 32,927 |
Total votes: 32,927 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County District Clerk
Annie Elliott defeated Martin John and Gary Catalan in the Republican primary for Fort Bend County District Clerk on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Annie Elliott | 62.6 | 22,184 | |
Martin John | 20.3 | 7,203 | ||
Gary Catalan | 17.1 | 6,073 |
Total votes: 35,460 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bangar Reddy (R)
County court at law
General election
Fort Bend County Court at Law general election, 2022 |
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Commissioners court
General election
Commissioners Court Judge general election, 2022 |
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Fort Bend County Judge |
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Commissioners Court Judge primary, 2022 |
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District courts
General election
Fort Bend County District Courts general election, 2022 |
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Texas 328th District Court |
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Fort Bend County District Courts primary, 2022 |
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Justice of the peace
General election
Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace general election, 2022 |
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Precinct 1 Place 1 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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Precinct 1 Place 2 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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Precinct 3 |
Justin Joyce (i) |
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Primary runoff
Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace primary runoff, 2022 |
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Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace primary, 2022 |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Precinct 1 Place 2 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2022
March 1, 2022
- Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 10th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 14th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas Attorney General election, 2022
- Texas Comptroller election, 2022
- Texas gubernatorial election, 2022
- Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas State Senate elections, 2022
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Texas Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
May 7, 2022
- Texas Proposition 1, Property Tax Limit Reduction for Elderly and Disabled Residents Amendment (May 2022)
- Texas Proposition 2, Increased Homestead Exemption for School District Property Taxes Amendment (May 2022)
- Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
- Fort Bend Independent School District, Texas, elections (2022)
- Katy Independent School District, Texas, elections (2022)
May 24, 2022
- Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas Attorney General election, 2022
- Texas Comptroller election, 2022
- Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
November 8, 2022
- Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 10th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 14th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas Attorney General election, 2022
- Texas Comptroller election, 2022
- Texas gubernatorial election, 2022
- Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2022
- Texas State Senate elections, 2022
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Texas Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
- Harris County, Texas, Proposition A, Public Safety Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Harris County, Texas, Proposition B, Transportation Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Harris County, Texas, Proposition C, Parks and Recreation Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Houston, Texas, Proposition A, Police and Fire Departments Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Houston, Texas, Proposition B, Parks and Recreational Facilities Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Houston, Texas, Proposition C, Animal Shelter Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Houston, Texas, Proposition D, Public Health and Wellness Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Houston, Texas, Proposition E, City Administrative Buildings Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Houston, Texas, Proposition F, Public Library System Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Houston, Texas, Proposition G, Waste Management Bond Measure (November 2022)
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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% |
Two or more | 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
Fort Bend County, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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