Democrats sweep Fort Bend County judge, commissioners races – Houston Public Media

Democrats sweep Fort Bend County judge, commissioners races  Houston Public Media

Election results mean Democrats won the majority on Fort Bend County Commissioners Court after candidates took three of the five seats on Nov. 3. Correction: Story has been updated to reflect the correct commissioner’s court party majority. Unofficial voting totals from Fort Bend County show Democrats won the county judge and commissioner races, marking a significant shift in the county’s local leadership following a contentious election season. The future of the diverse, largely suburban and growing county outside of Houston has become a closely watched political landscape, where demographic change, population growth and shifting voter priorities intersect. The election results mean Fort Bend County Commissioners Court, a five-member governing body that oversees the county's operations, will shift from a Republican-led majority to Democrat after candidates won three of the five seats on Nov.

3. Unofficial results show Democrat Dexter McCoy defeated Republican Daniel Wong in the county judge race with 59% of the vote to Wong’s 40%. Wong and the county’s two incumbent Republican commissioners, Andy Meyers and Vincent Morales, have held a majority on Commissioners Court, as well as when former county judge KP George switched to the Republican party in 2025 after being elected two-terms as a Democrat. The county’s political and legal turmoil intensified in April, when George was suspended from office and a visiting Galveston County