Top Harris County elected officials keep their seats in a Democratic sweep – Houston Public Media

Top Harris County elected officials keep their seats in a Democratic sweep  Houston Public Media

Several of the county's top elected leaders were on the ballot this week. Voters also selected a new Harris County Judge to lead the nation's third largest county. Most incumbent Harris County elected officials kept their seats in Tuesday night’s slate of local elections. Several of the county’s top elected leaders were on the ballot this week and voters also selected a new Harris County Judge to lead the nation’s third-largest county. RELATED: Former Houston City Councilwoman Letitia Plummer elected Harris County judge Democrat and former Houston City Councilwoman Letitia Plummer won that race with 60 % of the vote against her Republican challenger, former Harris County Treasurer Orlando Sanchez, according to early returns.

Democratic Commissioners Lesley Briones and Adrian Garcia were re-elected by voters on Tuesday and will each serve on commissioners court, a five-member governing body that oversees the county’s operations. Incumbent Harris County Attorney Abbie Kamin — who was appointed to the position by commissioners court earlier this year — was officially elected to serve in the position against Republican candidate Jaqueline Lucci Smith. "I'm honored to continue to serve our county, and I'm going to keep fighting for all of our families as fiercely as I fight for my own,” Kamin said in a statement Wednesday morning. “My team and I are working hard every single