RICHMOND, Texas – Results will come in after polls close at 7 p.m.
Fort Bend County voters went to the polls on Tuesday to determine the Democratic candidate for county judge who will be on the ballot in November.
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The backstory:
Dexter McCoy and Rachelle Carter faced off in the May 26 runoff after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March primary.
What’s next:
The winner of the May 26 runoff will face Republican Daniel Wong in the November election.
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About the candidates
Democrats
Dexter McCoy currently serves as Fort Bend County Precinct 4 Commissioner. The county website says he’s a former Fort Bend ISD leader.
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Rachelle Carter is an associate judge with Sugar Land Municipal Court and founder of her own law firm in Houston. Her campaign page says she used to be a public school teacher.
Republican
Daniel Wong is a former city council member for Sugar Land. He immigrated to Houston from China, and went on to co-found Tolunay-Wong Engineers. Wong was appointed to serve as county judge in April after KP George was suspended from office.
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