Updated May 3 11:45 p.m.
At least three Sugar Land races—including the mayor’s seat—are heading to a June 7 runoff after no candidates received the majority vote in the May 3 election.
A closer look
According to unofficial final election results from Fort Bend County, the following candidates are heading to a runoff election:
- William Ferguson and Carol McCutcheon for mayor with 5,831 and 4,637 votes
- Jim Vonderhaar and Maggy Horgan for City Council, At-Large Position 1 with 5,358 and 2,988 votes
- Sanjay Singhal and Nasir Hussain for City Council, District 2 with 1,681 and 971 votes
Meanwhile, Rob Boettcher secured the City Council, At-Large Position 2 seat over Ameer Malik with 9,608 and 4,807 votes, respectively.
Additionally, residents opposed the city’s charter amendment to extend the terms of municipal court and associate judges from two to four years with 6,267 votes for and 8,295 against, according to unofficial results from Fort Bend County.
Community Impact has reached out to all winning and runoff candidates; this article will be updated as statements are received. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
Posted at 7:50 p.m. May 3
Fort Bend County has released early voting results in the May 3 election for five Sugar Land local races, including the mayor’s seat.
Twenty-one candidates filed to run for the five positions, and all races—except City Council At-Large District 2—have at least three candidates. This means if a candidate in each race fails to receive more than 51% of the vote, the two candidates with the most votes will head to a June 7 runoff, city officials said in an email.
What you need to know
Six contestants are vying to be the next mayor of Sugar Land, as Mayor Joe Zimmerman finishes his last term allowed by limits. He was first elected in June 2016.
Fort Bend County early voting results show William Ferguson leads the Sugar Land mayor race with 3,912 votes.
Meanwhile, Jim Vonderhaar leads the City Council At-Large Position 1 race with 3,743 votes, early voting data shows. The position was previously held by Ferguson, who is running for mayor.
Additionally, early voting results show Rob Boettcher leads the City Council, At-Large Position 2 race with 6,574 votes followed by Ameer Malik with 3,306 votes. The position was previously held by Jennifer Lane, who didn’t seek re-election.
What else?
The city is also hosting a special election for District 2 and District 4, which are two unexpired seats vacated as Naushad Kermally and Carol McCutcheon, current City Council members, run for mayor. The winners will hold the seats until term expiration in May 2027.
Early voting results show Sanjay Singhal is leading the District 2 race with 1,246 votes, while Rick Miller is leading the District 4 ballot with 1,470 votes.
Also of note
Early voting data showed voters also oppose the city’s single charter amendment to extend the terms of municipal court and associate judges from two to four years.
At the polls
According to early voting data from Fort Bend County, Sugar Land saw 10,943 in-person voters during the early voting period from April 22-29. Additional ballots were also cast by mail.
Looking ahead
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
