One local runoff election is for the Democratic seat for Fort Bend County commissioner Precinct 4: Candidates Dexter McCoy and Neeta Sane are on the ballot after incumbent Ken DeMerchant only secured 14.34% of the vote with 1,140 votes total in the March election.
In that election, McCoy garnered 38.03% of the vote, or 3,023 votes. Similarly, Sane secured 39.89% of the vote, or 3,171 votes. Runoff elections are called after no candidate secures more than 50% of the vote.
Other runoff races include the Democratic races for lieutenant governor, attorney general, commissioner of the General Land Office, comptroller of public accounts and county treasurer. For the Republican party, runoff races include attorney general, commissioner of the General Land Office and railroad commissioner.
Early voting will continue until May 20, and all sites are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election day is May 24.
The early-voting locations are as follows:
Beasley City Hall
319 S. Third St., Beasley
Bowie Middle School
700 Plantation Drive, Richmond
Chasewood Clubhouse
7622 Chasewood Drive, Missouri City
Cinco Ranch Branch Library
2620 Commercial Center Blvd., Katy
Commonwealth Clubhouse
4330 Knightsbridge Blvd., Sugar Land
Four Corners Community Center
15700 Old Richmond Road, Sugar Land
George Memorial Library
1001 Golfview Drive, Richmond
Great Oaks Baptist Church
7101 FM 2759, Richmond
Hightower High School
3333 Hurricane Lane, Missouri City
Jacks Conference Center
3232 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land
Jones Creek Ranch Park
7714 FM 359, Richmond
Kroger Riverstone
18861 University Drive, Sugar Land
Leaman Junior High
9320 Charger Way, Fulshear
Lost Creek Conference Center
3703 Lost Creek Blvd., Sugar Land
Meadows Place City Hall
1 Troyan Way, Meadows Place
Missouri City Visitors Center
1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City
Quail Valley Fund Office
3603 Glenn Lakes Lane, Missouri City
Reese Technical Center
12300 University Drive, Sugar Land
Road and Bridge (Needville)
3743 School St., Needville
Rosenberg Annex Building
4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg
Sienna Annex
5855 Sienna Springs Way, Missouri City
Sugar Land Branch Library
550 Eldridge Road, Sugar Land
Tompkins High School
4400 Falcon Landing Blvd., Katy
Here are the Democratic and Republican candidates for each race as they appear on the sample ballot:
Democratic candidates
Lieutenant governor
Mike Collier
Michelle Beckley
Attorney general
Joe Jaworski
Rochelle Mercedes Garza
Comptroller of public accounts
Angel Luis Vega
Janet T. Dudding
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Jay Kleberg
Sandragrace Martinez
County treasurer
Qaisar Q. Imam
Albert Tibbs
County commissioner, Precinct 4
Neeta Sane
Dexter L. McCoy
County chair
Allison Drew
Cynthia Ginyard
Republican candidates
Attorney general
George P. Bush
Ken Paxton
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Dawn Buckingham
Tim Westley
Railroad commissioner
Wayne Christian
Sarah Stogner
For more Fort Bend County election information, visit www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/elections-voter-registration.
