The candidates listed in this guide will be on the 2018 primary election ballot in the communities defined by Community Impact Newspaper’s Sugar Land/Missouri City coverage area. Only contested races are listed. Early voting will take place Feb. 20-March 2, and election day is March 6. To view full sample ballots organized by precinct in Fort Bend County, click here.

Statewide candidates

Democratic Party U.S. senator
  • Sema Hernandez
  • Edward Kimbrough
  • Beto O’Rourke
Governor
  • James Jolly Clark
  • Cedric Davis Sr.
  • Joe Mumbach
  • Adrian Ocegueda
  • Jeffrey Payne
  • Lupe Valdez
  • Tom Wakely
  • Andrew White
  • Grady Yarbrough
Lieutenant governor
  • Mike Collier
  • Michael Cooper
Comptroller of public accounts
  • Joi Chevalier
  • Tim Mahoney
Commissioner of the General Land Office
  • Tex Morgan
  • Miguel Suazo
Railroad commissioner
  • Roman McAllen
  • Chris Spellmon
  Republican party U.S. senator
  • Ted Cruz*
  • Bruce Jacobson Jr.
  • Mary Miller
  • Geraldine Sam
  • Stefano de Stefano
Governor
  • Greg Abbott*
  • SECEDE Kilgore**
  • Barbara Krueger
Lieutenant governor
  • Scott Milder
  • Dan Patrick*
Commissioner of the General Land Office
  • George P. Bush*
  • Davey Edwards
  • Jerry Patterson
  • Rick Range
Commissioner of agriculture
  • Trey Blocker
  • Jim Hogan
  • Sid Miller*
Railroad commissioner
  • Christi Craddick*
  • Weston Martinez
Presiding judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
  • David Bridges
  • Sharon Keller*
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
  • Jay Brandon
  • Michelle Slaughter
  • Dib Waldrip

County and district candidates

Democratic party State representative, District 28
  • Meghan Scoggins
  • Durward White
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 3
  • Joseph R. Willie II
  • Jerry Zimmerer
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 8
  • Michele Barber Chimene
  • Margaret “Meg” Poissant
State Representative, District 27
  • Wilvin Carter
  • Ron Reynolds*
State Senator, District 17
  • Ahmad R. Hassan
  • Rita Lucido
  • Fran Watson
U.S. Representative, District 22
  • Steve Brown
  • Mark Gibson
  • Margarita Ruiz Johnson
  • Sri Preston Kulkarni
  • Letitia Plummer
Republican party Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 7
  • Katy Boatman
  • Terry Yates
District judge, 268th Judicial District
  • Mike Hartman
  • John “Hawk” Hawkins
District Attorney, 268th  Judicial District
  • Shawn McDonald
  • Cliff Vacek
Judge, County Court at Law No. 3
  • Jennifer C. Chiang
  • Harold Kennedy
  • Tricia Krenek
Judge, County Court at Law No. 6
  • Dean Hrbacek
  • Lewis White
County Treasurer
  • Tina Gibson
  • Bill Rickert
  • Wes Vela
U.S. Representative, District 22
  • James Green
  • Danny Nguyen
  • Pete Olson*
  • Eric Zmrhal
State Senator, District 17
  • Joan Huffman*
  • Kristin Tassin
**Name listed on ballot *Incumbent