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