Election results: Dexter McCoy wins Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County judge
RICHMOND, Texas - Dexter McCoy beat Rachelle Carter in the Democratic runoff for Fort Bend County judge and will be on the ballot in November.
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:
McCoy will face Republican candidate Daniel Wong in the November election.
Live election results
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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.
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.
The Source: The information in this article comes from Fort Bend County election results and previous FOX 26 reporting.