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2 candidates are tracked for Fort Bend County Clerk, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Tamara McFarlane and Sonya Jones. Candidate information follows official Fort Bend County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Fields are from Fort Bend County's official canvassed primary and runoff results; unopposed Texas nominees still print in November. OPEN SEAT: sitting clerk Laura Richard was not on either primary ballot. Sonya Jones won the May 26 Democratic runoff 51.1 to 48.9 percent over Maria T. Jackson, a margin under 700 votes in the official canvass.
Tamara McFarlane operates a small business in real estate and spent 25 years in corporate land acquisitions and divestitures, per her campaign site. She has worked as a government auditor and previously served as a Fort Bend County Election Judge, per the same source. Tamara McFarlane appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fort Bend County Clerk, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.
2026 priorities
- Keeping government small and efficient, per the campaign site
- Ensuring elections remain free and fair, per the campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-04.
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Sonya Jones works as a policy analyst with experience managing complex public programs, governance, and accountability, per Community Impact.
2026 priorities
- Modernizing services to better serve the public and legal community with efficiency and transparency, per Community Impact questionnaire
- Strengthening organizational culture and employee morale in the Clerk's office, per Community Impact questionnaire
- Expanding technology, language accessibility and community outreach as the county grows, per Community Impact questionnaire
