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Fort Bend County, Texas

Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6

2 candidates are tracked for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Dean Hrbacek and Stephen Longoria. Candidate information follows official Fort Bend County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Fields are from Fort Bend County's official canvassed primary and runoff results; unopposed Texas nominees still print in November.

What this office does

Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.

This race. The sitting officeholder, Dean Hrbacek, is on the ballot.

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Dean Hrbacek

Republican Incumbent

Biography

Dean Hrbacek serves as Judge of Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6, which handles probate, guardianship, juvenile, civil and mental-health matters, per his campaign website. He previously served on the Sugar Land City Council and as Mayor of Sugar Land from 1996 to 2002, per the same source. He holds an accounting degree from the University of Houston-Clear Lake and a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center, and is a Certified Public Accountant, per his website.

Stephen Longoria

Democratic

Biography

Stephen Longoria is an attorney in Sugar Land, Texas, practicing civil litigation and criminal defense, admitted to practice in Texas in 1993, per his Martindale attorney profile. He holds an undergraduate degree from The University of Texas and a law degree from Texas Southern University, per the same source. Stephen Longoria appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Stephen Longoria.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6 in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Dean Hrbacek and Stephen Longoria. Candidate information follows official Fort Bend County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6 election in Texas?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Texas are on the Texas election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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