Overview
- James Graf conceded the race to incumbent Mark Keough after vote returns showed Keough with roughly 64.41% of the vote to Graf’s 35.59%.
- Keough will begin a four-year term in January 2027 and will preside over the Montgomery County Commissioners Court that controls county spending, infrastructure and public safety.
- Keough ran on a record of lowering county tax rates, passing a $480 million road bond, removing tolls on the Texas 242 flyovers and securing state funding for a mental-health treatment facility.
- Graf, a business and finance professional who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, campaigned for an integrated long-term financial plan, greater transparency and planning for continued population growth.
- The result cements local control over budgeting and major projects as the county grows toward one million residents and sets the agenda for road work, mental-health capacity and law enforcement staffing in the coming term.