Early voting starts Tuesday in District 28 runoff in Fort Bend County

Eliz Markowitz is a Democratic candidate for the Texas House of Representatives - District 28. Eliz Markowitz is a Democratic candidate for the Texas House of Representatives - District 28. Photo: Eliz Markowitz / Eliz Markowitz Photo: Eliz Markowitz / Eliz Markowitz Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Early voting starts Tuesday in District 28 runoff in Fort Bend County 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

Tuesday is the first day of early voting for the District 28 runoff to fill a term left vacant by the retirement of state Rep. John Zerwas, R-Richmond.

On the ballot will be Democrat Elizabeth “Eliz” Markowitz of Katy and Republican Gary Gates of Rosenberg. Markowitz is the sole Democrat running for the position. Gates topped a field of six Republicans to win his party’s nomination. But neither received the necessary 50 percent of the vote to win the election.

In Fort Bend County early voting will be 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Jan. 21-24, at the following locations: Bowie Middle School, 700 Plantation Drive, Richmond; Cinco Ranch Branch Library, 2620 Commercial Center Blvd., Katy; Four Corners Community Center, 15700 Old Richmond Road, Sugar Land; Irene Stern Community Center, 6920 Katy-Fulshear Road; and Tompkins High School, 4400 Falcon Landing Blvd.

Election Day will be Jan. 28 and polls will be open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Visit https://tinyurl.com/v9fletv for Election Day polling sites.

Zerwas, a 12-year incumbent, retired effective Sept. 30, representing northwest Fort Bend County. He subsequently accepted an appointment as the University of Texas System’s vice chancellor for health affairs.

karen.zurawski@chron.com