2003 Houston mayoral election
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The Houston Mayoral Election of 2003 took place to elect a successor to Mayor of Houston Lee Brown. An election was first held on November 4, 2003; as no candidate received a majority of the votes a runoff election was held on December 6, 2003 and resulted in the election of Former Deputy Secretary of Energy Bill White. The election was non-partisan.
Candidates[]
- Former Deputy Secretary of Energy Bill White
- Former City Council Member Orlando Sanchez
- State Representative Sylvester Turner
- Anthony Dutrow
- John Worldpeace
- Jack Terence
- Luis Ullrich
- Raymond Rodriguez
Polling[]
Primary[]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Bill White (D) |
Orlando Sanchez (R) |
Sylvester Turner (D) |
Other / Undecided |
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SurveyUSA | October 30 – November 1, 2003 | 621 (CV) | ± 4.0% | 36% | 33% | 28% | 3% |
Runoff[]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Bill White (D) |
Orlando Sanchez (R) |
Other / Undecided |
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SurveyUSA | December 1–3, 2003 | 505 (CV) | ± 4.5% | 57% | 41% | 2% |
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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None | Bill White | 111,596 | 38% | ||
None | Orlando Sanchez | 98,072 | 34% | ||
None | Sylvester Turner | 88,225 | 28% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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None | Bill White | 136,617 | 63% | ||
None | Orlando Sanchez | 81,824 | 37% |
Notes[]
See also[]
- 2009 Houston mayoral election
- Elections in Texas
Categories:
- 2003 in Houston
- 2003 Texas elections
- 2003 United States mayoral elections
- Mayoral elections in Houston
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