2019 Houston mayoral election
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The 2019 Houston mayoral election was decided by a runoff that took place on December 14, 2019 to elect the Mayor of Houston. Incumbent mayor Sylvester Turner defeated attorney Tony Buzbee in the runoff by 56.04% to 43.96%. No candidate won a majority of the vote during the general election on November 5, 2019 where Turner received 46% of the vote and Buzbee received 29%.
Declared candidates[]
The following candidates have announced their candidacies for the 2019 Houston mayoral election:
Candidates[]
Incumbent[]
- Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston, elected to his first term in the 2015 mayoral election
Challengers[]
In September 2019, it was announced that 11 other names will appear on the ballot.[1]
- Derrick Broze, author and activist[2]
- Tony Buzbee, attorney[3]
- Bill King - businessman and 2015 mayoral candidate[4]
- Booker T, professional wrestler, promoter, and color commentator.[5] By September 2019, his legal name of Booker Huffman was not among those who applied for the ballot.[1]
- Dwight Boykins, current Houston City Councilman, District D
- Sue Lovell, former Houston City Councilwoman, at-large seat 2[6]
Election results[]
Held November 5, 2019 -- 50% needed to avoid runoff[7]
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | Sylvester Turner | 111,789 | 46.38% | Runoff |
| ✓ | Tony Buzbee | 69,361 | 28.78% | Runoff |
| Bill King | 33,772 | 14.01% | ||
| Dwight Boykins | 14,212 | 5.90% | ||
| Victoria Romero | 2,933 | 1.22% | ||
| Sue Lovell | 2,932 | 1.22% | ||
| Demetria Smith | 1,694 | 0.70% | ||
| Roy J. Vasquez | 1,556 | 0.65% | ||
| Kendall Baker | 982 | 0.41% | ||
| Derrick Broze | 686 | 0.28% | ||
| Naoufal Houjami | 560 | 0.23% | ||
| J. T. Taylor | 555 | 0.23% | ||
| Turnout | 241,032 | 22.56% | ||
Held December 14, 2019[9]
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | Sylvester Turner | 113,262 | 56.04% | |
| Tony Buzbee | 88,844 | 43.96% | ||
| Turnout | 202,106 | 18.73% | ||
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ a b Rice, Katie Watkins, Jen (September 25, 2019). "Turner Leads Houston's Mayoral Race And Voters Support METRO Bond, HPM-KHOU 11 Poll Finds". Houston Public Media. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "November 5, 2019 General Election". www.houstontx.gov. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ Shannon Najmabadi (October 31, 2018). "Prominent attorney Tony Buzbee says he's running for Houston mayor". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ Scherer, Jasper. "'Houston businessman Bill King to kick off campaign for mayor next month - Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Bludau, Janelle (January 12, 2019). "Wrestling legend Booker T sets sights on Houston mayoral seat, despite shaky past". KHOU.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ Scherer, Jasper (July 1, 2019). "Former Houston councilwoman Sue Lovell running for mayor". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "Cumulative Report — Official Harris County, Texas — Joint General and Special Elections — November 05, 2019" (PDF). Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Election results 2019: City of Houston races". KHOU. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Cumulative Report — Official Harris County, Texas — Joint Runoff Election — December 14, 2019" (PDF). Retrieved January 27, 2020.
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