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The 2019 Houston mayoral election was decided by a runoff that took place on December 14, 2019. Incumbent mayor Sylvester Turner defeated attorney Tony Buzbee in the runoff by a margin of 56.04% to 43.96%. No candidate won a majority of the vote during the general election on November 5, 2019, when Turner received 46% of the vote and Buzbee received 29%.
Declared candidates
The following candidates ran for mayor of Houston in 2019:
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 Mayor Turner and 11 other candidates would appear on the mayoral ballot.[1]
- Derrick Broze, author and activist[2]
- Tony Buzbee, attorney[3]
- Bill King - businessman, former mayor of Kemah, 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
- 1 2 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "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 (January 30, 2019). "'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.