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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Election Day has turned into Election Night in Houston, and we won’t have a new mayor just yet. As expected, the mayoral race is headed to a runoff.
State Sen. John Whitmire and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee will face each other again on Dec. 9, after outpacing the other 16 candidates for mayor.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is term-limited after serving as mayor since 2016. So no matter who wins, Houston will elect a new mayor for the first time in eight years.
Whitmire and Jackson Lee lead most polls with more than 30%. As the early returns came in, those numbers held true.
Last month, a University of Houston poll found that 43% of voters indicated they would never vote for Jackson Lee, compared to 15% who said they would never vote for Whitmire.
The 15 other candidates each polled at 4% or less, with 22% of voters undecided. Former Metro Chair Gilbert Garcia outperformed the poll at more than 7% of the vote after the early vote numbers were tallied. Jack Christie, a former city council member, had just under seven percent.
The winners of the election will begin their terms of office on Jan. 2, 2024.
Who ran for mayor?
The following is the full list of candidates (listed alphabetically):
- Gaylon S. Caldwell
- Jack Christie
- Robert Gallegos
- Annie “Mama” Garcia
- Gilbert Garcia
- M. “Griff” Griffin
- Naoufal Houjami
- B. Ivy
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Lee Kaplan
- M. J. Khan
- David C. Lowy
- Julian “Bemer” Martinez
- Chanel Mbala
- Kathy Lee Tatum
- Roy Vasquez
- John Whitmire
- Robin Williams (Write-In Candidate)
Who ran for city council?
Check who is running for each at-large seat and for your district on the City of Houston’s website.
Who ran for city controller?
- Chris Hollins
- Dave Martin
- Shannan Nobles
- Orlando Sanchez
What about the statewide propositions?
Every Texas ballot this election features 14 numbered propositions, all of which would permanently alter the state’s Constitution.
They deal with everything from water infrastructure and farming to property taxes and the mandatory retirement age for state judges.
divided them into four categories to make them easier to understand.
- Fund-related props
- Props that relate to taxes
- Political propositions
- Single-county issues