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2019 Houston mayoral election
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%.
The following candidates ran for mayor of Houston in 2019:
- Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston, elected to his first term in the 2015 mayoral election
In September 2019, it was announced that Mayor Turner and 11 other candidates would appear on the mayoral ballot.
- Derrick Broze, author and activist
- Tony Buzbee, attorney
- Bill King - businessman, former mayor of Kemah, and 2015 mayoral candidate
- Booker T, professional wrestler, promoter, and color commentator. By September 2019, his legal name of Booker Huffman was not among those who applied for the ballot.
- Dwight Boykins, current Houston City Councilman, District D
- Sue Lovell, former Houston City Councilwoman, at-large seat 2
Held November 5, 2019 -- 50% needed to avoid runoff
| 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% | ||
| 241,032 | 22.56% |
Held December 14, 2019
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | Sylvester Turner | 113,262 | 56.04% | |
| Tony Buzbee | 88,844 | 43.96% | ||
| 202,106 | 18.73% |
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