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Elections in Texas |
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The 2011 Houston mayoral election took place on November 8, 2011.
Incumbent Mayor Annise Parker ran for a second two-year term in office and was re-elected. There were four other declared candidates: Longtime Houstonian Jack O'Connor, a manufacturing businessman; Houston Deputy Fire Chief Fernando Herrera; [1] Kevin Simms, a former volunteer intern in Councilman Jarvis Johnson's office; and local businessman Dave Wilson. [2]
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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✓ | Annise Parker (Inc.) | 59,156 | 50.83% | |
Jack O'Connor | 17,237 | 14.81% | ||
Fernando Herrera | 16,712 | 14.36% | ||
Dave Wilson | 13,648 | 11.73% | ||
Kevin Simms | 7,797 | 6.70% | ||
Amanda Ulman | 1,835 | 1.58% | ||
Turnout | 116,385 |