2023 Houston mayoral election

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2023 Houston mayoral election
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Candidate John Whitmire Sheila Jackson Lee
First round107,410
42.50%		90,093
35.64%
Runoff 129,495
64.42%		71,523
35.58%
  Houston Mayoral Candidate Jack Christie.png
CandidateGilbert GarciaJack Christie
First round18,220
7.21%		17,364
6.87%
Runoff EliminatedEliminated
Mayor before election

Sylvester Turner

Elected mayor

John Whitmire

The 2023 Houston mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023, with a runoff on December 9 because no candidate won a majority of the vote in the first round. It was held to elect the mayor of Houston, Texas. Incumbent Democratic mayor Sylvester Turner was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. Municipal elections in Texas are officially nonpartisan. [1]

Contents

Two longtime fixtures of Houston politics, state senator John Whitmire and U.S. representative Sheila Jackson Lee, advanced to the runoff. Both Democrats, though Whitmire had drawn support from some Republicans while Turner endorsed Jackson Lee as his successor. Polls of the runoff consistently showed wide leads for Whitmire. Candidates eliminated in the first round include bond investor Gilbert Garcia and former at-large city councilor Jack Christie, the leading Republican candidate.

Whitmire prevailed in the runoff, defeating Jackson Lee in a landslide victory. [2]

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Eliminated in the first round

Withdrew

Declined

First round

Endorsements

Gilbert Garcia

Organizations

Chris Hollins (withdrawn)

State representatives

Local officials

Sheila Jackson Lee

Federal officials

U.S. representatives

State representatives

Municipal officials

Local officials

Party officials

Individuals

Labor unions

Organizations

John Whitmire

Federal officials

U.S. representatives

Statewide officials

State senators

State representatives

Municipal officials

Local officials

Party officials

Individuals

Labor unions

Organizations

Newspapers and other media

Fundraising

Some candidates have not filed financial disclosures. Those who have are listed below:

Campaign finance reports as of January 3, 2023 [10]
CandidateRaised
Amanda Edwards$1,100,000
Chris Hollins$1,400,000
Lee Kaplan$1,300,000
John Whitmire$1,100,000
Robin Williams$189,000

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [b] 		Margin
of error		Jack ChristieAmanda
Edwards		Gilbert GarciaRobert
Gallegos		Chris
Hollins		Sheila
Jackson Lee		Lee KaplanMJ KhanJohn
Whitmire		OtherUndecided
University of Houston [64] September 30–October 6, 2023800 (LV)± 3.54%–4%1%–31%2%1%34%1%22%
University of Houston [65] July 12–20, 2023800 (LV)± 3.5––3%2%–32%2%2%34%3% [c] 22%
Ragnar Research Partners [66] [A] February 21–23, 2023500 (LV)± 4.0%–4%–4%5%19%––20%2%46%

Results

2023 Houston mayoral election (first round) [67]
CandidateVotes %
John Whitmire 107,41042.50
Sheila Jackson Lee 90,09335.64
Gilbert Garcia18,2207.21
Jack Christie17,3646.87
Lee Kaplan6,6452.63
Robert Gallegos 2,6791.06
M.J. Khan 2,4780.98
Annie "Mama" Garcia1,9790.78
Julian "Bemer" Antonio Martinez1,8130.72
Roy Vasquez1,0830.43
M. "Griff" Griffin6740.27
Kathy Lee Tatum5320.21
David C. Lowy3680.15
Chanel Mbala3560.14
Naoufal Houjami3520.14
Gaylon S. Caldwell3310.13
B. Ivy2870.11
Robin Williams950.04
Total votes252,759 100.00%

Runoff

Endorsements

Endorsements in bold were made after the first round.

Sheila Jackson Lee

Federal officials

U.S. representatives

State representatives

Municipal officials

Local officials

Party officials

Individuals

Labor unions

Organizations

John Whitmire

Federal officials

U.S. representatives

Statewide officials

State senators

State representatives

Municipal officials

Local officials

Party officials

Individuals

Labor unions

Organizations

Newspapers and other media

Polling

PollsterDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [b] 		Margin
of error		Sheila
Jackson Lee		John
Whitmire		UndecidedWould not vote
Survey USA [74] November 13–18, 2023805 (LV)± 4.4%35%42%22%–
University of Houston [64] September 30 – October 6, 2023800 (LV)± 3.5%36%50%9%5%
University of Houston [65] July 12–20, 2023800 (LV)± 3.5%33%51%13%3%
Ragnar Research Partners [66] [A] February 21–23, 2023500 (LV)± 4.0%33%45%22%–

Hypothetical polls

John Whitmire vs. Amanda Edwards
PollsterDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [b] 		Margin
of error		Amanda
Edwards		John
Whitmire		Undecided
Ragnar Research Partners [66] [A] February 21–23, 2023500 (LV)± 4.0%17%41%43%
John Whitmire vs. Chris Hollins
PollsterDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [b] 		Margin
of error		Chris
Hollins		John
Whitmire		Undecided
Ragnar Research Partners [66] [A] February 21–23, 2023500 (LV)± 4.0%14%39%47%

Results

2023 Houston mayoral election (runoff) [75] [76] [77]
CandidateVotes %
John Whitmire 129,49564.42
Sheila Jackson Lee 71,52335.58
Total votes201,018 100.00%

Aftermath

Shortly after her loss, Jackson Lee filed to run for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on December 11, 2023. [78] [79] She would win the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024, but died on July 19, 2024. [80] Despite their previous rivalry, Whitmire would pay tribute to Lee, recalling how they worked together during the 2024 derecho. [81] Whitmire would also deliver opening remarks when Lee would lie in state at Houston City Hall on July 29, 2024. [82] Turner replaced Jackson Lee as the Democratic nominee and would go on to win in the same seat at the District 18 House election in November 2024 to succeed her. [83]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Before the first round of the election, Emgage had endorsed Whitmire. That endorsement has not "rolled over" to the runoff, according to Palwasha Sharwani, due to "the attacks of Oct. 7."
  2. 1 2 3 4 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ↑ Broze with 1%; Williams with 1%; others with 1%

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 3 4 This poll was sponsored by Protect and Serve Texas PAC and the Houston Region Business Coalition, both of which support Whitmire.

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