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2009 Elections for the City of Houston took place on May 9, June 12, and November 3, 2009. All City Council Posts, the City Controller, and the Mayor all had elections. All positions are non-partisan.
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated population of 2.312 million in 2017. It is the most populous city in the Southern United States and on the Gulf Coast of the United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth most populous metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States and the second most populous in Texas after the Dallas-Fort Worth MSA. With a total area of 627 square miles (1,620 km2), Houston is the eighth most expansive city in the United States. It is the largest city in the United States by total area, whose government is similarly not consolidated with that of a county or borough. Though primarily in Harris County, small portions of the city extend into Fort Bend and Montgomery counties.
The Houston City Council is a city council for the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas.
See Houston mayoral election, 2009
Candidates listed in order of how they appear on the official ballot. [1]
Peter Hoyt Brown is a politician who held office as an at-large Council Member in the city of Houston, Texas. Known locally as "Peter Brown," he was a candidate for the 2009 Houston Mayoral race, to succeed then Mayor Bill White who vacated the position due to term limits. Although an independent poll conducted by 11 News/ KUHF Houston Public Radio poll in late October 2009, showed Brown holding the lead in the Mayor's race with a nine-point lead over his nearest opponent, he was eliminated in the November 3, 2009 election.
Annise Danette Parker is an American politician who served as the 61st Mayor of Houston, Texas, from 2010 until 2016. She also served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2010.
Incumbent Controller Annise Parker will be unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits. She is running for Mayor.
Incumbent Peter Brown will not be seeking a third term because he is running for Mayor.
List of people who endorsed Karen Derr |
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List of people who endorsed Herman Litt |
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List of people who endorsed Rick Rodriguez |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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None | Stephen Costello | 30,672 | 24% | ||
None | Karen Derr | 25,227 | 20% | ||
None | Herman Litt | 19,014 | 15% | ||
None | Rick Rodriguez | 18,330 | 15% | ||
None | Don Cook | 12,195 | 10% | ||
None | Kenneth Perkins | 10,396 | 9% | ||
None | Brad Batteau | 7,725 | 6% | ||
None | Lonnie Allsbrook | 3,128 | 2% | ||
Incumbent Sue Lovell will be seeking a third term.
Incumbent Melissa Noriega will be seeking a second full term. So far she is unopposed.
Incumbent Ronald Green will be unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits. He is running for City Controller.
List of people who endorsed Noel Freeman |
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Incumbent Jolanda Jones will be seeking a second term.
List of people who endorsed Jolanda Jones |
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Incumbent Toni Lawrence will be unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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None | Brenda Stardig | 5,745 | 32% | ||
None | Lane Lewis | 3,929 | 22% | ||
None | Amy Peck | 2,879 | 16% | ||
None | Jeff Downing | 2,367 | 13% | ||
None | Darrell Rodriguez | 1,387 | 8% | ||
None | Bob Schoellkopf | 950 | 5% | ||
None | Alex Wathen | 769 | 4% | ||
Incumbent Jarvis Johnson will be seeking a third term. So far he is unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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None | Jarvis Johnson | 10,014 | 82% | ||
None | Roger Bowden | 2,199 | 18% | ||
Incumbent Anne Clutterbuck will be seeking a third term.
There also is an official write-in candidate for the District C race:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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None | Anne Clutterbuck | 17,644 | 82% | ||
None | Randy Locke | 3,777 | 17% | ||
None | Alfred Molison | 156 | 1% | ||
Incumbent Wanda Adams will be seeking a second term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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None | Wanda Adams | 15,995 | 78% | ||
None | Larry McKinzie | 2,333 | 11% | ||
None | Jordan Otis | 2,290 | 11% | ||
Incumbent Mike Sullivan will be seeking a second term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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None | Mike Sullivan | 14,801 | 74% | ||
None | Wayne Garrison | 5,166 | 26% | ||
Incumbent M.J. Khan will be unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits. He is running for City Controller.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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None | Mike Laster | 2,436 | 26% | ||
None | Al Hoang | 2,351 | 25% | ||
None | Khalid Khan | 1,859 | 19% | ||
None | Joe Chow | 1,061 | 11% | ||
None | Lewis Cook | 778 | 8% | ||
None | Robert Kane | 536 | 6% | ||
None | Peter Acquaro | 533 | 5% | ||
Incumbent Pam Holm will be unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits. She is running for City Controller.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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None | Oliver Pennington | 15,880 | 59% | ||
None | Mills Worsham | 4,772 | 18% | ||
None | George Foulard | 2,870 | 11% | ||
None | Richard Sedita | 1,679 | 6% | ||
None | Dexter Handy | 1,675 | 6% | ||
Before the end of his term, Adrian Garcia resigned to become the Harris County sheriff. After a crowded Special Election, Edward Gonzalez and Maverick Welsh went into a Run off. Gonzalez won the run off and now is going to General Election unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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None | Edward Gonzalez | 1,298 | 31% | ||
None | Maverick Welsh | 1,115 | 27% | ||
None | Yolanda Navarro-Flores | 757 | 18% | ||
None | Rick Rodriguez | 395 | 10% | ||
None | Larry Williams | 310 | 7% | ||
None | Lupe Garcia | 111 | 3% | ||
None | Gonzalo Camacho | 109 | 3% | ||
None | Hugo Mojica | 37 | 1% | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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None | Edward Gonzalez | 2,854 | 61% | ||
None | Maverick Welsh | 1,826 | 39% | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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None | Ed Gonzalez | 9,379 | 100% | ||
Incumbent James Rodriguez will be seeking a second term. So far he is unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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None | James Rodriguez | 6,016 | 100% | ||
Terry L. Fields is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He is currently a candidate for the Florida House in 2016.
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