Houston mayoral election, 1997

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Houston mayoral election, 1997
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November 4, 1997 (1997-11-04)

Candidate Lee P. Brown Robert Mosbacher
Popular vote 126,547 90,004
Percentage 41 29

The Houston Mayoral Election of 1997 took place on November 4, 1997 to elect the successor to term limited Mayor Bob Lanier. With no candidate receiving a majority of the votes, a run-off was held on December 6, 1997. The ultimate result was Lee Brown winning the election. The election was officially non-partisan.

Bob Lanier (politician) American mayor

Robert Clayton Lanier was an American businessman and politician. He served as mayor of the city of Houston, Texas from 1992 to 1998. At the time of his death, he was Houston's oldest living mayor.

Lee P. Brown American politician

Lee Patrick Brown is an American criminologist, public administrator, politician and businessman; in 1997 he was the first African-American to be elected mayor of Houston, Texas. He was reelected twice to serve the maximum of three terms from 1998 to 2004.

Candidates

Results

Houston mayoral election, 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±
None Lee Brown 126,547 41%
None Robert Mosbacher 90,004 29%
None George Greanias 52,937 17%
None Gracie Saenz 21,752 7%
None Helen Huey 10,775 4%
None Richard Barry 3,739 1%
Houston mayoral election, 1997 Run-off
PartyCandidateVotes%±
None Lee Brown 156,169 53%
None Robert Mosbacher 140,321 47%

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