2019 Houston mayoral election

Summary

The 2019 Houston mayoral election was decided by a runoff that took place on December 14, 2019 to elect the Mayor of Houston. Incumbent mayor Sylvester Turner defeated attorney Tony Buzbee in the runoff by 56.04% to 43.96%. No candidate won a majority of the vote during the general election on November 5, 2019 where Turner received 46% of the vote and Buzbee received 29%.

2019 Houston mayoral election

← 2015 November 5, 2019 (first round)
December 14, 2019 (runoff)
2023 →
Turnout22.56% (first round)
18.73% (runoff)
 
Candidate Sylvester Turner Tony Buzbee
First round 111,789
46.38%
69,361
28.78%
Runoff 113,262
56.04%
88,844
43.96%

 
Candidate Bill King Dwight Boykins
First round 33,772
14.01%
14,212
5.90%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Mayor before election

Sylvester Turner

Elected Mayor

Sylvester Turner

Declared candidates edit

The following candidates have announced their candidacies for the 2019 Houston mayoral election:

Candidates edit

Incumbent edit

Challengers edit

In September 2019, it was announced that 11 other names will appear on the ballot.[1]

Election results edit

Held November 5, 2019 -- 50% needed to avoid runoff[7]

Houston mayoral election, 2019[8]
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%
Turnout 241,032 22.56%

Held December 14, 2019[9]

Houston mayoral runoff election, 2019
Candidate Votes % ±
Sylvester Turner 113,262 56.04%
Tony Buzbee 88,844 43.96%
Turnout 202,106 18.73%

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Rice, Katie Watkins, Jen (September 25, 2019). "Turner Leads Houston's Mayoral Race And Voters Support METRO Bond, HPM-KHOU 11 Poll Finds". Houston Public Media. Retrieved June 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "November 5, 2019 General Election". www.houstontx.gov. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Shannon Najmabadi (October 31, 2018). "Prominent attorney Tony Buzbee says he's running for Houston mayor". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Scherer, Jasper (January 30, 2019). "'Houston businessman Bill King to kick off campaign for mayor next month - Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Bludau, Janelle (January 12, 2019). "Wrestling legend Booker T sets sights on Houston mayoral seat, despite shaky past". KHOU.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  6. ^ Scherer, Jasper (July 1, 2019). "Former Houston councilwoman Sue Lovell running for mayor". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "Cumulative Report — Official Harris County, Texas — Joint General and Special Elections — November 05, 2019" (PDF). Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  8. ^ "Election results 2019: City of Houston races". KHOU. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "Cumulative Report — Official Harris County, Texas — Joint Runoff Election — December 14, 2019" (PDF). Retrieved January 27, 2020.