Английская Википедия:2023 Houston mayoral election

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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.

Two longtime fixtures of Houston politics, state senator John Whitmire and U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, advanced to the runoff. Both are Democrats, though Whitmire has 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.

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

• Sheila Jackson Lee, U.S. Representative for Шаблон:Ushr (party affiliation: Democratic)
• John Whitmire, state senator and brother-in-law of former mayor Kathy Whitmire (party affiliation: Democratic)

Eliminated in the first round

• Derrick Broze, investigative journalist and candidate for mayor in 2019 (party affiliation: Libertarian)
• Jack Christie, former at-large city councilor and former chair of the Texas State Board of Education (party affiliation: Republican)
• Robert Gallegos, city councilor (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Gilbert Garcia, bond investor and former chair of the Houston Metro Board of Directors (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Ralph Garcia
• Naoufal Houjami, entertainment consultant and candidate for mayor in 2019
• Lee Kaplan, attorney (party affiliation: Democratic)
• M.J. Khan, former city councilor and former president of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (party affiliation: Republican)
• Julian Antonio Martinez, business owner
• Chanel Mbala, IT professional and Uber driver (party affiliation: Independent)
• Rickey Tezino, community activist
• Robin Williams, police officer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran (party affiliation: Democratic)

Withdrew

• Amanda Edwards, former at-large city councilor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020 (party affiliation: Democratic) (running for U.S. House, endorsed Jackson Lee)
• Chris Hollins, member of the Houston Metro Board of Directors, former acting Harris County Clerk, and former vice chair of the Texas Democratic Party (party affiliation: Democratic) (running for City Controller)

Declined

• Tony Buzbee, attorney and runner-up for mayor in 2019 (party affiliation: Independent) (running for city council)

First round

Fundraising

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

Campaign finance reports as of January 3, 2023
Candidate	Raised
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 source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeШаблон:Efn	Margin Шаблон:Nowrap	Jack Christie	Amanda Edwards	Gilbert Garcia	Robert Gallegos	Chris Hollins	Шаблон:Small	Lee Kaplan	MJ Khan	John Whitmire	Other	Undecided
University of Houston	September 30–October 6, 2023	800 (LV)	± 3.5	4%	–	4%	1%	–	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|31%	2%	1%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan |34%	1%	22%
University of Houston	July 12–20, 2023	800 (LV)	± 3.5	–	–	3%	2%	–	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|32%	2%	2%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan |34%	3%Шаблон:Efn	22%
Ragnar Research PartnersШаблон:Efn-ua	February 21–23, 2023	500 (LV)	± 4.0%	–	4%	–	4%	5%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|19%	–	–	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan |20%	2%	Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided|46%

Runoff

Endorsements

Endorsements in bold were made after the first round. Шаблон:Endorsements box Шаблон:Endorsements box

Polling

Pollster	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeШаблон:Efn	Margin of error	Sheila Jackson Lee	John Whitmire	Undecided	Would not vote
Survey USA	November 13–18, 2023	805 (LV)	± 4.4%	35%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|42%	22%	–
University of Houston	September 30 – October 6, 2023	800 (LV)	± 3.5%	36%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|50%	9%	5%
University of Houston	July 12–20, 2023	800 (LV)	± 3.5%	33%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|51%	13%	3%
Ragnar Research PartnersШаблон:Efn-ua	February 21–23, 2023	500 (LV)	± 4.0%	33%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|45%	22%	–

Hypothetical polls

Pollster	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeШаблон:Efn	Margin of error	Amanda Edwards	John Whitmire	Undecided
Ragnar Research PartnersШаблон:Efn-ua	February 21–23, 2023	500 (LV)	± 4.0%	17%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|41%	Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided|43%

Pollster	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeШаблон:Efn	Margin of error	Chris Hollins	John Whitmire	Undecided
Ragnar Research PartnersШаблон:Efn-ua	February 21–23, 2023	500 (LV)	± 4.0%	14%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|39%	Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided|47%

Aftermath

Shortly after her loss, Jackson Lee filed to run for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on December 11, 2023.

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

Official campaign websites

• Naoufal Houjami for Mayor
• Sheila Jackson Lee (D) for Mayor
• Lee Kaplan (D) for Mayor
• Chanel Mbala (I) for Mayor
• Rickey Tezino for Mayor
• John Whitmire (D) for Mayor
• Robin Williams (D) for Mayor