The 2019 Houston mayoral election was decided by a runoff that took place on December 14, 2019 to elect the

Mayor of Houston The following is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. Until 2015, the term of the mayor was two years. Beginning with the tenure of Bob Lanier, the city charter imposed term limits on off ...

. Incumbent mayor

Sylvester Turner Sylvester Turner (born September 27, 1954) is an American attorney and politician who is serving as the 62nd mayor of Houston, Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, Turner was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1989 until 2016 ...

defeated attorney

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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%.

Declared candidates

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

Candidates

Incumbent

, elected to his first term in the 2015 mayoral election

Challengers

In September 2019, it was announced that 11 other names will appear on the ballot. * Derrick Broze, author and activist *

, attorney * Bill King - businessman and 2015 mayoral candidate *

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, promoter, and color commentator. By September 2019, his legal name of Booker Huffman was not among those who applied for the ballot. *

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, current

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, District D *

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, former Houston City Councilwoman, at-large seat 2

Election results

''Held November 5, 2019 -- 50% needed to avoid runoff'' ''Held December 14, 2019''

Notes

References

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