The 2019 Houston mayoral election was decided by a runoff that took place on December 14, 2019. Incumbent mayor

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defeated attorney

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in the runoff by a margin of 56.04% to 43.96%. No candidate won a majority of the vote during the general election on November 5, 2019, when Turner received 46% of the vote and Buzbee received 29%.

Declared candidates

The following candidates ran for mayor of Houston in 2019:

Candidates

Incumbent

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, elected to his first term in the 2015 mayoral election

Challengers

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, attorney * Bill King - businessman, former mayor of Kemah, 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 Houston City Councilman, 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

2019 in Houston

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