The 2023 Houston mayoral election will be held on November 7, 2023 to elect the

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of Houston, Texas. Incumbent mayor

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is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office.

Candidates

Declared

*Derrick Broze, investigative journalist and candidate for mayor in

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, former at-large

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or and candidate for U.S. Senate in

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(Party affiliation:

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) *Robert Gallegos,

or *Gilbert Garcia, bond investor and former chair of the

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Board of Directors *Ralph Garcia *Naoufal Houjami, entertainment consultant and candidate for mayor in

* Sheila Jackson Lee, U.S. Representative for (Party affiliation:

) *Lee Kaplan, attorney (Party affiliation:

) *Rickey Tezino, community activist * John Whitmire,

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and brother-in-law of former mayor Kathy Whitmire (Party affiliation:

) *Robin Williams, police officer and

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veteran (Party affiliation:

)

Publicly expressed interest

* Tony Buzbee, attorney and runner-up for mayor in

(Party affiliation:

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)

Withdrew

* Chris Hollins, member of the

Board of Directors, former acting Harris County Clerk, and former vice chair of the

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(Party affiliation:

) ''(running for City Controller)''

Endorsements

Fundraising

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

References

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Candidates

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Withdrew

Endorsements

Fundraising

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