1997 Houston mayoral election

1997 Houston mayoral election
	November 4, 1997 (first round); December 6, 1997 (runoff)
Mayor before election; Lee Brown;	Elected mayor ; Lee Brown;

The 1997 Houston mayoral election took place on November 4, 1997 to elect the successor to term-limited Mayor Bob Lanier.^[1] With no candidate receiving a majority of the votes, a run-off was held on December 6, 1997. The ultimate result was Lee Brown winning the election. The election was officially non-partisan.^[2]

Lee Brown won the run-off election, making him the first African-American mayor of Houston.^[3]

Candidates

Richard Barry
Lee Brown, former Director of the National Drug Control Policy^[3]
Brenard Calkins
George Greanias
Helen Huey
Jeane-Claude Lanau
Robert Mosbacher, local businessman^[3]
Gracie Saenz

Results

Houston mayoral election, 1997
Candidate	Votes	%
Lee Brown	126,547	41%
Robert Mosbacher	90,004	29%
George Greanias	52,937	17%
Gracie Saenz	21,752	7%
Helen Huey	10,775	4%
Richard Barry	3,739	1%

Houston mayoral election, 1997 run-off
Candidate		Votes	%
Lee Brown		156,169	53%
Robert Mosbacher		140,321	47%

References

^ "AllPolitics - Houston Elects First Black Mayor - Dec. 7, 1997". CNN. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
^ "Brown Seizes Narrow Houston Victory". The Washington Post.
^ ^a ^b ^c Verhovek, Sam Howe (December 8, 1997). "Black Mayor". New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[1] "AllPolitics - Houston Elects First Black Mayor - Dec. 7, 1997". CNN. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[2] "Brown Seizes Narrow Houston Victory". The Washington Post.

[NYT-3] Verhovek, Sam Howe (December 8, 1997). "Black Mayor". New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

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