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The Houston mayoral election of 2009 took place on November 3, 2009, to elect the successor to incumbent Mayor Bill White. White was ineligible for re-election, having served three terms. The race is officially nonpartisan. After no candidate received a majority of the votes, the top two candidates – City Controller Annise Parker and former City Attorney Gene Locke – faced each other in a runoff election on December 12, 2009. On November 11, councilman Peter Brown (who finished third in the first round) publicly endorsed Parker in the Mayor's race. [1] Annise Parker won the run-off.
With the election, Houston became the largest city to elect an openly gay mayor. [2] [3]
Candidates listed in order of how they appear on the official ballot. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Annise Parker | 54,193 | 30.62 | |
Nonpartisan | Gene Locke | 45,954 | 25.97 | |
Nonpartisan | Peter Brown | 39,904 | 22.55 | |
Nonpartisan | Roy Morales | 35,925 | 20.30 | |
Nonpartisan | Amanda Ulman | 992 | 0.56 | |
Total votes | 176,968 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Annise Parker | 81,743 | 53.60% | |
Nonpartisan | Gene Locke | 70,770 | 46.40% | |
Total votes | 152,513 | 100.00 |
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Source | Error margin | Date | Peter Brown (D) | Gene Locke (D) | Roy Morales (R) | Annise Parker (D) |
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Houston Chronicle and Zogby International [5] | +/- 4.1% | October 18, 2009 | 23.8% | 13.1% | 6.7% | 19.0% |
11 News/ KUHF Houston Public Radio poll [6] [7] | +/- 4.2% | October 27, 2009 | 24% | 14% | 5% | 16% |
Parker was re-elected in 2011 and 2013. Locke served as Harris County interim commissioner in 2016, finishing the term of El Franco Lee, who had died unexpectedly in January of that year. [8]
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The Houston mayoral election of 2009 took place on November 3, 2009, to elect the successor to incumbent Mayor Bill White. White was ineligible for re-election, having served three terms. The race is officially nonpartisan. After no candidate received a majority of the votes, the top two candidates – City Controller Annise Parker and former City Attorney Gene Locke – faced each other in a runoff election on December 12, 2009. On November 11, councilman Peter Brown (who finished third in the first round) publicly endorsed Parker in the Mayor's race. [1] Annise Parker won the run-off.
With the election, Houston became the largest city to elect an openly gay mayor. [2] [3]
Candidates listed in order of how they appear on the official ballot. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Annise Parker | 54,193 | 30.62 | |
Nonpartisan | Gene Locke | 45,954 | 25.97 | |
Nonpartisan | Peter Brown | 39,904 | 22.55 | |
Nonpartisan | Roy Morales | 35,925 | 20.30 | |
Nonpartisan | Amanda Ulman | 992 | 0.56 | |
Total votes | 176,968 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Annise Parker | 81,743 | 53.60% | |
Nonpartisan | Gene Locke | 70,770 | 46.40% | |
Total votes | 152,513 | 100.00 |
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (October 2009) |
Source | Error margin | Date | Peter Brown (D) | Gene Locke (D) | Roy Morales (R) | Annise Parker (D) |
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Houston Chronicle and Zogby International [5] | +/- 4.1% | October 18, 2009 | 23.8% | 13.1% | 6.7% | 19.0% |
11 News/ KUHF Houston Public Radio poll [6] [7] | +/- 4.2% | October 27, 2009 | 24% | 14% | 5% | 16% |
Parker was re-elected in 2011 and 2013. Locke served as Harris County interim commissioner in 2016, finishing the term of El Franco Lee, who had died unexpectedly in January of that year. [8]