Houston mayoral election, 2015

Houston mayoral election, 2015
Houston
November 3, 2015
Incumbent Mayor

Annise Parker
Democratic

The 2015 Houston mayoral election will take place on November 3, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Houston, Texas.

The election is officially nonpartisan and if no candidate wins a majority of the vote, a runoff will be held on December 12 between the top two finishers.

Mayoral elections in Houston are biennial, with the winner being sworn-in in the following January for a two-year term.

Incumbent Mayor Annise Parker, a member of the Democratic Party who has been in office since 2010, is term-limited and cannot run for re-election to a fourth term in office.[1]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

Potential

Declined

Republican Party

Declared

Withdrawn

Potential

Declined

Independent

Declared

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mayor Annise Parker reveals her third term agenda — and what she'd do with the Astrodome". Culture Map Houston. January 2, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Houston Mayor’s Race 2015 – Looking Ahead at Potential Candidates". Houston Business Weekly. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chris Bell to announce mayoral bid Sunday". Houston Chronicle. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "Fundraising rules may offer early advantage in mayor's race". The Houston Chronicle. November 12, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ben Hall to run for Houston mayor in 2015". The Houston Chronicle. September 26, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sylvester Turner eyes Houston Mayor job". My Fox Houston. February 11, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "And the 2015 race begins….". The Houston Chronicle. December 23, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "A dozen candidates actively weighing mayoral bids". The Houston Chronicle. December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "2015 list of who might run for mayor is crowded and growing". The Houston Chronicle. August 3, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Mayoral hopeful delivers kickoff speech at Space Center Rotary". The Bay Area Citizen. April 28, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ Morris, Mike (April 17, 2015). "Councilman ends run for mayor". Houston Chronicle]]. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Businessman Bill King announces run for Houston mayor". KPRC Channel 2. March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Dewhurst to start 'large public policy venture,' consider future run for office". Houston Chronicle. November 10, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Sole female candidate reconsiders run for Houston mayor". Houston Business Journal. September 12, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  15. ↑ Teddy Schleifer (December 12, 2014). "Just in: Yet another mayoral candidate in Houston". Twitter. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

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