City elections in Houston, Texas (2023)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 21, 2023 |
| General election: November 7, 2023 Runoff election: December 9, 2023 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor, city council, and controller |
| Total seats up: 18 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
The city of Houston, Texas, held general elections for mayor, city council, and controller on November 7, 2023. A general runoff was scheduled for December 9, 2023. The regular filing deadline for this election was August 21, 2023, and the write-in candidate filing deadline was August 25, 2023.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
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Candidates and results
Controller
General runoff election
General runoff election for Houston Controller
Christopher Hollins defeated Orlando Sanchez in the general runoff election for Houston Controller on December 9, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christopher Hollins (Nonpartisan) | 59.1 | 110,082 | |
| Orlando Sanchez (Nonpartisan) | 40.9 | 76,028 | ||
| Total votes: 186,110 | ||||
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General election
General election for Houston Controller
Christopher Hollins and Orlando Sanchez advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dave Martin and Shannan Nobles in the general election for Houston Controller on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christopher Hollins (Nonpartisan) | 45.2 | 97,968 | |
| ✔ | Orlando Sanchez (Nonpartisan) | 27.0 | 58,435 | |
| Dave Martin (Nonpartisan) | 15.5 | 33,514 | ||
| Shannan Nobles (Nonpartisan) | 12.4 | 26,816 | ||
| Total votes: 216,733 | ||||
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City Council
General runoff election
Houston City Council general runoff, 2023 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| At-large Position 1 |
Melanie Miles  Julian Ramirez |
| At-large Position 2 |
Willie R. Davis Nick Hellyar |
| At-large Position 3 |
Richard Cantu Twila Carter |
| At-large Position 4 |
Letitia Plummer (i) Roy Morales |
| District D |
Carolyn Evans-Shabazz (i) Travis McGee |
| District G |
Mary Nan Huffman (i) Tony Buzbee |
| District H |
Mario Castillo Cynthia Reyes-Revilla |
General election
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- Texas Proposition 5, Rename State University Research Fund and Establish Ongoing Revenue Source Amendment (2023)
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December 9, 2023
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About the city
- See also: Houston, Texas
Houston is a city in Texas and the county seat of Harris County. As of 2020, its population was 2,304,580.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Houston uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Houston, Texas | ||
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| Houston | Texas | |
| Population | 2,304,580 | 29,145,505 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 640 | 261,267 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 51.5% | 69.2% |
| Black/African American | 22.8% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 6.9% | 4.9% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Two or more | 7% | 7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 44.5% | 39.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 79.7% | 84.4% |
| College graduation rate | 34.3% | 30.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $53,600 | $63,826 |
| Persons below poverty level | 19.6% | 14.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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