The 2003 Houston mayoral election took place to elect a successor to Mayor of Houston Lee Brown. An election was first held on November 4, 2003; as no candidate received a majority of the votes a runoff election was held on December 6, 2003, and resulted in the election of Former Deputy Secretary of Energy Bill White. The election was non-partisan.
Candidates
Former Deputy Secretary of Energy Bill White Former City Council Member Orlando Sanchez State Representative Sylvester Turner Anthony Dutrow John Worldpeace Jack Terence Luis Ullrich Raymond Rodriguez
Polling Primary Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin BillWhite (D) OrlandoSanchez (R) SylvesterTurner (D) Other /UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 30 – November 1, 2003 621 (CV) ± 4.0% 36% 33% 28% 3%
Runoff Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin BillWhite (D) OrlandoSanchez (R) Other /UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA December 1–3, 2003 505 (CV) ± 4.5% 57% 41% 2%
Results
See also 2009 Houston mayoral election Elections in Texas
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