1987 Houston mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1987 Houston mayoral election Houston presidential no 1985 Houston mayoral election 1985 1989 Houston mayoral election 1989 November 3, 1987 150x150px Kathy Whitmire c0c0c0 168,656 74% x150px Bill Anderson c0c0c0 27,254 12% x150px Dick Dimond c0c0c0 13,628 6% Mayor Kathy Whitmire Kathy Whitmire The 1987 Houston mayoral election took place on November 3, 1987. Incumbent Mayor Kathy Whitmire was re-elected to a fourth term. History Whitmire, first elected in 1981 partly through a political alliance with the Houston LGTBQ community, partly retreated from this alliance after a political loss in 1985 on some civil rights and equal-employment charter amendment referendums. A local opposition group organized as a Straight Slate of Candidates in 1985. Although none of these candidates won in 1985, the 1987 election revisited LGTBQ as political battle line. Thus, an important political objective for the 1987 Mayoral Elections was mending this rift with local interest groups, such as the Gay Political Caucus.Wesley G. Phelps Journal of Southern History The Politics of Queer Disindentification and the Limits of Neoliberalism in the Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equality in Houston 84 2 2018 311–348 10.1353/soh.2018.0087 158740652 https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/285/article/692619 subscription In other races, George Greanias resigned his Houston city council seat to run for Houston City Controller. He gained election with 62% of the vote, despite being a frequent critic of popular Mayor Kathy Whitmire. Receiving the second most votes was Jamie G. House, previously the assistant to outgoing City Controller, Lance Lalor.Houston Chronicle Mark Carreau Greanias Whips Field in Race for Controller November 4, 1987 Candidates Incumbent Mayor Kathy Whitmire, 73%Houston Chronicle Nene Foxhall Whitmire Cruises to 4th Term November 4, 1987 Bill Anderson, 12% Dick Dimond, 6% Glenn Arnett Mary Pritchard Shelby Oringderff Don Geil Results Houston mayoral election, 1987 Kathy Whitmire (incumbent) 168,656 74% Bill Anderson 27,254 12% Dick Dimond 13,628 6% Glen Arnett 6,977 3% Mary Pritchard 5,926 2% Shelby Oringderff 4,853 2% Don Geil 2,807 1% References Mayoral election Houston mayoral election Houston Houston mayoral election 1987