1997 Houston mayoral election

none February 2024 January 2025 September 2023 1997 Houston mayoral election Flag of Houston, Texas.svg presidential no 1995 Houston mayoral election 1995 1999 Houston mayoral election 1999 November 4, 1997 (first round)December 6, 1997 (runoff) x150px First round Runoff Lee Brown.png Lee Brown c0c0c0 126,547841% 156,16953% Robert Mosbacher 3x4.svg c0c0c0 90,00429% 140,32147% George Greanias c0c0c0 52,93717% Eliminated Gracie Saenz c0c0c0 21,7527% Eliminated Mayor Lee Brown Lee Brown The 1997 Houston mayoral election took place on November 4, 1997 to elect the successor to term-limited Mayor Bob Lanier.AllPolitics - Houston Elects First Black Mayor - Dec. 7, 1997 https://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/12/07/houston.mayor/ 2024-12-15 CNN With no candidate receiving a majority of the votes, a run-off election was held on December 6, 1997. The ultimate result was Lee Brown winning the election. The election was officially non-partisan.Brown Seizes Narrow Houston Victory https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1997/12/07/brown-seizes-narrow-houston-victory/48a63870-2356-4a75-a803-8c2e8b1e5c8b/ The Washington Post Lee Brown won the run-off election, making him the first African-American mayor of Houston.New York Times February 12, 2024 https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/08/us/houston-elects-lee-brown-as-its-first-black-mayor.html Black Mayor Sam Howe Verhovek December 8, 1997 Candidates Richard Barry Lee Brown, former Director of the National Drug Control Policy Brenard Calkins George Greanias Helen Huey Jeane-Claude Lanau Robert Mosbacher, local businessman Gracie Saenz Results Houston mayoral election, 1997 Lee Brown 126,547 41% Robert Mosbacher 90,004 29% George Greanias 52,937 17% Gracie Saenz 21,752 7% Helen Huey 10,775 4% Richard Barry 3,739 1% Houston mayoral election, 1997 run-off Lee Brown 156,169 53% Robert Mosbacher 140,321 47% References Category:1997 in Houston Category:1997 Texas elections Houston 1997 Category:November 1997 in the United States Category:December 1997 in the United States