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2015 Houston mayoral election

The 2015 Houston mayoral election was decided by a runoff that took place on December 12, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Houston, Texas. As no candidate won a majority of the vote during the general election on November 3, 2015, the run off was held between the top two finishers, Sylvester Turner, who received 31.31% of the vote, and Bill King, who received 25.27%. In the run-off, Turner edged King, 51% to 49%, to become the 62nd Mayor of Houston.

Candidates
Declared Chris Bell, former U.S. Representative, former Houston City Council member, candidate for Mayor in 2001 and nominee for Governor of Texas in 2006 • Bill King, attorney and former Mayor of Kemah • Ben Hall, attorney, former Houston City Attorney and candidate for Mayor in 2013Sylvester Turner, State Representative and candidate for Mayor in 1991 and 2003Adrian Garcia, former Harris County Sheriff and former Houston City Councilmember Withdrawn • Oliver Pennington, Houston City Councilmember Declined Clarence Bradford, Houston City Councilmember and former Chief of the Houston Police Department • Chris Brown, Chief Deputy Houston City Controller (running for Controller) • Bun B., rapper and political activist • Bill Frazer, candidate for Houston City Controller in 2013 (running for Controller) • Michael Kubosh, Houston City Councilmember Polling General election Held November 3, 2015 -- 50% needed to avoid runoff Held December 12, 2015 ==See also==
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