The Houston Mayoral Election of 2009 took place on November 3, 2009, to elect the successor to incumbent Mayor Bill White. White was ineligible for re-election, having served three terms. The race is officially nonpartisan

Nonpartisan

In political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event, organization or person in which there is no formally declared association with a political party affiliation....

. After no candidate received a majority of the votes, the top two candidates - City Controller Annise Parker

Annise Parker

Annise Danette Parker is an American politician and the mayor of Houston since January 2, 2010. She served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2009...

 and former City Attorney Gene Locke - faced each other in a runoff election on December 12, 2009. On November 11, Brown publicly endorsed former opponent Annise Parker in the Mayor's race. Annise Parker won the run-off and is now the mayor of Houston.

Candidates

Candidates listed in order of how they appear on the official ballot.

• City Councilman Peter Brown
  Peter Hoyt Brown
  Peter Hoyt Brown is a politician who held office as an at-large Council Member in the city of Houston, Texas. He was a candidate for the 2009 Houston Mayoral race, to succeed then Mayor Bill White who vacate the position due to term limits...
  
  
• Amanda Ulman
• Luis Ullrich
• Dan Cupp
• Education Trustee Roy Morales
  Roy Morales
  Roy Morales is a Harris County, Texas school board trustee and a retired air force lieutenant colonel. He was a Republican candidate in the 2009 Houston Mayoral Election, which he lost to Annise Parker.-Early life and career:...
  
  
• City Controller Annise Parker
  Annise Parker
  Annise Danette Parker is an American politician and the mayor of Houston since January 2, 2010. She served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2009...
  
  
• Former City Attorney Gene Locke

General Election

Runoff Results

Endorsements

List of people who endorsed Peter Brown
Brown's endorsers include: State Representative Alma Allen Alma Allen Alma Allen was a member of the Danish Resistance against the Nazis in World War II in the early 1940s. She personally led men and women on a dozen missions against the Nazis. She eventually joined British intelligence.... Former Houston Police Chief C.O. Bradford Former Ambassador Edward Djerejian Edward Djerejian Edward Peter Djerejian is a former United States diplomat who served in eight Administrations from John F. Kennedy to William J. Clinton He served as the United States Ambassador to Syria and Israel. He is the Founding Director of the James A... Former City Councilman Jim Greenwood Houston Councilman Jarvis Johnson Jarvis Johnson Jarvis D. Johnson is an elected official currently holding office as a District Council Member in the city of Houston, Texas District B.-Early years and professional career:... Former Congressman Nick Lampson Nick Lampson Nicholas Valentino 'Nick' Lampson is an American politician from the state of Texas and was a Congressman representing the 22nd Congressional District of Texas. He was defeated by Pete Olson on November 4, 2008 in his re-election bid.... Congressman Solomon Ortiz Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan

List of people who endorsed Gene Locke
Locke's endorsers include: Activist Quanell X Quanell X Quanell X is the leader of the New Black Panther Party in Houston, Texas.-Early life:Quanell Ralph Evans was born in Los Angeles, California. Both parents were Nation of Islam converts... Former Mayor Lee Brown State Senator Rodney Ellis Rodney Ellis Rodney Glenn Ellis is an African-American politician from the state of Texas. He has served on the Texas State Senate since 1990, representing Texas Senate District 13.Senator Rodney Ellis was elected to the Texas Senate in 1990... Congressman Al Green Former City Attorney Benjamin Hall Benjamin Hall Benjamin Hall may refer to:* Benjamin Hall , Welsh entrepreneur* Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover , British civil engineer, politician, and possible namesake of clock Big Ben... Former Mayor Bob Lanier Bob Lanier (politician) Bob Lanier is a businessman in the real estate industry who served as mayor of the city of Houston, Texas from 1992 to 1998...

List of people who endorsed Roy Morales
Morales's endorsers include: Mayor of Katy Don Elder Don Elder Dr. Donald McGillivray Elder is a New Zealand engineer and businessman. He is the CEO of the New Zealand energy company Solid Energy.- Biography :... Former Mayoral Candidate TJ Huntley Former City Councilman Larry McKaskle Former State Representative Martha Wong Martha Wong Dr. Martha Wong is a Texas politician who was the first Asian American woman to be elected to the Texas House of Representatives, representing Houston's District 134. In 1993, she became the Houston City Council's first elected Asian American Councilwoman, and was elected to three successive terms...

List of people who endorsed Annise Parker
Parker's endorsers include: Former Congressman Chris Bell Chris Bell Chris Bell may refer to:*Chris Bell , singer-songwriter and guitarist of the band Big Star*Chris Bell , former Congressman and 2006 candidate for Governor of Texas... City Councilman and Former Mayoral Candidate Peter Brown Peter Hoyt Brown Peter Hoyt Brown is a politician who held office as an at-large Council Member in the city of Houston, Texas. He was a candidate for the 2009 Houston Mayoral race, to succeed then Mayor Bill White who vacate the position due to term limits... Former City Councilman John Castillo John Castillo John Castillo , often referred to as the "Bard of the Dales", from his first published book - "The Bard of the Dales - Poems by John Castillo" was a poet who lived for much of his life in the village of Lealholm... Former City Controller Leonel Castillo State Representative Ellen Cohen Ellen Cohen Ellen Cohen was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 134 from 2006 to 2010.-Personal Life and Career:Before moving to Houston in 1977, Cohen and her late husband, Lyon, lived in Lyon's hometown of Montreal with their two children, Marcie and Eric.Shortly after... State Representative Garnet Coleman Garnet Coleman Garnet F. Coleman is a U.S. politician and a member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 147 since 1991. He is the son of John B. Coleman, M.D... State Representative Jessica Farrar Jessica Farrar Jessica Christina Farrar is a United States politician and an incumbent in the Texas House of Representatives. She is currently serving her 9th term as the representative from District 148, located in Houston, TX... State Representative Scott Hochberg Scott Hochberg Scott Hochberg is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives representing District 137 in southwest Houston. The district includes Gulfton, Sharpstown, Briarmeadow, Shenandoah, Piney Point, and nearby communities.... City Councilwoman Toni Lawrence City Councilwoman Sue Lovell Sue Lovell Sue Lovell is a local Houston politician currently serving on the Houston City Council, holding the at-large position 2, which she has held since 2005.-Background and Personal Life:... City Councilwoman Melissa Noriega Melissa Noriega Melissa Meisgeier Noriega is a member of the Houston City Council in Houston, Harris County, Texas, holding . Noriega is a former educator and civic leader in Houston and Harris County, Texas, as well as a former member of the Texas House of Representatives.-Early life and education:Melissa... State Representative Rick Noriega Rick Noriega Richard Joel "Rick" Noriega was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 145 in eastern Houston, first elected in 1998. He was the Democratic nominee for the Texas United States Senate election, 2008 against the one-term Republican incumbent John Cornyn... Former Ambassador Arthur Schechter Former Mayor Kathy Whitmire Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane

Pre-Election polling

Source	Error Margin	Date	Peter Brown (D)	Gene Locke (D)	Roy Morales (R)	Annise Parker (D)
Houston Chronicle Houston Chronicle The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Texas, USA, headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building in Downtown Houston. , it is the ninth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States...  and Zogby International Zogby International IBOPE Zogby International is an international market research, opinion polling firm founded in 1984 by John Zogby. The company polls and consults for a wide spectrum of business media, government, and political groups, and conducts public opinion research in more than 70 countries...	+/- 4.1%	October 18, 2009	23.8%	13.1%	6.7%	19.0%
11 News/ KUHF Houston Public Radio poll KUHF KUHF is a public radio station serving the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. It broadcasts on a frequency of 88.7 megahertz on the FM dial. The station is owned by and licensed to the University of Houston System...	+/- 4.2%	October 27, 2009	24%	14%	5%	16%

External links

• Peter Brown
• Gene Locke
• Roy Morales
• Annise Parker
• Houston Chronicle special online section
• Election Information

See also

• Houston elections, 2009
  Houston elections, 2009
  The 2009 Elections for the City of Houston are ongoing with elections already taken place on May 9, 2009 and June 12, 2009, and with more on November 3, 2009. All City Council Posts, the City Controller, and the Mayor all had elections...