2009 Houston mayoral election

2009 Houston mayoral election
November 3, 2009 (first round)
December 12, 2009 (runoff)
 
Candidate Annise Parker Gene Locke
First round 54,193
30.62% 		45,954
25.97%
Runoff 81,743
53.60% 		70,770
46.40%
 
Candidate Peter Brown Roy Morales
First round 39,904
22.55% 		35,925
20.30%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
Mayor before election

Bill White

 Elected mayor

Annise Parker

The 2009 Houston mayoral election 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. After no candidate received a majority of the votes, the top two candidates – City Controller Annise Parker and former City Attorney Gene Locke – faced each other in a runoff election on December 12, 2009. On November 11, councilman Peter Brown (who finished third in the first round) publicly endorsed Parker in the Mayor's race. Annise Parker won the run-off.

With the election, Houston became the largest city to elect an openly gay mayor.

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