1997 Houston mayoral election

Houston mayoral election, 1997

November 4, 1997

Nominee Lee Brown Robert Mosbacher George Greanias First round vote 126,547 90,004 52,937 First round percentage 41% 29% 17% Runoff vote 156,169 140,321 Runoff percentage 53% 47%   Nominee Gracie Saenz First round vote 21,752 First round percentage 7%

Mayor before election Bob Lanier Democratic Elected Mayor Lee Brown Democratic

The Houston Mayoral Election of 1997 took place on November 4, 1997 to elect the successor to term limited Mayor Bob Lanier. With no candidate receiving a majority of the votes, a run-off was held on December 6, 1997. The ultimate result was Lee Brown winning the election. The election was officially non-partisan.

Candidates

• Former Director of the National Drug Control Policy Lee Brown
• Robert Mosbacher
• George Greanias
• Gracie Saenz
• Helen Huey
• Richard Barry
• Jeane-Claude Lanau
• Brenard Calkins

Results

Houston mayoral election, 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	None	Lee Brown	126,547	41%
	None	Robert Mosbacher	90,004	29%
	None	George Greanias	52,937	17%
	None	Gracie Saenz	21,752	7%
	None	Helen Huey	10,775	4%
	None	Richard Barry	3,739	1%

Houston mayoral election, 1997 Run-off

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	None	Lee Brown	156,169	53%
	None	Robert Mosbacher	140,321	47%