Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner wins reelection in runoff

AP ^ | 11/15/19 | JUAN A. LOZANO

[Meatspace]

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s incumbent mayor won a second term on Saturday night, holding off a millionaire trial lawyer whose previous support of President Donald Trump had become one of the main campaign issues.

Mayor Sylvester Turner defeated Tony Buzbee during Saturday’s runoff election. Unofficial results released by the Harris County Clerk’s Office on Sunday morning show Turner capturing just over 56% of the vote. More than 200,000 votes were cast.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Bummer

[Redleg Duke]

Considering Houston keeps electing Shiela Jackson Lee and Green, what else could you expect.

Houston is well on its way to Shithole Status!

[Sacajaweau]

That’s a nice margin.

[gibsonguy]

yeah not winning. It would have been a good, albeit unexpected, win.

[kingu]

millionaire trial lawyer whose previous support of President Donald Trump

Does someone know if this person ran away from his support of Trump? If so, they are an idiot. Your one chance to let rational voters cast a positive ballot is lost and they've a choice between a socialist and someone who turns their back on those they supported. To me, that spells 'we stay home.'

[Meatspace]

Buzbee prevented Republican Bill King from making the runoff.

That was Buzbee’s only job.

[Paladin2]

Total Humidity is LOST!

Past time to evacuate, or at least head to South Of The Border...

[blueunicorn6]

I’ll bet he won on his Hurricane defense plan.

[Fred Hayek]

I voted with my feet two months ago. I only go into Houston for work.

[Howie66]

STUCK ON STUPID.

Houston is a Third World Shithole.

[Meatspace]

In 2016 Clinton beat Trump in Harris County by 12%.

[Bender2]

Re: Considering Houston keeps electing Shiela Jackson Lee and Green, what else could you expect. Houston is well on its way to Shithole Status!

I have lived in Houston many times growing up there in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. I always had great memories of living there. Left there in 1976 and let us say, I have no earthly reason to move back--

Along with the Peoples Socialist Republic of Austin, the majority of native Texans hold their heads in shame at how low those cities named for Heroes of the Republic have fallen to!

[Howie66]

Amen to that, Brother!

Wife and I decided to jettison Houston in favor of rural living and have not looked back at all.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

I’ve read that Tony Buzbee had a superb primary run but an awful general election run, so I am inclined to believe he ran as a spoiler against Bill King, who has promised many reforms that the powers that be didn’t want.

The reelected mayor is a typical corrupt Democrat, so he will likely be investigated by the FBI and put in prison eventually.

[aquila48]

“More than 200,000 votes were cast.”

What? In a city of 2.5 million?

[The Pack Knight]

Buzbee abandoned support of Trump after the Billy Bush affair.

[rktman]

Yup! The "SHC" of the week goes to, the envelope please, Houston,TX. Eva thang is furee y'all! 🙌😕🐖💄💩🏢

[mewzilla]

That’s the way it works in NYC, too. Millions of voters, really tiny percentage turnout. Hmmmm....

[The Pack Knight]

Buzbee prevented Republican Bill King from making the runoff. That was Buzbee’s only job.

I don't think Bill King has ever been a Republican. He's always been identified as an "Independent," and even talked about an independent run against Cruz for Senate.

Look, I get the argument for King over Buzbee, but lets not delude ourselves into believing there were any Republicans or conservatives in the Houston mayor race. There were none.