Dec 9, 2023 · State Sen. John Whitmire has defeated U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in a landslide victory to serve as the next mayor of Houston — the largest city in Texas and the fourth most populous in the...

Dec 10, 2023 · Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire defeated Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the Houston mayoral race in Saturday’s runoff election after a campaign heavily focused on voter...

Dec 10, 2023 · Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire defeated Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Saturday night in Houston's closely-watched mayoral race, according to the Associated Press. As of...

Dec 10, 2023 · Whitmire defeated Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a fellow Democrat, in a runoff election Saturday to lead the fourth-largest city by population in the U.S. The two advanced from a Nov. 7 election...

Dec 9, 2023 · John Whitmire, a moderate Democrat who has served in the Texas State Senate since 1983, won a runoff election on Saturday to become mayor of Houston, according to The Associated Press,...

Nov 28, 2023 · The Dec. 9 runoff pits state Sen. John Whitmire against U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee after a bruising home stretch of the campaign where the pair tried to draw distinctions between each other.

Dec 9, 2023 · In his victory speech after a landslide win in the Houston mayoral runoff, Mayor-Elect State Sen. John Whitmire snubbed his opponent, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, while outlining...

Dec 10, 2023 · HOUSTON (AP) — Houston elected Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire as its next mayor on Saturday night, elevating a Texas lawmaker who has represented the city for 50 years by giving him a victory over U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in a runoff.

Dec 10, 2023 · Whitmire was up against Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee for the mayor’s seat after the race slipped into a runoff following the Nov. 7 general election. The state senator was the...

Dec 9, 2023 · With early voting results in, John Whitmire is leading Sheila Jackson Lee in the race to be Houston’s next mayor. Whitmire has 64.4% of the votes, or 85,979 votes, compared to Jackson...