- John Whitmire was elected the 63rd mayor of Houston on Saturday.
- The Texas state senator defeated Texas Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in a runoff election.
- Black voters, Jackson Lee’s core constituency, did not show as high of a turnout in the first round of the mayoral race as they did in previous elections, according to a report from Houston Public Media.
- According to the Texas based organization, Jackson Lee was also polling lower than usual another core group which helped her remain in her congressional seat for three decades – Hispanic Americans.