2009 Houston elections

The 2009 Elections for the City of Houston are ongoing with elections already taken place on May 9th, 2009 and June 12th, 2009, and with more on November 3rd, 2009. All City Council Posts, the City Controller, and the Mayor all had elections. All positions are non-partisan.

Mayor

See Houston mayoral election, 2009

Candidates listed in order of how they appear on the official ballot.^[1]

City Councilman Peter Brown (Democratic)
Amanda Ulman (Socialist Workers)
Luis Ullrich (Independent)
Dan Cupp (Independent)
Education Trustee Roy Morales (Republican)
City Controller Annise Parker (Democratic)
Former City Attorney Gene Locke (Democratic)

City Controller

Incumbent Controller Annise Parker will be unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits. She is running for Mayor.

Candidates

City Councilman Ronald Green^[2] (Democratic)
City Councilwoman Pam Holm^[3] (Republican)
City Councilman M.J. Khan^[4] (Republican)

City Council At-large 1

Incumbent Peter Brown will not be seeking a third term because he is running for Mayor.

Candidates

Lonnie Allsbrooks^[5] (Democratic)
Brad Batteau^[6] (Democratic)
Don Cook^[7](Green)
Stephen Costello^[8] (Republican)
Karen Derr^[9] (Democratic)
Education Trustee Herman Litt^[10] (Democratic)
Kenneth Perkins^[11] (Independent)
Rick Rodriguez^[12] (Democratic)

Endorsements

City Council At-large 2

Incumbent Sue Lovell will be seeking a third term.

Candidates

Andrew Burks^[13] (Democratic)
Michael Griffin^[14] (Republican)
Incumbent City Councilwoman Sue Lovell^[15] (Democratic)
Rozzy Shorter^[16] (Democratic)

City Council At-large 3

Incumbent Melissa Noriega will be seeking a second full term. So far she is unopposed.

Candidates

Incumbent City Councilwoman Melissa Noriega^[17] (Democratic)

City Council At-large 4

Incumbent Ronald Green will be unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits. He is running for City Controller.

Candidates

C.O. Bradford^[18] (Democratic)
Noel Freeman^[19] (Democratic)
Curtis Garmon^[20] (Republican)
Deborah Shafto^[21] (Green)

Endorsements

City Council At-large 5

Incumbent Jolanda Jones will be seeking a second term.

Candidates

Jack Christie (Republican)
Dr. Davetta Daniels (Democratic)
Incumbent City Councilwoman Jolanda Jones^[22] (Democratic)
Carlos Obando (Republican)

Endorsements

City Council District A

Incumbent Toni Lawrence will be unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits.

Candidates

Jeff Downing^[23](Democratic)
Lane Lewis^[24] (Democratic)
Amy Peck^[25] (Republican)
Darrel Rodriguez^[26] (Democratic)
Bob Schoellkopf^[27] (Democratic)
Brenda Stardig^[28](Republican)
Alex Wathen^[29] (Republican)

Results

Houston City Council District A election, 2009
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Brenda Stardig	5,745	32%
Democratic	Lane Lewis	3,929	22%
Republican	Amy Peck	2,879	16%
Democratic	Jeff Downing	2,367	13%
Democratic	Darrell Rodriguez	1,387	8%
Democratic	Bob Schoellkopf	950	5%
Republican	Alex Wathen	769	4%

City Council District B

Incumbent Jarvis Johnson will be seeking a third term. So far he is unopposed.

Candidates

Roger Bowden^[30] (Independent)
Incumbent City Councilman Jarvis Johnson^[31] (Democratic)

Results

Houston City Council District B election, 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jarvis Johnson	10,014	82%
	Independent	Roger Bowden	2,199	18%

City Council District C

Incumbent Anne Clutterbuck will be seeking a third term.

Candidates

Incumbent City Councilwoman Anne Clutterbuck^[32] (Republican)
Randolph Locke^[33] (Democratic)

There also is an official write-in candidate for the District C race:

Alfred Molison^[34] (Green)

Results

Houston City Council District C election, 2009
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Anne Clutterbuck	17,644	82%
Independent	Randy Locke	3,777	17%
Green	Alfred Molison	156	1%

City Council District D

Incumbent Wanda Adams will be seeking a second term.

Candidates

Incumbent City Councilwoman Wanda Adams^[35] (Democratic)
Larry McKinzie^[36] (Democratic)
Jordan Otis^[37] (Democratic)

Results

Houston City Council District C election, 2009
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Wanda Adams	15,995	78%
Democratic	Larry McKinzie	2,333	11%
Democratic	Jordan Otis	2,290	11%

City Council District E

Incumbent Mike Sullivan will be seeking a second term.

Candidates

Wayne Garrison^[38] (Republican)
Incumbent City Councilman Mike Sullivan^[39] (Republican)

City Council District F

Incumbent M.J. Khan will be unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits. He is running for City Controller.

Candidates

Peter Acquaro^[40] (Republican)
Lewis Cook^[41] (Democrat)
Joe Chow^[42] (Republican)
Al Hoang^[43] (Republican)
Robert Kane^[44] (Independent)
Khalid Khan^[45] (Independent)
Mike Laster ^[46] (Democrat)

City Council District G

Incumbent Pam Holm will be unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits. She is running for City Controller.

Candidates

George Foulard^[47] (Independent)
Dexter Handy^[48] (Democratic)
Oliver Pennington^[49] (Republican)
Richard Sedita^[50] (Independent)
Education Trustee Mills Worsham^[51] (Republican)

City Council District H

Before the end of his term, Adrian Garcia resigned to become the Harris County sheriff. After a crowded Special Election, Edward Gonzalez and Maverick Welsh went into a Run off. Gonzalez won the run off and now is going to General Election unopposed.

Candidates

Special Election

Gonzalo Camacho^[52] (Republican)
Yolanda Navarro Flores (Democratic)
James Partsch-Galvan^[53] (Libertarian)
Lupe Garcia^[54] (Independent)
Edward Gonzalez^[55] (Democratic)
Hugo Mojica^[56] (Independent)
Rick Rodriguez^[57] (Democratic)
Maverick Welsh^[58] (Democratic)
Larry Williams (Independent)

General Election

Incumbent City Councilman Edward Gonzalez^[59] (Democratic)

Results

Houston City Council District H election, 2009 Special
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Edward Gonzalez	1,298	31%
Democratic	Maverick Welsh	1,115	27%
Democratic	Yolanda Navarro-Flores	757	18%
Democratic	Rick Rodriguez	395	10%
Independent	Larry Williams	310	7%
Independent	Lupe Garcia	111	3%
Republican	Gonzalo Camacho	109	3%
Independent	Hugo Mojica	37	1%

Houston City Council District H election, 2009 Special Run-off
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edward Gonzalez	2,854	61%
	Democratic	Maverick Welsh	1,826	39%

City Council District I

Incumbent James Rodriguez will be seeking a second term. So far he is unopposed.

Candidates

Incumbent City Councilman James Rodriguez^[60] (Democratic)

References

[1] "Harris County Official Sample Ballot - 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-11-02.

[2] Ronald Green for Controller

[3] Pam Holm for Controller

[4] MJ Khan for Controller

[5] Lonnie Allsbrooks for City Council

[6] Brad Batteau

[7] The Progressive Coalition

[8] Stephen Costello for City Council

[9] Karen Derr for City Council

[10] Herman Litt in Off the Kuff

[11] Kenneth Perkins

[12] Rick Rodriguez for City Council

[13] Andrew Burks in Off tge Kuff

[14] Michael Griffin

[15] Sue Lovell, City Councilwoman

[16] Rozzy Shorter in Off the Kuff

[17] Melissa Noriega, City Councilwoman

[18] C.O. Bradford for City Council

[19] Noel Freeman for City Council

[20] Curtis Garmon for City Council

[21] The Progressive Coalition

[22] Jolanda Jones, City Councilwoman

[23] Jeff Downing for City Council

[24] Lane Lewis for City Council

[25] Amy Peck for City Council

[26] Darrel Rodriguez

[27] Bob Schoellkopf

[28] [1]

[29] Alex Wathen for City Council

[30] Roger Bowden

[31] Jarvis Johnson, City Councilman

[32] Anne Clutterbuck, City Councilwoman

[33] Randolph Locke

[34] Alfred Molison for District C

[35] Wanda Adams, City Councilwoman

[36] Larry McKinzie

[37] Jordan Otis

[38] Wayne Garrison for City Council

[39] Mike Sullivan, City Councilman

[40] Peter Acquaro for City Council

[41] Lewis Cook for City Council

[42] Joe Chow for City Council

[43] [2]

[44] Robert Kane for City Council

[45] Khalid Khan

[46] [3]

[47] George Foulard for City Council

[48] Dexter Handy for City Council

[49] Oliver Pennington for City Council

[50] Richard Sedita for City Council

[51] Mills Worsham for City Council

[52] Gonzalo Camacho for City Council

[53] James Partsch-Galvan

[54] Lupe Garcia for City Council

[55] Edward Gonzalez for City Council

[56] Hugo Mojica for City Council

[57] Rick Rodriguez for City Council

[58] Maverick Welsh for City Council

[59] Edward Gonzalez for City Council

[60] James Rodriguez, City Councilman

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