Houston elections, 2009

Mayor

See Houston mayoral election, 2009

Candidates listed in order of how they appear on the official ballot.

City Councilman Peter Brown

Amanda Ulman

Luis Ullrich

Dan Cupp

Education Trustee Roy Morales

City Controller Annise Parker

Former City Attorney Gene Locke

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

City Councilwoman Pam Holm

City Councilman M.J. Khan

City Council At-large 1

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

Candidates

Lonnie Allsbrooks

Brad Batteau

Don Cook

Stephen Costello

Karen Derr

Education Trustee Herman Litt

Kenneth Perkins

Rick Rodriguez

City Council At-large 2

Incumbent Sue Lovell will be seeking a third term.

Candidates

Andrew Burks

Michael Griffin

Incumbent City Councilwoman Sue Lovell

Rozzy Shorter

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

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

Noel Freeman

Curtis Garmon

Deborah Shafto

City Council At-large 5

Incumbent Jolanda Jones will be seeking a second term.

Candidates

Jack Christie

Dr. Davetta Daniels

Incumbent City Councilwoman Jolanda Jones

Carlos Obando

City Council District A

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

Candidates

Jeff Downing

Lane Lewis

Amy Peck

Darrel Rodriguez

Bob Schoellkopf

Brenda Stardig

Alex Wathen

City Council District B

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

Candidates

Roger Bowden

Incumbent City Councilman Jarvis Johnson

City Council District C

Incumbent Anne Clutterbuck will be seeking a third term.

Candidates

Incumbent City Councilwoman Anne Clutterbuck

Randolph Locke

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

Alfred Molison

City Council District D

Incumbent Wanda Adams will be seeking a second term.

Candidates

Incumbent City Councilwoman Wanda Adams

Larry McKinzie

Jordan Otis

City Council District E

Incumbent Mike Sullivan will be seeking a second term.

Candidates

Wayne Garrison

Incumbent City Councilman Mike Sullivan

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

Lewis Cook

Joe Chow

Al Hoang

Robert Kane

Khalid Khan

Mike Laster

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

Dexter Handy

Oliver Pennington

Richard Sedita

Education Trustee Mills Worsham

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.

Special Election

Gonzalo Camacho

Yolanda Navarro Flores

James Partsch-Galvan

Lupe Garcia

Edward Gonzalez

Hugo Mojica

Rick Rodriguez

Maverick Welsh

Larry Williams

General Election

Incumbent City Councilman Edward Gonzalez (Democratic)

City Council District I

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

Candidates

Incumbent City Councilman James Rodriguez