Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner claims easy reelection win in runoff

[TexasTowelie]

By Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune


Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has easily won reelection against challenger Tony Buzbee in a runoff that proved less dramatic than the first round and affirmed the city's status as a Democratic stronghold, despite an 11th-hour intervention tied to President Donald Trump.

Turner defeated Buzbee, a high-profile lawyer, 57% to 43%, on Saturday, according to unofficial returns. Turner will now serve a second four-year term leading Texas' largest city — and the fourth most populous in the country.

By 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Turner had given a victory speech, while Buzbee was not conceding but admitting the odds were long, according the Houston Chronicle. By Sunday morning, Buzbee had posted an Instagram photo of himself seated on what appeared to be a private plane, saying he needed "a bit of R&R."

The race was nonpartisan, though Turner, a former longtime Democratic state representative, harnessed the support of his party to beat back the boisterous Buzbee, who presented himself as an independent reformer. He refused campaign donations while self-funding his bid to the tune of over $10 million.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/12/14/houston-mayor-sylvester-turner-set-claim-easy-reelection-win-runoff/

[Gothmog]

1. Mayor Turner defeated a real trump supporting asshole

Link to tweet

[LeftInTX]

2. Good!!

I was in Houston Saturday and saw some of his signs, but didn't realize the election was that day