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Two veteran lawmakers set for runoff in Houston mayor’s race
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Unflattering leaked recordings and campaign finance fraud accusations have stirred resentment between the top contenders, state Senator John Whitmire and U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee.
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U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire lead crowded field in Houston mayor’s race
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Two veteran lawmakers set for runoff in Houston mayor’s race
Voters in Houston headed to the polls Tuesday to elect the next mayor of the nation’s fourth-largest city, choosing from a crowded field that includes U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire, two longtime Democratic lawmakers.
Houston voters cast their ballots Tuesday for the city's mayoral election, where 17 candidates are vying for the office being vacated by incumbent Mayor Sylvester Turner.
Texas Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on Tuesday advanced to a runoff in the race to be the next mayor of Houston.
In a field of more than a dozen candidates, two well-known Texas Democrats emerged: U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee and State Senator John Whitmire.
Houston, the fourth largest U.S. city, will have a runoff election between longtime Democratic State Senator John Whitmire and Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
Unflattering leaked recordings and campaign finance fraud accusations have stirred resentment between the top contenders, state Senator John Whitmire and U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee.
State Sen. John Whitmire and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee outpaced 16 other candidates in the race and led most polls with more than 30%. They'll go head-to-head in the runoff race slated for Dec. 9.
About two weeks before the election, Jackson Lee's campaign had to contend with the release of an unverified audio recording, which is purported to capture her berating staff members with a barrage of expletives.
Houston voters narrowed down the 17-candidate field to State Sen. John Whitmire and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Now, the top two candidates will go face-to-face in a Dec. 9 runoff election.
NBC News projects Whitmire, a Democratic state senator, and Jackson Lee, a Democratic member of Congress, will go one on one to lead the country's fourth-biggest city.
