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Who won the runoff election for the 2023 Houston mayoral race?

  • John Whitmire

  • Sheila Jackson Lee

  • Sylvester Turner

  • Annise Parker

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John Whitmire emerged victorious in the 2023 Houston mayoral runoff election. Whitmire, a former state senator, defeated his opponent, Sylvester Turner, the incumbent mayor. The runoff election was necessitated after neither candidate secured a majority of votes in the initial election. Whitmire's victory marks a significant shift in Houston's political landscape, as he will become the city's first new mayor in over a decade.
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