| Election Name: | 1997 Houston mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Houston, Texas.svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1995 Houston mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1995 |
| Next Election: | 1999 Houston mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1997 (first round) December 6, 1997 (runoff) |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Image1: | Lee Brown.png |
| Candidate1: | Lee Brown |
| Colour1: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data1: | 126,5478 41% |
| 2Data1: | 156,169 53% |
| Candidate2: | Robert Mosbacher |
| Colour2: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data2: | 90,004 29% |
| 2Data2: | 140,321 47% |
| Candidate3: | George Greanias |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Colour3: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data3: | 52,937 17% |
| 2Data3: | Eliminated |
| Candidate4: | Gracie Saenz |
| Colour4: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data4: | 21,752 7% |
| 2Data4: | Eliminated |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Lee Brown |
| After Election: | Lee Brown |
The Houston mayoral election of 1997 took place on November 4, 1997 to elect the successor to term-limited Mayor Bob Lanier. With no candidate receiving a majority of the votes, a run-off was held on December 6, 1997. The ultimate result was Lee Brown winning the election. The election was officially non-partisan.
Lee Brown won the run-off election, making him the first African-American mayor of Houston.[1]