Election Name: | 1995 Houston mayoral election |
Country: | Houston |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1993 Houston mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1993 |
Next Election: | 1997 Houston mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1997 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1995 |
1Blank: | First round vote |
2Blank: | First round percentage |
3Blank: | Runoff vote |
4Blank: | Runoff percentage |
Image1: | Bob Lanier (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Bob Lanier |
Colour1: | c0c0c0 |
Popular Vote1: | 104,222 |
Percentage1: | 83% |
Nominee2: | Dave Wilson |
Colour2: | c0c0c0 |
Popular Vote2: | 11,403 |
Percentage2: | 9% |
Nominee3: | Elizabeth Spates |
Colour3: | c0c0c0 |
Popular Vote3: | 10,456 |
Percentage3: | 8% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Bob Lanier |
After Election: | Bob Lanier |
The Houston Mayoral Election of 1995 took place on November 7, 1995. The race was officially non-partisan. Incumbent mayor Bob Lanier was re-elected to a third term.
Incumbent, Bob Lanier, won his bid for a third term as mayor of Houston in a landslide, easily defeating Dave Wilson and Elizabeth Spates, who was the first black woman to run for mayor of Houston.[1]