1995 Houston elections

The 1995 Houston elections took place on November 7, 1995, and December 9, 1995. All City Council posts, the City Controller, and the Mayor all had elections. All positions were non-partisan.

Results taken from the archives of the Office of the City Secretary of the City of Houston .[1]

Mayor

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See 1995 Houston mayoral election

Mayoral race

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The 1995 Houston mayoral election was an election with Incumbent Bob Lanier being re-elected to a third term with 82% of the vote.

1995 Houston mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none Bob Lanier 104,222 82.66%
none Dave Wilson 11,403 9.05%
none Elizabeth Spates 10,456 8.29%

City Controller

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The 1995 Houston City Controller election was won by Lloyd E. Kelley with 53% of the vote.

1995 Houston City Controller election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none Lloyd E. Kelley 58,048 53.35%
none Mark Lee 35,397 32.54%
none R. Garry Palmer 15,353 14.11%

City Council At-large 1

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In the 1995 Houston City Council At-large 1 election, Gracie Guzman Saenz was elected with 100% of the vote.

1995 Houston City Council At-large 1 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none Gracie Guzman Saenz 87,066 100%

City Council At-large 2

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In the 1995 Houston City Council At-large 2 election, Joe Roach was elected over opponents Gladys Marie House and Marilu Rumfolo.

1995 Houston City Council At-large 2 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none Joe Roach 83,641 73.35%
none Gladys Marie House 20,439 17.92%
none Marilu Rumfolo 9956 8.73%

City Council At-large 3

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Many candidates dove into a crowded election, the top two, Orlando Sanchez and David Ballard, then ran in the run-off. A naturalized citizen, Sanchez made political history as the first Latino immigrant to be elected to a citywide position in Houston, when he won the at-large seat on the city council.

1995 Houston City Council At-large 3 special election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none Orlando Sanchez (politician) 24,352 25.06%
none David Ballard 14,868 15.30%
none Chris Bell 13,772 14.17%
none Michael "Griff" Griffin 10,978 11.31%
none Cynthia Kay Drabek 7,374 7.59%
none Sally London Green 7,015 7.22%
none Sylvia Kipperman Ayres 5,791 5.96%
none Edward (Ed) Small 3,807 3.92%
none James B. Neal 3,323 3.42%
none Phil Welch 3,296 3.39%
none Harold "Oilman" Eide 2,585 2.66%

City Council At-large 4

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In the 1995 Houston City Council At-large 4 election, John W. Peavy Jr. was elected with 76% of the votes.

1995 Houston City Council At-large 4 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none John W. Peavy Jr. 80,900 76.75%
none Alfredo Santos 24,503 23.25%

City Council At-large 5

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In the 1995 Houston City Council At-large 5 election, Judson W. Robinson was elected to an at-large position.

1995 Houston City Council At-large 5 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none Judson W. Robinson 70,479 28%
none Robert R. (Randy) Sims Jr. 26,883 25.18%
none Sam "Texas" Fayad 9,402 8.81%

City Council District A

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In the 1995 Houston City Council District A election, Helen Huey was elected with 74% of the vote.

1995 Houston City Council District A election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none Helen Huey 10,075 73.95%
none Will Archer 3,549 26.05%

City Council District B

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In the 1995 Houston City Council District B election, Jarvis Johnson was re-elected to a second term.

1995 Houston City Council District B election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none Michael Yarbrough 8,177 66.24%
none Ricky E. Bailey 2,729 22.11%
none Etheal Lewis 836 6.77%
none William (Bill) Butler 602 4.88%

City Council District C

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In the 1995 Houston City Council District C election, Martha J. Wong was elected.

1995 Houston City Council District C election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none Martha J. Wong 13,574 84.85%
none Donald Murphy Guillory 2,423 15.15%

City Council District D

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In the 1995 Houston City Council District D election, Wanda Adams was elected after a run-off.

1995 Houston City Council District D election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none Jew Don Boney 7,248 39.83%
none Saundria Chase Gray 5,970 32.81%
none May Walker 1,667 9.16%
none Cleveland Gite 960 5.27%
none George Dillard 946 5.20%
none Sylvia Livingston Terry 412 2.26%

City Council District E

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In the Houston City Council District E election, Rob Todd was elected after a run-off.

1995 Houston City Council District E election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none Rob Todd 2,624 18.75%
none Andrew C. Burks Jr. 2,389 17.07%
none Gregg R. Stephens 2,378 16.99%
none Danny Perkins 2,369 16.93%
1995 Houston City Council District E run-off election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none Rob Todd 4,387 63.20%
none Andrew C. Burks Jr. 2,554 36.80%

City Council District F

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In the 1995 Houston City Council District F election, Ray F. Driscoll was election.

1995 Houston City Council District F election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none Ray F. Driscoll 4,316 62.63%
none Don Clover 2,575 37.37%

City Council District G

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In the 1995 Houston City Council District G election, John Kelley was elected to a third term with 100% of the vote.

1995 Houston City Council District G election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none John Kelley 12,450 100%

City Council District H

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In the 1995 Houston City Council District H election, Felix Fraga was elected with 71% of the vote.

1995 Houston City Council District H election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none Felix Fraga 6,661 70.98%
none Daphne Brown 1,961 20.90%
none Bob Turley 762 8.12%

City Council District I

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In the 1995 Houston City Council District I election, John E. Costillo was elected as council member.

1995 Houston City Council District I election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
none John E. Castillo 4,771 55.34%
none Luciano Salinas Jr. 2,237 25.95%
none W. R. Morris 1,269 14.72%

References

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  1. ^ "CITY OF HOUSTON GENERAL ELECTION HARRIS, FORT BEND AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES COMBINED NOVEMBER 7, 1995" (PDF). Retrieved July 27, 2023.