# 2009 Houston elections

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The 2009 Houston elections took place on May 9, June 12, and November 3, 2009. All City Council Posts, the City Controller, and the Mayor all had elections. All positions are non-partisan.

## Mayor

Candidates listed in order of how they appear on the official ballot.
* City Councilman Peter Brown
* Amanda Ulman
* Luis Ullrich
* Dan Cupp
* Education Trustee Roy Morales
* City Controller Annise Parker
* Former City Attorney Gene Locke

## City Controller

Incumbent Controller Annise Parker was unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits. She ran for Mayor.

### Candidates

* City Councilman Ronald Green
* City Councilwoman Pam Holm
* City Councilman M. J. Khan

## City Council At-large 1

Incumbent Peter Brown did not be seek a third term because he was running for Mayor.

### Candidates

* Lonnie Allsbrooks
* Brad Batteau
* Don Cook
* Stephen Costello
* Karen Derr
* Education Trustee Herman Litt
* Kenneth Perkins
* Rick Rodriguez

### Endorsements

Derr's endorsers include:
* State Representative Jessica Farrar
Litt's endorsers include:
* State Representative Alma Allen
* Former Congressman Chris Bell
* State Representative Ellen Cohen
* Former State Representative Paul Colbert
* Former Mayor Fred Hofheinz
* Former Mayor Bob Lanier
* City Councilwoman Melissa Noriega
* Former State Representative Rick Noriega
* Former City Councilman Gordon Quan
* Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan
* Former Ambassador Arthur Schechter
* Former State Representative Sue Schechter
Rodriguez's endorsers include:
* State Representative Carol Alvarado
* State Senator Mario Gallegos
* City Councilman James Rodriguez
* Former City Councilman Felix Fraga

### Results

2009 Houston City Council At-large 1 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Stephen Costello | 30,672 | 24% |
| None | Karen Derr | 25,227 | 20% |
| None | Herman Litt | 19,014 | 15% |
| None | Rick Rodriguez | 18,330 | 15% |
| None | Don Cook | 12,195 | 10% |
| None | Kenneth Perkins | 10,396 | 9% |
| None | Brad Batteau | 7,725 | 6% |
| None | Lonnie Allsbrook | 3,128 | 2% |

## City Council At-large 2

Incumbent Sue Lovell will be seeking a third term.

### Candidates

* Andrew Burks
* Michael Griffin
* Incumbent City Councilwoman Sue Lovell
* Rozzy Shorter

## City Council At-large 3

Incumbent Melissa Noriega will be seeking a second full term. So far she is unopposed.

### Candidates

* Incumbent City Councilwoman Melissa Noriega

## City Council At-large 4

Incumbent Ronald Green will be unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits. He is running for City Controller.

### Candidates

* Clarence Bradford
* Noel Freeman
* Curtis Garmon
* Deborah Shafto

### Endorsements

Freeman's endorsers include:
* City Councilmember Melissa Noriega
* City Controller Annise Parker

## City Council At-large 5

Incumbent Jolanda Jones will be seeking a second term.

### Candidates

* Jack Christie
* Dr. Davetta Daniels
* Incumbent City Councilwoman Jolanda Jones
* Carlos Obando

### Endorsements

Jones's endorsers include:
* Mayor Bill White
* Former Mayor Lee Brown
* Former Congressman Chris Bell
* State Senator Mario Gallegos
* State Senator John Whitmire
* State Representative Carol Alvarado
* State Representative Garnet Coleman
* State Representative Jessica Farrar
* State Representative Senfronia Thompson
* Former City Councilmember Rob Todd

## City Council District A

Incumbent Toni Lawrence will be unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits.

### Candidates

* Jeff Downing
* Lane Lewis
* Amy Peck
* Darrel Rodriguez
* Bob Schoellkopf
* Brenda Stardig
* Alex Wathen

### Results

2009 Houston City Council District A election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Brenda Stardig | 5,745 | 32% |
| None | Lane Lewis | 3,929 | 22% |
| None | Amy Peck | 2,879 | 16% |
| None | Jeff Downing | 2,367 | 13% |
| None | Darrell Rodriguez | 1,387 | 8% |
| None | Bob Schoellkopf | 950 | 5% |
| None | Alex Wathen | 769 | 4% |

## City Council District B

Incumbent Jarvis Johnson will be seeking a third term. So far he is unopposed.

### Candidates

* Roger Bowden
* Incumbent City Councilman Jarvis Johnson

### Results

2009 Houston City Council District B election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | Jarvis Johnson | 10,014 | 82% | |
| | None | Roger Bowden | 2,199 | 18% | |

## City Council District C

Incumbent Anne Clutterbuck will be seeking a third term.

### Candidates

* Incumbent City Councilwoman Anne Clutterbuck
* Randolph Locke
There also is an official write-in candidate for the District C race:
* Alfred Molison

### Results

2009 Houston City Council District C election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Anne Clutterbuck | 17,644 | 82% |
| None | Randy Locke | 3,777 | 17% |
| None | Alfred Molison | 156 | 1% |

## City Council District D

Incumbent Wanda Adams will be seeking a second term.

### Candidates

* Incumbent City Councilwoman Wanda Adams
* Larry McKinzie
* Jordan Otis

### Results

2009 Houston City Council District D election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Wanda Adams | 15,995 | 78% |
| None | Larry McKinzie | 2,333 | 11% |
| None | Jordan Otis | 2,290 | 11% |

## City Council District E

Incumbent Mike Sullivan will be seeking a second term.

### Candidates

* Wayne Garrison
* Incumbent City Councilman Mike Sullivan

### Results

2009 Houston City Council District E election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | Mike Sullivan | 14,801 | 74% | |
| | None | Wayne Garrison | 5,166 | 26% | |

## City Council District F

Incumbent M. J. Khan will be unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits. He is running for City Controller.

### Candidates

* Peter Acquaro
* Lewis Cook
* Joe Chow
* Al Hoang
* Robert Kane
* Khalid Khan
* Mike Laster

### Results

2009 Houston City Council District F election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Mike Laster | 2,436 | 26% |
| None | Al Hoang | 2,351 | 25% |
| None | Khalid Khan | 1,859 | 19% |
| None | Joe Chow | 1,061 | 11% |
| None | Lewis Cook | 778 | 8% |
| None | Robert Kane | 536 | 6% |
| None | Peter Acquaro | 533 | 5% |

## City Council District G

Incumbent Pam Holm will be unable to run for a fourth term due to term limits. She is running for City Controller.

### Candidates

* George Foulard
* Dexter Handy
* Oliver Pennington
* Richard Sedita
* Education Trustee Mills Worsham

### Results

2009 Houston City Council District G election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Oliver Pennington | 15,880 | 59% |
| None | Mills Worsham | 4,772 | 18% |
| None | George Foulard | 2,870 | 11% |
| None | Richard Sedita | 1,679 | 6% |
| None | Dexter Handy | 1,675 | 6% |

## City Council District H

Before the end of his term, Adrian Garcia resigned to become the Harris County sheriff. After a crowded special election, Edward Gonzalez and Maverick Welsh went into a runoff. Gonzalez won the runoff and now is going to general election unopposed.

### Candidates
#### Special election

* Gonzalo Camacho
* Yolanda Navarro Flores
* James Partsch-Galvan
* Lupe Garcia
* Edward Gonzalez
* Hugo Mojica
* Rick Rodriguez
* Maverick Welsh
* Larry Williams

#### General election

* Incumbent City Councilman Edward Gonzalez (Democratic)

### Results

2009 Houston City Council District H special election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Edward Gonzalez | 1,298 | 31% |
| None | Maverick Welsh | 1,115 | 27% |
| None | Yolanda Navarro-Flores | 757 | 18% |
| None | Rick Rodriguez | 395 | 10% |
| None | Larry Williams | 310 | 7% |
| None | Lupe Garcia | 111 | 3% |
| None | Gonzalo Camacho | 109 | 3% |
| None | Hugo Mojica | 37 | 1% |
2009 Houston City Council District H special run-off election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | Edward Gonzalez | 2,854 | 61% | |
| | None | Maverick Welsh | 1,826 | 39% | |
2009 Houston City Council District H election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | Ed Gonzalez | 9,379 | 100% | |

## City Council District I

Incumbent James Rodriguez will be seeking a second term. So far he is unopposed.

### Candidates

* Incumbent City Councilman James Rodriguez

### Results

2009 Houston City Council District I election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | James Rodriguez | 6,016 | 100% | |