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City elections in Houston, Texas (2022)

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2022 Houston elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 16, 2021
General election: January 25, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 1
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Houston, Texas, held a special election for City Council District G on January 25, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was December 16, 2021. The election was called after Greg Travis resigned on October 27, 2021.[1]

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Candidates and results

District G

General election

Special general election for Houston City Council District G

Mary Nan Huffman defeated Piper Madland, D. Duke Millard, Raul Reyes, and Houshang Taghizadeh in the special general election for Houston City Council District G on January 25, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mary Nan Huffman (Nonpartisan)
 
53.9
 
4,551
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Piper Madland (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
29.8
 
2,517
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D. Duke Millard (Nonpartisan)
 
11.7
 
992
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Raul Reyes (Nonpartisan)
 
4.3
 
362
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Houshang Taghizadeh (Nonpartisan)
 
0.3
 
29

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,451
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About the city

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Houston is a city in Texas and the county seat of Harris County. As of 2020, its population was 2,304,580.

City government

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The city of Houston uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[2]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Houston, Texas
Houston Texas
Population 2,304,580 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 640 261,267
Race and ethnicity**
White 51.5% 69.2%
Black/African American 22.8% 12.1%
Asian 6.9% 4.9%
Native American 0.3% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.1%
Other (single race) 11.3% 6.2%
Multiple 7% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 44.5% 39.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 79.7% 84.4%
College graduation rate 34.3% 30.7%
Income
Median household income $53,600 $63,826
Persons below poverty level 19.6% 14.2%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Houston, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Special election for open City Council seat set for Jan. 25 in west Houston," November 10, 2021
  2. ↑ City of Houston, "About City Government," accessed October 29, 2014
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