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City elections in Houston, Texas (2025)
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| 2025 Houston elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: September 3, 2025 |
| General election: November 4, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Houston, Texas, is holding a special general election for City Council At-large Position 4 on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was September 3, 2025.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
Special general election for Houston City Council At-large Position 4
The following candidates are running in the special general election for Houston City Council At-large Position 4 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| J. Brad Batteau (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Dwight Boykins (Nonpartisan) | |
| Ethan Hale (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Miguel Herrera (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Martina Lemond Dixon (Nonpartisan) | |
| Al Lloyd (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Sonia Rivera (Nonpartisan) | |
| Adrian Rogers (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Alejandra Salinas (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Sheraz Siddiqui (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Kathy Lee Tatum (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Angeanette Thibodeaux (Nonpartisan) | |
| Jordan Thomas (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Cris Wright (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Kristal Mtaza-Lyons (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2025
May 3, 2025
- Clear Creek Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Fort Bend Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Galena Park Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Humble Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Katy Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Pasadena Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Spring Branch Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
November 4, 2025
- Texas' 18th Congressional District special election, 2025
- Texas Proposition 10, Property Tax Exemption for Improvements to Homestead Destroyed by Fire Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 11, Increase Homestead Tax Exemption for Elderly and Disabled Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 12, Change Membership and Authority of State Commission on Judicial Conduct Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 13, Increase Homestead Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 14, Establish Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 15, Parental Rights Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 16, Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 17, Property Tax Exemption for Border Security Infrastructure Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 1, Establish Special Funds for State Technical College System Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 2, Prohibit Capital Gains Tax on Individuals, Estates, and Trusts Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 3, Denial of Bail for Certain Violent or Sexual Offenses Punishable as a Felony Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 4, Allocate Portion of Sales Tax Revenue to Water Fund Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 5, Property Tax Exemption on Retail Animal Feed Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 6, Prohibit Taxes on Certain Securities Transactions Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 7, Establish Homestead Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Veterans Killed by a Service-Connected Disease Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 8, Prohibit Estate Taxes and New Taxes on Estate Transfers, Inheritances, and Gifts Amendment (2025)
- Texas Proposition 9, Authorize $125,000 Tax Exemption for Tangible Property Used for Income Production Amendment (2025)
- Aldine Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Alief Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Houston Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Klein Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Spring Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
- Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2025)
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About the city
- See also: Houston, Texas
Houston is a city in Texas and the county seat of Harris County. As of 2020, its population was 2,304,580.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
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.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Houston, Texas | ||
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| 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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