Dwight Boykins

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Dwight Boykins

Prior offices

Houston City Council District D

Successor: Carolyn Evans-Shabazz

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2019

Education

High school

Stephen F. Austin High School

Bachelor's

Texas Southern University

Personal

Profession

Small business owner

Contact

Campaign website

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Dwight Boykins was a member of the Houston City Council in Texas, representing District D. Boykins assumed office in 2014. Boykins left office on January 2, 2020.

Boykins ran for election for Mayor of Houston in Texas. Boykins lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Biography

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Boykins is from Houston, Texas, and attended Stephen F. Austin High School. He received a bachelor's degree in marketing from Texas Southern University. A small business owner, Boykins also served on the city's Hurricane Ike Relief Fund Board and Oversight Committee of ReBuild Houston. He has been involved in the following organizations:

• Member, Houston Black American Democrats
• Member, Harris County Tejano Democrats
• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
• Life Member, NAACP
• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
• Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce
• Southbelt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce

Elections

2019

See also: Mayoral election in Houston, Texas (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Houston

Incumbent Sylvester Turner defeated Tony Buzbee in the general runoff election for Mayor of Houston on December 14, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sylvester Turner (Nonpartisan)	56.0	113,262
		Tony Buzbee (Nonpartisan)	44.0	88,844

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 202,106
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General election

General election for Mayor of Houston

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Houston on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sylvester Turner (Nonpartisan)	46.4	111,789
✔		Tony Buzbee (Nonpartisan)	28.8	69,361
		Bill King (Nonpartisan)	14.0	33,772
		Dwight Boykins (Nonpartisan)	5.9	14,212
	Submit photo	Victoria Romero (Nonpartisan)	1.2	2,933
		Sue Lovell (Nonpartisan)	1.2	2,932
		Demetria Smith (Nonpartisan)	0.7	1,694
		Roy Vasquez (Nonpartisan)	0.6	1,556
		Kendall Baker (Nonpartisan)	0.4	982
	Submit photo	Derrick Broze (Nonpartisan)	0.3	686
		Naoufal Houjami (Nonpartisan)	0.2	560
	Submit photo	Johnny Taylor (Nonpartisan)	0.2	555

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 241,032
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2015

See also: Houston, Texas municipal elections, 2015

The city of Houston, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 24, 2015. Incumbent Dwight Boykins ran unopposed for District D.

Campaign themes

2019

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Campaign website

Boykins' campaign website stated the following:

“	DWIGHT’S PRIORITIES AS MAYOR Streamline the City’s Budget by implementing Zero-Based Budgeting, so the City can pay for important priorities i.e Infrastructure, Pay Parity, Collective Bargaining Obligations, Public Safety, Street Repairs (Potholes), Trash Pickup. Speed up Harvey Disaster Recovery by fast-tracking critical drainage, infrastructure, and housing repair programs. Implement comprehensive healthcare reform to reduce premiums and improve healthcare outcomes for City employees. Promote Economic Development by improve contracting opportunities for small businesses, attracting diverse industries to the City, and creating incentive-based programs for employers.	”
—Dwight Boykins' campaign website (2019)

See also

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Houston City Council, District D 2014–2020	Succeeded by Carolyn Evans-Shabazz