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Dwight Boykins
Prior offices:
Houston City Council District D
Years in office: 2014 - 2020
Successor: Carolyn Evans-Shabazz (Nonpartisan)
Elections and appointments
Last election
December 13, 2025
Education
High school
Stephen F. Austin High School
Bachelor's
Texas Southern University
Personal
Profession
Small business owner
Contact
Campaign website
Campaign Facebook

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 in a special election to the Houston City Council to represent At-large Position 4 in Texas. Boykins lost in the special general runoff election on December 13, 2025.

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[1]

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Houston, Texas (2025)

General runoff election

Special general runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 4

Alejandra Salinas defeated Dwight Boykins in the special general runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 4 on December 13, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alejandra Salinas
Alejandra Salinas (Nonpartisan)
 
56.6
 
21,303
Image of Dwight Boykins
Dwight Boykins (Nonpartisan)
 
43.4
 
16,305

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 37,608
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General election

Special general election for Houston City Council At-large Position 4

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Houston City Council At-large Position 4 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alejandra Salinas
Alejandra Salinas (Nonpartisan)
 
21.2
 
37,942
✔
Image of Dwight Boykins
Dwight Boykins (Nonpartisan)
 
20.1
 
35,878
Image of Jordan Thomas
Jordan Thomas (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
16.0
 
28,610
Image of Sonia Rivera
Sonia Rivera (Nonpartisan)
 
10.6
 
18,987
Image of Angeanette Thibodeaux
Angeanette Thibodeaux (Nonpartisan)
 
6.6
 
11,719
Image of Martina Lemond Dixon
Martina Lemond Dixon (Nonpartisan)
 
4.4
 
7,923
Image of Sheraz Siddiqui
Sheraz Siddiqui (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
3.7
 
6,664
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Miguel Herrera (Nonpartisan)
 
3.3
 
5,949
Image of Kathy Lee Tatum
Kathy Lee Tatum (Nonpartisan)
 
3.0
 
5,428
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J. Brad Batteau (Nonpartisan)
 
2.8
 
5,023
Image of Cris Wright
Cris Wright (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
2.2
 
3,927
Image of Ethan Hale
Ethan Hale (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
2.1
 
3,782
Image of Al Lloyd
Al Lloyd (Nonpartisan)
 
1.9
 
3,484
Image of Adrian Rogers
Adrian Rogers (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
3,471
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Kristal Mtaza-Lyons (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
61

There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 178,848
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Boykins in this election.

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
✔
Image of Sylvester Turner
Sylvester Turner (Nonpartisan)
 
56.0
 
113,262
Image of Tony Buzbee
Tony Buzbee (Nonpartisan)
 
44.0
 
88,844

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

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.[2] Incumbent Dwight Boykins ran unopposed for District D.[3]

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Dwight Boykins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Dwight Boykins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

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.

[4]

”
—Dwight Boykins' campaign website (2019)[5]


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Candidate

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Dwight Boykins, "Meet Dwight," accessed July 22, 2019
    2. ↑ Harris County, "Important 2015 Election Dates," accessed January 12, 2015
    3. ↑ City of Houston website, "November 3, 2015 General Election Candidates," accessed August 27, 2015
    4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named boykinssite
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