Georgia Provost

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Georgia Provost

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Texas Southern University, 1978

Personal

Profession

Photographer

Georgia Provost ran for election to the Houston City Council to represent District D in Texas. Provost lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Biography

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Provost received a bachelor's degree in photography from Texas Southern University in 1978. As a self-employed photographer, she runs a portrait studio. She previously worked as manager of field operations at the Gulf Coast Community Services Association.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Houston, Texas (2023)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Houston City Council District D

Incumbent Carolyn Evans-Shabazz defeated Travis McGee in the general runoff election for Houston City Council District D on December 9, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carolyn Evans-Shabazz (Nonpartisan)	65.4	11,840
	Submit photo	Travis McGee (Nonpartisan)	34.6	6,276

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,116
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General election

General election for Houston City Council District D

Incumbent Carolyn Evans-Shabazz and Travis McGee advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lloyd Ford, Georgia Provost, and Debra Rose in the general election for Houston City Council District D on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carolyn Evans-Shabazz (Nonpartisan)	48.9	10,660
✔	Submit photo	Travis McGee (Nonpartisan)	16.9	3,684
	Submit photo	Lloyd Ford (Nonpartisan)	13.7	2,979
	Submit photo	Georgia Provost (Nonpartisan)	12.9	2,815
	Submit photo	Debra Rose (Nonpartisan)	7.6	1,650

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,788
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Provost in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Harris County Judge

Incumbent Lina Hidalgo defeated Alex Mealer and Naoufal Houjami in the general election for Harris County Judge on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lina Hidalgo (D)	50.8	552,903
		Alex Mealer (R)	49.2	534,720
		Naoufal Houjami (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	241

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,087,864
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Harris County Judge

Alex Mealer defeated Vidal Martinez in the Republican primary runoff for Harris County Judge on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alex Mealer	75.4	85,778
	Submit photo	Vidal Martinez	24.6	27,952

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 113,730
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Judge

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Harris County Judge on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lina Hidalgo	70.3	113,845
		Erica Davis	14.7	23,878
	Submit photo	Georgia Provost	6.2	10,071
	Submit photo	Maria Garcia	3.7	6,058
	Submit photo	Kevin Howard	2.9	4,635
		Ahmad Hassan	2.1	3,412

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 161,899
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Judge

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Harris County Judge on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alex Mealer	29.5	50,435
✔	Submit photo	Vidal Martinez	25.9	44,216
		Martina Lemond Dixon	15.2	25,912
	Submit photo	Randy Kubosh	9.6	16,388
	Submit photo	Warren Howell	7.8	13,346
	Submit photo	Oscar Gonzales	4.3	7,316
	Submit photo	Robert Dorris	4.1	7,036
	Submit photo	George Zoes	2.5	4,287
	Submit photo	H.Q. Bolanos	1.2	2,008

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 170,944
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2019

See also: City elections in Houston, Texas (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 1

Incumbent Mike Knox defeated Raj Salhotra in the general runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 1 on December 14, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Knox (Nonpartisan)	56.5	99,643
	Submit photo	Raj Salhotra (Nonpartisan)	43.5	76,738

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 176,381
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General election

General election for Houston City Council At-large Position 1

Incumbent Mike Knox and Raj Salhotra advanced to a runoff. They defeated Yolanda Flores, Georgia Provost, and Larry Blackmon in the general election for Houston City Council At-large Position 1 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Knox (Nonpartisan)	36.5	73,657
✔	Submit photo	Raj Salhotra (Nonpartisan)	22.1	44,545
	Submit photo	Yolanda Flores (Nonpartisan)	18.3	36,906
	Submit photo	Georgia Provost (Nonpartisan)	13.7	27,648
		Larry Blackmon (Nonpartisan)	9.4	18,962

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 201,718
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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. In the race for At-Large Position 1, Mike Knox and Georgia Provost defeated M. "Griff" Griffin, Lane Lewis, Tom McCasland, Chris Oliver, James Partsch-Galván and Jenifer Rene Pool in the general election. Knox defeated Provost in the runoff election on December 12, 2015.

Mike Knox defeated Georgia Provost in the runoff election.

Houston City Council At-large Position 1, Runoff election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Knox	51.7%	87,191
Georgia Provost	48.3%	81,507
Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting)		168,698
Source: Harris County, Texas, "Runoff Election Results," December 12, 2015

Houston City Council At-large Position 1, General election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Knox	24.8%	47,529
Georgia Provost	14.8%	28,438
M. "Griff" Griffin	12.9%	24,763
Tom McCasland	12.6%	24,220
Chris Oliver	11.4%	21,951
Lane Lewis	10.5%	20,096
Jenifer Rene Pool	8.6%	16,448
James Partsch-Galván	4.5%	8,557
Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting)		192,002
Source: Harris County Texas, "Official general election results," accessed November 16, 2015

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Georgia Provost did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Georgia Provost did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

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