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M.J. Khan

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M.J. Khan

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Prior offices
Houston City Council
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 7, 2023

Education

Graduate

Rice University

Personal
Profession
President, MAK Development, Inc. (professional engineer)
Contact

Personal website

M.J. Khan was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 137 of the Texas House of Representatives.

Elections

2023

See also: Mayoral election in Houston, Texas (2023)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Houston

John Whitmire defeated Sheila Jackson Lee in the general runoff election for Mayor of Houston on December 9, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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John Whitmire (Nonpartisan)
 
64.4
 
129,809
Image of Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee (Nonpartisan)
 
35.6
 
71,719

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

Total votes: 201,528
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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 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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John Whitmire (Nonpartisan)
 
42.5
 
107,411
✔
Image of Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee (Nonpartisan)
 
35.6
 
90,098
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Gilbert Garcia (Nonpartisan)
 
7.2
 
18,220
Image of Jack Christie
Jack Christie (Nonpartisan)
 
6.9
 
17,364
Image of Lee Kaplan
Lee Kaplan (Nonpartisan)
 
2.6
 
6,645
Image of Robert Gallegos
Robert Gallegos (Nonpartisan)
 
1.1
 
2,680
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M.J. Khan (Nonpartisan)
 
1.0
 
2,478
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Annie Garcia (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
1,972
Image of Julian Martinez
Julian Martinez (Nonpartisan)
 
0.7
 
1,813
Image of Roy Vasquez
Roy Vasquez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
1,083
Image of M. Griffin
M. Griffin (Nonpartisan)
 
0.3
 
674
Image of Kathy Lee Tatum
Kathy Lee Tatum (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
532
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David Lowy (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
368
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Chanel Mbala (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
356
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Naoufal Houjami (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
352
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Gaylon Caldwell (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
331
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B. Ivy (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
287
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Robin Williams (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
101

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

Total votes: 252,765
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Khan in this election.

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Khan ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 137. Khan ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and was defeated by Gene Wu (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[1]

Texas House of Representatives, District 137, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGene Wu 65.8% 15,832
     Republican M.J. Khan 34.2% 8,245
Total Votes 24,077

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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M.J. Khan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Khan listed his top priorities as safe neighborhoods, better education, and economic growth.[2]

External links

Personal

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
    2. ↑ Mjk4tx.fatcow.com, "Important Issues," accessed October 18, 2012


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