Richard Nguyen (Texas)
Richard Nguyen was a member of the Houston City Council in Texas, representing District F. Nguyen assumed office in 2014. Nguyen left office in 2016.
Nguyen ran for election to the Houston City Council to represent At-large Position 3 in Texas. Nguyen lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Nguyen is a former member of the Houston City Council in Texas, representing District F. He was elected to the council in November 2013.[1] He ran for re-election in 2015. Nguyen was defeated in the runoff election on December 12, 2015.
Biography
Nguyen is from Saigon, Vietnam. He received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Capital University and a master's degree in oriental medicine from Texas Health and Science University. He worked at Houston's Solid Waste Management Department for almost ten years.[2]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Houston, Texas (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 3
Twila Carter defeated Richard Cantu in the general runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 3 on December 9, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Twila Carter (Nonpartisan) | 51.0 | 88,570 |
 | Richard Cantu (Nonpartisan)  | 49.0 | 85,012 | |
| Total votes: 173,582 | |||
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General election
General election for Houston City Council At-large Position 3
The following candidates ran in the general election for Houston City Council At-large Position 3 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Cantu (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 43,514 |
| ✔ | | Twila Carter (Nonpartisan) | 20.6 | 40,964 |
 | Donnell Cooper (Nonpartisan) | 13.4 | 26,683 | |
 | Ericka McCrutcheon (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 26,094 | |
 | Richard Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 10.1 | 20,012 | |
| Casey Curry (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 17,868 | ||
 | James Joseph (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 12,839 | |
 | Ethan Michelle Ganz (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 6,324 | |
| Bernard Amadi (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 4,230 | ||
| Total votes: 198,528 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Nguyen in this election.
2019
See also: City elections in Houston, Texas (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Houston City Council District F
Tiffany Thomas defeated Van Huynh in the general runoff election for Houston City Council District F on December 14, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tiffany Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 56.0 | 4,519 |
| Van Huynh (Nonpartisan) | 44.0 | 3,556 | ||
| Total votes: 8,075 | |||
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General election
General election for Houston City Council District F
The following candidates ran in the general election for Houston City Council District F on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tiffany Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 3,577 |
| ✔ | Van Huynh (Nonpartisan) | 22.6 | 2,095 | |
| Richard Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 1,590 | |
| Anthony Nelson (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 747 | ||
| Jesus Zamora (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 697 | ||
 | John Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 494 | |
 | Adekunle Elegbede (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.6 | 52 | |
| Total votes: 9,252 | |||
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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.[3] In the race for District F, incumbent Richard Nguyen and Steve Le advanced from the general election, defeating Kendall Baker. Le defeated Nguyen in the runoff election on December 12, 2015.[4][5]
Steve Le defeated incumbent Richard Nguyen in the runoff election.
| Houston City Council District F, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steve Le |
51.4% | 4,203 |
| Richard Nguyen Incumbent | 48.6% | 3,969 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 8,172 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Runoff Election Results," December 12, 2015 | ||
| Houston City Council District F, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Steve Le |
40.4% | 4,322 |
| Richard Nguyen Incumbent |
34.1% | 3,650 |
| Kendall Baker | 25.5% | 2,734 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 10,706 | |
| Source: Harris County Texas, "Official general election results," accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Richard Nguyen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Richard Nguyen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2015
The following quote came from Nguyen's campaign website:
| “ | Public Safety, Education, and Infrastructure are the three issues Richard feels are most important for District F, and he has worked to make improvements in those areas. He has been an supporter of Alief Independent School District’s COMET program- an after-school program that works with multi-family housing. Richard has directly funded overtime for HPD officers working in District F and worked to make the Bellaire Blvd. construction zone safer after several accidents occurred there. He has made mobility a priority going into year two and has secured future bond funds for District F’s first multi-service center.[6] | ” |
| —Richard Nguyen[7] | ||
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Houston, "District F," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ Richard Nguyen campaign website, "Meet Richard Nguyen," accessed September 14, 2015
- ↑ Harris County, "Important 2015 Election Dates," accessed January 12, 2015
- ↑ City of Houston website, "November 3, 2015 General Election Candidates," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Unofficial general election results," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Richard Nguyen campaign website, "Proven Results," accessed September 14, 2015
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Houston City Council, District F 2014–2016 |
Succeeded by Steve Le |
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