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Houstonians have spoken.
State Senator John Whitmire easily beat Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to become Houston’s next Mayor.
This morning, Houston's next Mayor joined Jimmy Barrett on KTRH.
Whitmire, with 70% of the vote counted, had more than 60% support. Jackson Lee had about 35%.
Whitmire will take over for Sylvester Turner, who served the maximum two terms.
There were several other races on the ballot, including for City Council, where Tony Buzbee challenged incumbent Mary Nan Huffman. And Chris Hollins, responsible for Harris County's mail in vote in 2020, was in a runoff for City Controller against Orlando Sanchez.
You can get live results HERE.