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Texas state Sen. John Whitmire, a Democrat, was projected to win the Houston mayoral race,\u00a0beating out a fellow Democrat in a runoff\u00a0to represent one of the most populous cities in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whitmire was up against Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee for the mayor\u2019s seat after the race slipped into a runoff following the Nov. 7 general<\/a> election.<\/p>\n The state senator was the leader in November, but neither he nor Jackson Lee got the majority needed to clinch the general: Whitmire\u00a0won\u00a043 percent, while Jackson Lee got 38 percent.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Whitmire, 74, will fill the seat left open by Democrat Mayor Sylvester Turner, who is term-limited.\u00a0<\/p>\n Houston is the\u00a0fourth-most populous<\/a>\u00a0city in the U.S. and boasts an increasingly\u00a0young<\/a>\u00a0population, some of whom were\u00a0frustrated\u00a0by the choice between two candidates in their 70s.\u00a0<\/p>\n Whitmire and\u00a0Jackson Lee are both pillars in the state: Whitmire\u00a0was elected to the Texas Senate back in 1982 after serving 10 years in the Texas House of Representatives, and Lee has been in Congress for nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n For forums sites go to Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more News<\/a> articles, you can visit our News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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