BREAKING: Sheila Jackson Lee Loses Race for Houston Mayor. It Wasn't Even Close and Reactions Are Great

But even with those heavy hitters coming out for her, she still lost. Badly.

Houston held the run-off election on Saturday, and Whitmire just completely trounced Jackson Lee by almost 30 points.

Houston, we dodged a problem!

pic.twitter.com/yEU5pkFuik— Ryan Cook (@ryanc_2025) December 10, 2023

Whitmire stressed reducing crime, so he immediately had a leg up on the progressive Jackson Lee.

Plus, she also did herself in with a couple of different controversies, including a profanity-laden video that was released, showing her cursing out and berating her staffers.

Warning for graphic language:

Sheila Jackson Lee — endorsed by Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and Hakeem Jeffries — just lost the election for mayor of Houston in a landslide https://t.co/GahbavixyI— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) December 10, 2023

Not exactly the person you want to put in charge of a major city.

Then on top of that, the election was scheduled for Dec. 9, but she put out a video encouraging people to come out and vote on the wrong date-- Dec.7. Not only would that potentially confuse voters, but it shows what kind of a leader she would be for the city if she can't even get such a basic thing right on an ad that is presumably heavily vetted.

Given this loss, one has to fear for the staffers, I think it isn't going to be a good night for them.

But how great that the people of Houston aren't going to have to deal with her.

Now, the bad news. She still has until Monday to file to run again for her House seat. So now that she lost, I would expect her to file.

Only one question remains: Are they sure she lost? I mean, did they count the votes cast on Dec. 7 yet?!

Warning for graphic language:

Sheila Jackson Lee talking to her campaign staff tonight pic.twitter.com/zf758mAszZ https://t.co/IUF9AiyRi2— Joey Hannum (@joeyhannum) December 10, 2023

Thoughts and prayers to Sheila Jackson Lee's staffers in this dark time. https://t.co/MPxp0Oudyn— Rob Pyers (@rpyers) December 10, 2023

This is a breaking story. RedState will provide further updates as they become available.

1 posted on 12/09/2023 7:12:05 PM PST by SeekAndFind

Did she come out to thank her staff for efforts?

2 posted on 12/09/2023 7:14:28 PM PST by Lee25 ( )

What a shame...she would have made an extremely entertaining Houston mayor.

3 posted on 12/09/2023 7:15:37 PM PST by rottndog (What comes after America?)

Dang. I was kinda hoping she’d win so we could get rid of one of the dumbest in Congress...

4 posted on 12/09/2023 7:15:55 PM PST by AnglePark (My opinion is the most worthless thing I own.)

She was not wrong in her tirade but the profanity and manner underscores her incompetence as well as the incompetence of her staffers, as she pointed out.

5 posted on 12/09/2023 7:16:38 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)

(Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX))

Certainly as qualified and fit as Kwame Kilpatrick

6 posted on 12/09/2023 7:16:59 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)

Racism and misogyny, plain and simple.

7 posted on 12/09/2023 7:17:08 PM PST by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )

8 posted on 12/09/2023 7:19:43 PM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)

Hillary Clinton, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).

With friends like them, who needs enemies? 😏

9 posted on 12/09/2023 7:21:15 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)

“She still has until Monday to file to run again for her House seat. “

Maybe her staffers will “forget” to file.

10 posted on 12/09/2023 7:22:29 PM PST by dynachrome (War does not determine who is right, but who is left.)

The bad news is the winner is a tax and spend democrat. He’s been using that buzz word of “investments”.

11 posted on 12/09/2023 7:22:45 PM PST by 38special (I should've said something earlier)

12 posted on 12/09/2023 7:27:17 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)

Whitmire will be worse.

13 posted on 12/09/2023 7:29:37 PM PST by Fai Mao ( OStarve the Beast and steal its food)

36% is still more than her IQ so, well done.

14 posted on 12/09/2023 7:29:38 PM PST by Dr.Deth

I’ll pick whoever is the most corrupt candidate. They’re less likely to change things.

15 posted on 12/09/2023 7:33:03 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

I am sorry to hear that. If she had won, Houston wouldn’t have had to share her with the rest of us.

16 posted on 12/09/2023 7:34:34 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )

To: MinorityRepublican

Exactly. And Whitmire can “explain” stuff.

17 posted on 12/09/2023 7:37:45 PM PST by Fai Mao ( OStarve the Beast and steal its food)

"Dang. I was kinda hoping she’d win so we could get rid of one of the dumbest in Congress..."

Can can blame her primary loss on telling people the wrong date to vote.

18 posted on 12/09/2023 7:44:01 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)

Primary loss should have been Mayoral loss.

19 posted on 12/09/2023 7:45:40 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)

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20 posted on 12/09/2023 7:47:11 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)

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