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.

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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?!

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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

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A demoncrat still won.

There’s a term for that.

61 posted on 12/10/2023 6:14:18 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)


Sheila Jackson Lee Mars Flag Brigade	Lord Refa Centauri Republic Noble

62 posted on 12/10/2023 7:04:57 AM PST by Dahoser (I finally figured out what to call him: Fakephonyfraudident Biden.)

Straight-A Yale grad Sheila Jackson Lee

I call BS on that.

63 posted on 12/10/2023 7:18:24 AM PST by KevinB (Word for the day: "kakistocracy" - a society governed by its least suitable or competent citizens)

She lost to a WHITE!! MALE!!!
Oh the huMANity!!!

64 posted on 12/10/2023 8:04:40 AM PST by Honest Nigerian

she’ll be missed. FR will have .5% fewer posts.

Is she still in congress?

67 posted on 12/10/2023 9:11:00 AM PST by coalminersson (since )

and Hank “Guam will tip over” Johnson

68 posted on 12/10/2023 9:12:03 AM PST by coalminersson (since )

Separated at birth!!

69 posted on 12/10/2023 11:56:21 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)

To: coalminersson

70 posted on 12/10/2023 11:56:37 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)

If Houston is only 22% black and she got 35.6% of the vote, a lot of her votes came from people who are not black.

71 posted on 12/10/2023 12:23:07 PM PST by Verginius Rufus

Is she still a congress critter ?

She still has until Monday to file for re-election.

-PJ

72 posted on 12/10/2023 12:30:18 PM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

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