Posted on 12/12/2015 8:45:03 PM PST by TigerClaws
OUSTON - Sylvester Turner won the Houston mayoral runoff election Saturday evening.
The polls closed at 7 p.m. Saturday after a day of bad weather worried candidates about voter turnout.
ELECTION RESULTS:http://www.khou.com/elections
Volunteers for both candidates tailored their phone bank messages on election eve, urging voters to cast their ballots in the morning rather than waiting until the afternoon.
Although conventional political wisdom says rainy weather generally works against Democrats, this campaign has been anything but conventional.
(Excerpt) Read more at khou.com ...
Houston Resistance reporting:
The flaming liberal promised not to mess with with police and FF union’s pensions ($3B underfunded), would raise property taxes (how many of his supporters have even moderately priced homes...) and typical other liberal objectives.
Meanwhile, our streets our literally falling apart with so many potholes. Worst part of the night was not him winning, but seeing Sheila Jackson on TV. Not kidding, gave me a gag reflex and almost had me crying that this is what our city has turned to for a leader.
Maybe so. It should’ve been an easy win for King. He ran a pitiful campaign.
Queen Sheila doesn’t miss a meal, nor an opportunity to have her face on the teevee....every chance she gets.
He did his best. The police and FF unions early voting is what did him in IMHO. Never stood a chance with so many “auto” votes for Turner.
Guy is going to F up this city so badly...
Wow, that is some LOW turnout, jeez.
Remember the alamo...car rental agency, texicanos!
I wonder what he will say to all those black preachers who are against the gay rights crap.
I’m surprised the republican white guy got that many votes in Houston. Turner won the part of Houston that’s in another county and it’s basically ghetto.
What is the deal with Houston and queers?
And the oil price nose dive will make it worse.
Another big city lost...
200,000 voters in a city with a population of over 2 million? Nice turn out folks /s
Good bye, Houston. I’m leaving. I am moving to the east side where it’s closer to work on the Ship Channel. Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, even Mont Belveau. Houston has gone downhill. SJL to me is representative of the character of the whole of Houston. The worst of New York City. Yes, she is a carpetbagging bitch and I have had run ins with her. Stick a fork in Houston.
2.4 million, almost.
A close vote, but it is liberal Houston. I never had much doubt about the outcome.
For such a close election, you would think the voter turnout would be better. Sylvester has been wanting that job for a long time, and probably got help from Porker’s followers to keep the mayors office in democrat control.
As long as you’re not in Gene Greene’s district ...
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