2001 Houston mayoral election

The Houston Mayoral Election of 2001 took place on November 6, 2001. Incumbent Mayor Lee Brown was re-elected to a third term. Officially the race was non-partisan. None of the candidates received a majority of the votes, so a run-off election was held on December 1, 2001.

2001 Houston mayoral election

November 6 and December 1, 2001

Nominee Lee Brown Orlando Sanchez Chris Bell Party preference Democratic Republican Democratic First round vote 120,108 115,526 45,575 First round percentage 43% 41% 16% Runoff vote 160,507 156,124 Runoff percentage 51% 49%

Mayor before election Lee P. Brown Democratic Elected Mayor Lee P. Brown Democratic

Candidates

• Incumbent Mayor Lee Brown
• City Councilman Orlando Sanchez
• City Councilman Chris Bell
• Luis Ullrich
• Larry DeVoy
• Anthony Dutrow

Results

Houston mayoral election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	None	Lee Brown	120,108	43%
	None	Orlando Sanchez	115,526	41%
	None	Chris Bell	45,575	16%

Houston mayoral election, 2001 Run-Off

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	None	Lee Brown	160,507	51%
	None	Orlando Sanchez	156,124	49%

See also

• Elections in Texas