1987 Houston mayoral election

1987 Houston mayoral election

November 3, 1987

File:Kathy Whitmire (1).jpeg File:3x4.svg File:3x4.svg Nominee Kathy Whitmire Bill Anderson Dick Dimond Popular vote 168,656 27,254 13,628 Percentage 74% 12% 6%

Mayor before election Kathy Whitmire Elected mayor Kathy Whitmire

The Houston Mayoral Election of 1987 took place on November 3, 1987. Incumbent Mayor Kathy Whitmire was re-elected to a fourth term.

History

In other races, George Greanias resigned his Houston city council seat to run for Houston City Controller. He gained election with 62% of the vote, despite being a frequent critic of popular Mayor Kathy Whitmire. Receiving the second most votes was Jamie G. House, previously the assistant to outgoing City Controller, Lance Lalor.

Candidates

• Incumbent Mayor Kathy Whitmire, 73%
• Bill Anderson, 12%
• Dick Dimond, 6%
• Glenn Arnett
• Mary Pritchard
• Shelby Oringderff
• Don Geil

Results

Houston mayoral election, 1987

Candidate		Votes	%
Kathy Whitmire (incumbent)		168,656	74%
Bill Anderson		27,254	12%
Dick Dimond		13,628	6%
Glen Arnett		6,977	3%
Mary Pritchard		5,926	2%
Shelby Oringderff		4,853	2%
Don Geil		2,807	1%