City elections in Houston, Texas (2022)
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| 2022 Houston elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 16, 2021 |
| General election: January 25, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Houston, Texas, held a special election for City Council District G on January 25, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was December 16, 2021. The election was called after Greg Travis resigned on October 27, 2021.[1]
Elections
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Candidates and results
District G
General election
Special general election for Houston City Council District G
Mary Nan Huffman defeated Piper Madland, D. Duke Millard, Raul Reyes, and Houshang Taghizadeh in the special general election for Houston City Council District G on January 25, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Nan Huffman (Nonpartisan) | 53.9 | 4,551 | |
| Piper Madland (Nonpartisan) | 29.8 | 2,517 | ||
 | D. Duke Millard (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 992 | |
| Raul Reyes (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 362 | |
| Houshang Taghizadeh (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 29 | |
| Total votes: 8,451 | ||||
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About the city
- See also: Houston, Texas
Houston is a city in Texas and the county seat of Harris County. As of 2020, its population was 2,304,580.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Houston uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Houston, Texas | ||
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| Houston | Texas | |
| Population | 2,304,580 | 29,145,505 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 640 | 261,267 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 51.5% | 69.2% |
| Black/African American | 22.8% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 6.9% | 4.9% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Two or more | 7% | 7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 44.5% | 39.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 79.7% | 84.4% |
| College graduation rate | 34.3% | 30.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $53,600 | $63,826 |
| Persons below poverty level | 19.6% | 14.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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