Texas Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on Tuesday advanced to a runoff in the race to be the next mayor of Houston.
Houston is a Democratic stronghold in the otherwise red state, and the two leading candidates in next month’s mayoral race are longtime members of the party. Texas state Sen. John Whitmire (D-Houston) and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) have dominated polling in the contest.