Sheila Jackson Lee Loses Runoff To Be Next Mayor Of Houston. John Whitmire Prevails.

In November, after the Houston mayoral race between Democrats Sheila Jackson Lee and John Whitmire advanced to a runoff, outgoing Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County judge Lina Hidalgo tried to rally support for Jackson Lee. But alas, on Dec. 9 Whitmire was the victor. Whitmire was declared the winner by the Associated Press with 57 percent reporting, leading Jackson Lee by an almost 2-to-1 margin, Politico reported. Jackson Lee’s candidacy seemingly never recovered from the bombshell recording that appeared to depict her berating a staffer, and in addition to...