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. Candidates Incumbent Mayor Lee Brown City Councilman Orlando Sanchez City Councilman Chris Bell Luis Ullrich Larry DeVoy Anthony Dutrow Results See also Elections in Texas Mayoral election, 2001 Houston mayoral Houston 2001 Non-partisan elections November 2001 events in the United States