The Houston Mayoral Election of 2003 took place to elect a successor to Mayor of Houston Lee Brown. An election was first held on November 4, 2003; as no candidate received a majority of the votes a runoff election was held on December 6, 2003 and resulted in the election of Former Deputy Secretary of Energy Bill White. The election was non-partisan. Candidates Former Deputy Secretary of Energy Bill White Former City Council Member Orlando Sanchez State Representative Sylvester Turner Anthony Dutrow John Worldpeace Jack Terence Luis Ullrich Raymond Rodriguez Polling Primary Runoff Results Notes See also 2009 Houston mayoral election Elections in Texas Mayoral election, 2003 Houston mayoral Houston 2003 Non-partisan elections