Buzbee loses Houston runoff

Atlanta native attorney Tony Buzbee lost his bid to be the next mayor of Houston

TexasGopVote website reported that ”after Round One, Turner led Buzbee by 16.5 points, winning the first round 44.59% to 28.38% with turnout in Houston, Harris County at 22.56%. Add in Fort Bend County Houston - 3,081 votes Turner, 74.12%, Buzbee 210 votes, 5.05%.” That triggered a runoff.

The same website noted that “after Round Two, Turner won with 56.04% to Buzbee’s 43.96% of the vote. The turnout was 18.67%. Add in Fort Bend County - 3,029 votes Turner, 93.39%, Buzbee 252, 7.68%, note the lack of drop off. The Buzbee campaign recovered and lost the runoff by 12 points.”

Buzbee, who critics and admirers would label as an outsider and free thinker, captured the imagination of the voters to make an election that was supposed to be a slam dunk for the incombant, had the current mayor sweating.

Now the election is over Buzzbee says it is back to work. “We are very proud of what we accomplished. For the first time in 20 years, a candidate took an incumbent into a runoff. As far as running again, I have no present intentions. My focus now is on my family and getting back to my business to earn a living.”