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Pictured are Mayor John Whitmire and Houston City Council members at City Hall.
Residents of the Houston City Council’s District C — which stretches from the Heights through Montrose to Meyerland — can head to the polls for early voting from Wednesday through the end of March.
Seven candidates are on the ballot ahead of Election Day on April 4 as District C residents will vote in a special election to fill a vacancy on the city council. In the deep blue district, all of the candidates identify as progressives or Democrats.
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The Harris County Clerk’s Office is running six early voting sites. They will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on most days during the early voting period, with polls open from noon-7 p.m. on March 22 and March 29:
Harris County Attorney Conference Center, County Conference Center III/Meeting Room 109 | 1019 Congress Ave., Houston, TX 77002
Bayland Park Community Center, Annex | 6400 Bissonnet St., Houston, TX 77074
Candlelight Park Community Center, Main MultiPurpose Room | 1520 Candlelight Ln., Houston, TX 77018
Courtyard by Marriott West University, Meeting Room | 2929 Westpark Dr., Houston, TX 77005
Metropolitan Multi-Service Center, MMSL AR 1, MMSL AR 2, MMSL AR 3 | 1475 West Gray St., Houston, TX 77019
SPJST Lodge 88, annex in back of main building | 1435 Beall St., Houston, TX 77008
The off-year election is taking place because second-term incumbent Abbie Kamin triggered Texas’ resign-to-run law when she launched a bid for Harris County Attorney. Kamin, who won the Democratic primary for county attorney earlier this month, has not yet announced an endorsement in the race to replace her.
The most recent city council race — a special election to fill at-large council member Letitia Plummer’s seat — concluded in December with progressive Alejandra Salinas besting moderate Dwight Boykins.
Assuming they run for another term, all of the newcomers on the council will be back on the ballot during municipal elections in 2027.
For residents of District C who also live in the 18th Congressional District, this race marks their fourth election in five months. They’ll have their sixth election in seven months if the District C special election, like the CD-18 Democratic primary, heads to a runoff. That would happen if none of the candidates in the April 4 election receives more than 50% of the vote.