Lee Brown Lee Brown The Houston mayoral election of 1997 took place on November 4, 1997 to elect the successor to term-limited Mayor Bob Lanier.

[1] With no candidate receiving a majority of the votes, a run-off was held on December 6, 1997.

The ultimate result was Lee Brown winning the election.

The election was officially non-partisan.

[2] Lee Brown won the run-off election, making him the first African-American mayor of Houston.