1995 Houston mayoral election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1995 Houston mayoral election

| country = Houston

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1993 Houston mayoral election

| previous_year = 1993

| next_election = 1997 Houston mayoral election

| next_year = 1997

| election_date = November 7, 1995

| turnout =

| 1blank = First round vote

| 2blank = First round percentage

| 3blank = Runoff vote

| 4blank = Runoff percentage

| image1 = Bob Lanier (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Bob Lanier

| colour1 = c0c0c0

| popular_vote1 = 104,222

| percentage1 = 83%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Dave Wilson

| colour2 = c0c0c0

| popular_vote2 = 11,403

| percentage2 = 9%

| image3 = 3x4.svg

| nominee3 = Elizabeth Spates

| colour3 = c0c0c0

| popular_vote3 = 10,456

| percentage3 = 8%

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Bob Lanier

| after_election = Bob Lanier

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

}}

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The 1995 Houston mayoral election took place on November 7, 1995. The race was officially non-partisan. Incumbent mayor Bob Lanier was re-elected to a third term.

Incumbent, Bob Lanier, won his bid for a third term as mayor of Houston in a landslide, easily defeating Dave Wilson and Elizabeth Spates, who was the first black woman to run for mayor of Houston.{{cite news | title=Houston mayor re-elected | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/11/07/Houston-mayor-re-elected/3035815720400/ | series=UPI Archives | date=November 7, 1995 | access-date=February 12, 2024}}