First off, contrary to what's being reported by many mainstream media outlets, there are twelve candidates running for Mayor of Houston -- NOT FIVE! Mayor Sylvester Turner, Bill King, Tony Buzbee, Kendall Baker, Sue Lovell, Dwight Boykins, Victoria Romero, Johnny "J.T." Taylor, Naoufal Houjami, Demetria Smith, Derrick Broze and Roy J. Vasquez all paid their filing fee and should all be given a fair shot at competing for the vote of every registered Houston voter. Also, in case you are wondering where things stand right now, the 2019 City of Houston Mayoral Election is ahead of where we were heading into "ELECTION DAY" back in 2015 -- as it relates to the City of Houston turnout numbers. At this point back in 2015, a total of 101,701 Houstonians had voted early by personal appearance. Heading into today, a total of 137,460 Houstonians have voted early by personal appearance in this 2019 City of Houston Mayoral Election. As the "MAIL BALLOTS" are concerned, back in 2015, a total of 29,396 "MAIL BALLOTS" had been received back by the Harris County Clerk's Office. As of last Friday, the last day of "EARLY VOTING" for this election, a total of 15,304 "MAIL BALLOTS" have been received back by the Harris County Clerk's Office. So when you combine the 29,396 "MAIL BALLOTS" received back in 2015, with the 101,701 Houstonians who went to the polls to vote in person you get a total of 131,097 votes heading into Election Day. Comparatively speaking, when you combine the "MAIL BALLOTS" received as of last Friday, with the total number of Houstonians who cast their ballot early this time around you get a total of 152,764. So the political pundits and analysts who are claiming that voting is down are spreading misinformation and fake news. Again, according to the Harris County Clerk's Office a total of 15,304 "MAIL BALLOTS" have been received back so far. So, when you add the 15,304 "MAIL BALLOTS" received, to the 137,460 Houstonians who voted by personal appearance this time around you get a total of 152,764 votes. So, isn't 152,764 votes greater total than 131,097 votes?
Expect a Robust Turnout Today; Election Night Returns Will Be Delayed; Voting Turnout Thus Far According to Reports is 28% African American, 11% Latin X, 54% White, 3% Asian, and 3% Unknown
AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©
I have been studying election cycles for almost 30 years. And during the last few years, I’ve noticed a trend. The Metropolitan Multi-Service Center “WEST GRAY” as we like to call it in my political circle, is the strongest voting location in all of Harris County, Texas. So, you can gauge how an election is going by looking at what’s happening at the “WEST GRAY” location. Once you’ve looked at “WEST GRAY” you want to then look at what’s happening at Champion Forest Baptist Church and what’s happening over in Kingwood. That being said, during this early voting cycle, 11,159 early votes were cast at the “WEST GRAY” location alone. Over at Champion Forest Baptist Church, a total of 3,767 early votes were cast. And over in Kingwood, 6,632 early votes were cast. So, when you add Champion Forest Baptist Church and Kingwood together you get, 10,399 early votes, versus the 11,159, early votes that were cast at the “WEST GRAY” early voting location. Where am I going with this? Look, right now, based on data collected by Houston Business Connections Newspaper©, published by Aubrey R. Taylor Communications over the course of the last five (5) days, coupled with the "GET OUT THE VOTE" effort conducted by Aubrey R. Taylor Communications over the last twenty-five (25) days, we believe that Mayor Sylvester Turner should have a very comfortable lead in his bid for re-election right now. That being said, the race for second is too close to call at this point. Why? Well, the recent fiasco between Tony Buzbee and Dr. Steven Hotze a “KING-MAKER” for Republican Party candidates can do “ONE OF TWO THINGS” in this election. Hotze pulling his support from Tony Buzbee could hurt Buzbee by causing his Republican supporters to vote for Bill King. However, by distancing himself from Hotze at the eleventh-hour, Buzbee may have actually boosted his chances of wooing Democratic voters who are still trying to make up their minds. Especially since the only time Tony Buzbee has run for political office – he’s done so as a Democrat. However, you have to also keep in mind that more Republican votes for Bill King, doesn’t necessarily hurt Mayor Sylvester Turner. What this really does, is bring Buzbee, whom many pundits and pollsters believe is a sure lock to make the runoff, back to the pack – and this scenario could help Dwight Boykins by default. I know this may sound a little confusing; but, all of this activity has made it more difficult to gauge which “TOP-TIER CANDIDATE” is best positioned to make the Saturday, December 14, 2019, runoff election against Mayor Sylvester Turner.
GREAT NEWS FOR MAYOR TURNER
If you are aren’t familiar with the Tuesday, November 3, 2015, City of Houston Mayoral Election results I will give you a little refresher. Unlike this time around, Turner was having to compete with two “VERY STRONG DEMOCRATS” in his bid to become mayor of Houston, Texas. And on top of that, he also had well-known multi-millionaire attorney Ben Hall, competing with him for the African American vote. So, having to only be concerned about Dwight Boykins this time around is actually a good thing for Turner. Other than, Dwight Boykins, Kendall Baker is the only Black candidate who even has a remote shot of causing any issues for Mayor Sylvester Turner in his bid for re-election. Why? Just the other night, radio commercials for Baker began to play on local radio stations like Majic 102, and several others. While city elections are non-partisan, partisan politics still have a propensity to play a major role in who wins, and who loses. Anyways, if you remember, Turner beat out what I consider to be a more potent field of challengers back in 2015, than what he’s facing in his re-election bid. How can I say this? I’m glad you asked. Check out these results from back in 2015: Sylvester Turner finished first with (31.3%) of the vote, for 81,735 overall votes. Bill King finished second with (25.3%) of the vote, for 65,968 overall votes. Adrian Garcia finished third with (17.1%) of the vote, for 44,758 overall votes. Ben Hall finished fourth with (9.5%) of the vote, for 24,805 overall votes. Chris Bell finished fifth with (7.4%) of the vote, for 19,345 overall votes. Stephen C. Costello finished sixth with (6.7%) of the vote, for 17,546 overall votes. Nguyen Thai Hoc finished seventh with (0.9%) of the vote, for 2,325 overall votes. Marty McVey finished eighth with (0.5%) of the vote, for 1,378 overall votes. Demetria Smith finished ninth with (0.5%) of the vote, for 1,234 overall votes. Victoria Lane finished tenth with (0.3%) of the vote, for 908 overall votes. Rafael Muñoz Jr. finished eleventh with (0.2%) of the vote, for 515 overall votes. Dale Steffes finished twelfth with (0.1%) with 302 overall votes. And rounding out the field back in the 2015 City of Houston Mayoral Election was Joe Ferreira, who finished thirteenth with (0.1%) for 240 overall votes.
HOUSTONIANS SHOWED UP BIG-TIME
At first, early voting returns for the Tuesday, November 5, 2019, City of Houston Mayoral Election appeared to show a lack of interest/voter apathy as the numbers were on a downward trajectory. As the 2019 version of the “ROLL TO THE POLLS” by local pastors and other so-called leaders flopped, and the ever-changing weather conditions in Houston started to take a turn for the worst – hopes of a historic election were slipping away. Yes, Houston voters appeared to be content with the “LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY” narrative. However, on Monday, October 28, 2019, in-person voter turnout began to show some life. I wonder why? Anyways, down the early voting stretch run, Houstonians showed up and showed up “BIG TIME” posting a five-day voting surge, with the numbers getting better and better day after day. Nope, not the rain, nor the cold temperatures would stop these “TURNER SUPPORTERS” – (OOPS) – I mean, could stop these determined Houston voters from showing up at the polls to cast their ballot in person. Look, I was only joking about the little “TURNER SUPPORTERS” gaffe…loosen up a little. But check this out, on Monday, October 28, 2019, a total of 10,318 Houstonians showed up at the polls in person to cast their ballot. On Tuesday, October 29, 2019, a total of 10,358 Houstonians showed up at the polls in person to cast their ballot. On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, a total of 12,209 Houstonians showed up at the polls in person to cast their ballot. On Thursday, October 31, 2019, a total of 15,123 Houstonians showed up at the polls in person to cast their ballot. And on Friday, November 1, 2019, the last day of early voting, 33,515 Houstonians showed up to cast their ballot “BIG-TIME” to set up what could possibly be a historic turnout on “ELECTION DAY” which is on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
EXPECT A HUGE VOTER TURNOUT
Since Houstonians have now decided to come out to play, I believe we’re about to see a massive turnout on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Remember, back in 2015, a total of 101,701 in-person early votes were cast during the early voting period. However, during the (current) 2019 early voting period, 137,460 in-person early votes were cast. As for the “MAIL BALLOTS” returned back in 2015, a total of 29,396, were recorded – of those, 10,099 were cast for Sylvester Turner. He received 34.36% of the “MAIL BALLOTS” back in 2015. As for 2019, all we can tell you is that there were only 15,304 “MAIL BALLOTS” received back as of Friday, November 1, 2019.
MAIL BALLOTS DECREASED
Back on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, the total number of registered voters in the City of Houston was 979,401, according to the Harris County Clerk. However, only 268,872 Houstonians showed up to cast a ballot in the race for Mayor of the City of Houston, Texas. So, if we fast forward to 2019, a total of 137,460 early votes were cast in person this time around – which surpasses the 101,701 early votes that were cast back in 2015. However, there is a huge drop in the number of “MAIL BALLOTS” received by the County Clerk’s Office. So far, only 15,304 “MAIL BALLOTS” have been returned for this election cycle; compared to the 29,396 “MAIL BALLOTS” that were returned back in 2015.
WHAT HOUSTONIANS CAN DO
At the end of the day, it does not matter whether you are rooting for Mayor Sylvester Turner, Bill King, Tony Buzbee, Kendall Baker, Sue Lovell, Dwight Boykins, Victoria Romero, Johnny "J.T." Taylor, Naoufal Houjami, Demetria Smith, Derrick Broze and Roy J. Vasquez to win the race for Mayor on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Right now, every, warm-blooded Houstonian should be telling everyone who will listen to go vote on Tuesday!!! And remind them that they can vote at any location. And please remind them that the polling places will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Furthermore, I would like to remind all Houstonians that it is imperative that we make it our business to elect the "BEST QUALIFIED CANDIDATES" who value, respect and appreciate our support.
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AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Mayor Sylvester Turner, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Bill King, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Tony Buzbee, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Sue Lovell, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for her at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Dwight Boykins, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Victoria Romero, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for her at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Kendall Baker, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Naoufal Houjami, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Roy J. Vasquez, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Demetria Smith, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for her at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Derrick Broze, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
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AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Mayor Sylvester Turner, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Bill King, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Tony Buzbee, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Sue Lovell, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for her at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Dwight Boykins, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Victoria Romero, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for her at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Kendall Baker, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Naoufal Houjami, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Roy J. Vasquez, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Johnny "J.T." Taylor, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Demetria Smith, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for her at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "If you support Derrick Broze, what you should be doing right now is encouraging all of your family, friends, and others within your sphere of influence to go to the polls and cast their ballot for him at any polling location on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- which is Election Day!"
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Aubrey R. Taylor is the President/CEO of Aubrey R. Taylor Communications, the publisher of Houston Business Connections Newspaper©. Taylor has more than 29-years of experience in marketing, branding, investigative reporting, public relations, opposition research, and political consulting. He’s assisted in branding Republican and Democratic candidates in statewide elections and in local municipalities throughout the State of Texas. Over the years, he’s also assisted in branding and marketing (through his various publications) such corporations and institutions as Shell Oil, The City of Houston, Texas Southern University, Prairie View A&M University, Chevron, Waste Management, Nationwide Insurance, Momentum Jaguar/BMW, Channel 11, Channel 13, State Farm Insurance, and Allstate Insurance to name a few.
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COUNCILMAN MIKE KNOX VALUES THE VOTE OF EVERY HOUSTONIAN
A lifelong public servant with a history of honorable service as a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and former Houston Police officer, Mike is the current At-Large Position 1 member for Houston City Council. "We no longer endorse political candidates as a body. However, if we did, Councilman Mike Knox would be our choice in the race for Houston City Council At-Large Position #1, on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. So, in my personal capacity, I am asking for all of my supporters to strongly consider casting your ballot for Councilman Mike Knox." -- Aubrey R. Taylor, publisher of Houston Business Connections Newspaper©, published by Aubrey R. Taylor Communications.
Mike Knox has a well-earned reputation for integrity, transparency, and responsibility. For a government that works for you, trust Mike Knox and cast your vote for him on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
A lifelong public servant with a history of honorable service as a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and former Houston Police officer, Mike is the current At-Large Position 1 member for Houston City Council. "We no longer endorse political candidates as a body. However, if we did, Councilman Mike Knox would be our choice in the race for Houston City Council At-Large Position #1, on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. So, in my personal capacity, I am asking for all of my supporters to strongly consider casting your ballot for Councilman Mike Knox." -- Aubrey R. Taylor, publisher of Houston Business Connections Newspaper©, published by Aubrey R. Taylor Communications.
Mike Knox has a well-earned reputation for integrity, transparency, and responsibility. For a government that works for you, trust Mike Knox and cast your vote for him on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
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