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ASIAN AMERICAN CANDIDATES IN HARRIS COUNTY 1984-2008


DATE

CANDIDATE
OFFICE
SOUGHT
TYPE OF ELECTION ELECTORAL DISTRICT TOTAL
VOTES
VOTES RECEIVED
RESULTS

1984

Hannah Chow

Judge, County Civil Court At Law #3

Democratic Primary Election

Harris County

87,452

25,377 (29.0%)

Finished second in a field of four candidates--made runoff election

Democratic Runoff Primary Election

Harris County

65,210

31,114 (47.7%)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost

Antonia Ingversen

Associate Justice, 14th Court of Appeals

Democratic Primary Election

Harris and 13 other counties

82,654
(H only)

14,721 (17.8%)

Finished fourth in a field of five candidates--lost

1986

Hannah Chow

Judge, County Criminal Court At Law #5

Democratic Primary Election

Harris County

52,771

32,612 (61.8%)

Finished first in a field of two candidates--won the Democratic nomination

     

General Election

Harris County

435,388

235,237 (54.0%)

Finished first in a field of two candidates--elected judge

Douglas Jeu

Judge, County Civil Court At Law #4

General Election

Harris County

420,898

180,716 (42.9%)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost to Democratic incumbent

1987

Terence Cheng

Trustee, Alief ISD School Board

General Election

Alief ISD

796

540 (67.8%)

Finished first in a field of four candidates--elected trustee

1990

Hannah Chow

Judge, County Criminal Court At Law #5

General Election

Harris County

477,867

256,860 (53.8%)

Finished first in a field of two candidates--reelected judge

Elsie Huang

Member, State Board of Education, District 6

Republican Primary Election

Western Harris County

60,049

13,039 (21.7%)

Finished third in a field of three candidates--lost

Maleeha Samee

Trustee, Alief ISD School Board

General Election

Alief ISD

412

100 (24.3%)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost

1991

Terence Cheng

Trustee, Alief ISD School Board

General Election

Alief ISD

1,151

1,033 (89.7%)

Finished first in a field of two candidates--reelected trustee

Glenda Joe

Council Member, Houston City Council, At Large Position #5

General Election

City of Houston

253,270

21,040 (8.3%)

Finished fifth in a field of seven candidates--lost

1992

Esther Yao

United States Representative, 25th Congressional District

Republican Primary Election

25th Congressional District

18,934

8,532 (45.1%)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost

1993

Glenda Joe

Council Member, Houston City Council, At Large Position #3

General Election

City of Houston

155,507

15,222 (9.8%)

Finished fourth in a field of fourteen candidates--lost

Martha Wong

Council Member, Houston City Council, District C

General Election

District C of City of Houston

28,872

10,030 (34.7%)

Finished first in a field of seven candidates--made runoff election

     

Runoff Election

District C of City of Houston

15,636

9,628 (61.6%)

Finished first in a field of two candidates--elected council member

1994

Hannah Chow

Judge, County Criminal Court At Law #5

General Election

Harris County

322,304

322,304 (100%)

Unopposed--reelected judge

Nghi Ho

Trustee, Alief ISD School Board

General Election

Alief ISD

1,166

228 (19.6%)

Finished second in a field of seven candidates--lost

1995

Mark Lee

City Controller, City of Houston

General Election

City of Houston

108,771

35,388 (32.5%)

Finished second in a field of three candidates--lost

Harshad Patel

Trustee, Alief ISD School Board

General Election

Alief ISD

1,465

115 (7.8%)

Finished third in a field of four candidates--lost

Martha Wong

Council Member, Houston City Council, District C

General Election

District C of City of Houston

15,980

13,561 (84.9%)

Finished first in a field of two candidates--reelected council member

1996

Nghi Ho

Trustee, Alief ISD School Board

General Election

Alief ISD

956

587 (61.4%)

Finished first in a field of four candidates--elected trustee

Gene Hsiao

United States Representative, 7th Congressional District

General Election (0pen)

7th Congressional District

186,831

3,896 (2.1%)

Finished third in a field of four candidates--lost

Martha Wong

Tax Assessor-Collector, Harris County

Republican Primary Election

Harris County

126,036

57,496 (45.6%)

Finshed first in a field of six candidates--made runoff election

Republican Runoff Primary Election

Harris County

54,458

25,343 (46.5%)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost

1997

Martha Wong

Council Member, Houston City Council, District C

General Election

District C of City of Houston

19,077

19,077 (100%)

Unopposed--reelected council member

1998

Hannah Chow

Judge, Harris County Criminal Court at Law #5

Democratic Primary Election

Harris County

19,930

19,930 (100%)

Unopposed--won the Democratic nomination

General Election

Harris County

501,051

235,752 (47.1%)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost

Gene Hsiao

United States Representative, 7th Congressional District

Republican Primary Election

7th Congressional District

29,586

961 (3,3%)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost

1999

Thai Hoc Nguyen

Council Member, Houston City Council, District F

General Election

District F of City of Houston

13,334

1,563 (11.7%)

Finished fifth in a field of eight candidates--lost

Gordon Quan

Council Member, Houston City Council, At Large Position #2

General Election

City of Houston

171,137

35,554 (20.8%)

Finished first in a field of eleven candidates--made runoff election

Runoff Election

City of Houston

52,560

30,467 (58%)

Finished first in a field of two candidates--elected council member

2000

Gene Hsaio

United States Representative, 7th Congressional District

Republican Primary Election

7th Congressional District

63,314

1,063 (1.68%)

Finished seventh in a field of eight candidates--lost

Joe Vu

United States Representative, 29th Congressional District

Republican Primary Election

29th Congressional District

7,645

3,960 (51.8%)

Finished first in a field of two candidates--won Repubican nomination

     

General Election

29th Congressional District

115,475

29,606 (25.6%)

Finished second in a field of three candidates--lost

2001

Jan Lang Kish

Council Member, Houston City Council, District E

General Election

District E of City of Houston

29,239

2,482 (8.49%)

Finished fifth in a field of seven candidates--lost

Thai Hoc Nguyen

Council Member, Houston city Council, District F

General Election

District F of City of Houston

14,751 (H only, FB missing)

3,532 (23.94%)

Finished second in a field of four candidates--lost

Gordon Quan

Council Member, Houston City Council, At Large Position #2

General Election

City of Houston

210,581 (H only, FB missing)

127,893 (60.7%)

Finished first in a field of two candidates--reelected council member

Dee Srinivasan

Mayor, Hedwig Village

General Election

City of Hedwig Village

437

223 (51%)

Finished first in a field of two candidates--elected mayor

2002

Martha Wong

State Representative, District 134

Republican Primary Election

State Representative District 134

8,809

3,416 (38.78%)

Finished first in a field of five candidates--made runoff election

General Election

State Representative District 134

46,657

24,520 (52.55%)

Finished first in a field of two candidates--elected state representative

Andrew Tran

State Representative, District 149

Democratic Primary Election

State Representative District 149

1,235

1,235 (100%)

Unopposed--won the Democratic nomination

General Election

State Representative District 149

23,674

10,530 (44.47)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost

Antonia Ingversen

Judge, State District Court 129

General Election

Harris County

606.027

273,694 (45.16)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost

2003

Aloysius Hoang

Council Member, Houston City Council, At Large Position #5

General Election

City of Houston

252,691 (H,FB)

19,449 (7.7%)

Finished third in a field of six candidates--lost

M.J. Khan

Council Member, Houston City Council, District F

General Election

District F

16,118 (H,FB)

6,043 (37.5%)

Finished first in a field of four candidates--made runoff election

     

Runoff Election

District F of City of Houston

12,971 (H,FB)

6,907 (53.2%)

Finished first in a field of two candidates--elected council member

Mark Lee

City Controller, City of Houston

General Election

City of Houston

262,254 (H,FB)

40,113 (15.3%)

Finshed third in a field of six candidates--lost

Gordon Quan

Council Member, Houston City Council, At Large Position #2

General Election

City of Houston

235,412 (H,FB)

135,481 (57.6%)

Finshed first in a field of two candidates--reelected council member

Tim Shen

Council Member, Houston City Council, District G

General Election

District G

44,333

6,411 (14.5%)

Finished fourth in a field of seven candidates--lost

John Shike

Council Member, Houston City Council, District F

General Election

District F

16,118 (H,FB)

1,462 (9.1%)

Finished first in a field of four candidates--lost

2004

Ahmad R. Hassan

United States Representative, 9th Congressional District

Republican Primary Election

9th Congressional District

5,968

1,132 (18.9%)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost

Chad Khan

State Representative, District 142

Democratic Primary Election

State Representative District 142

4,692

931 (19.8%)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost

Zone Nguyen

Judge, State District Court 133

Democratic Primary Election

Harris County

50,152

50,152 (100%)

Unopposed-won the Democratic nomination

     

General Election

Harris County

1,005,295

460,283 (45.8%)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost

Hubert Vo

State Representative, District 149

Democratic Primary Election

State Representative District 149

1,800

1,800 (100%)

Unopposed--won the Democratic nomination

     

General Election

State Representative District 149

41,357

20,695 (50.03%)

Finished first in a field of two candidates--elected state representative

Martha Wong

State Representative, District 134

Republican Primary Election

State Representative District 134

4,927

4,927 (100%)

Unopposed-won Republican nomination

     

General Election

State Representative District 134

67,235

36,021 (53.6%)

Finished first in a field of three candidates--reelected state representative

2005

Jay Aiyer

Council Member, Houston City Council, At Large Position 2

General Election

City of Houston

144,680 (H,FB)

38,242 (26.4%)

Finished second in a field of five candidates--made runoff election

     

Runoff Election

City of Houston

35,922 (H only, FB missing)

17,666 (49.1%)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost

Khalid Khan

Council Member, Houston City Council, District F

General Election

District F

10,083 (H only, FB missing)

1,403 (13.9%)

Finished third in a field of three candidates--lost

M. J. Khan

Council Member, Houston City Council, District F

General Election

District F

10,083 (H only, FB missing)

6,989 (69.2%)

Finished first in a field of three candidates--reelected council member

Mark Lee

Council Member, Houston City Council, District C

General Election

District C

24,738 (H only, FB missing)

4,553 (18.4%)

Finished third in a field of seven candidates--lost

K. Natalie Ong*

Council Member, El Lago City Council, Position 1

General Election

City of El Lago

135

135 (100%)

Unopposed-reelected council member

John Shike

Council Member, Houston City Council, District F

General Election

District F

10,083 (H only, FB missing)

1,691 (16.8%)

Finished second in a field of three candidates--lost

Dee Srinivasan**

Mayor, Hedwig Village

General Election

City of Hedwig Village

360

129 (35.8%)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost

2006

Ahmad Hassan

United States Representative, 18th Congressional District

Republican Primary Election

18th Congressional District

2,753

2,753 (100%)

Unopposed-won the Republican nomination

     

General Election

18th Congressional District

86,051

16,448 (19.1%)

Finished second in a field of three candidates--lost

Chad Khan

State Representative, District 126

Democratic Primary Election

State Representative District 126

465

465 (100%)

Unopposed-won the Democratic nomination

     

General Election

State Representative District 126

27,962

9,114 (32.6%)

Finished second in a field of three candidates--lost

Hubert Vo

State Representative, District 149

Democratic Primary Election

State Representative District 149

591

591 (100%)

Unopposed--won the Democratic nomination

     

General Election

State Representative District 149

23,253

12,621 (54.3%)

Finished first in a field of two candidates--elected state representative

Martha Wong

State Representative, District 134

Republican Primary Election

State Representative District 134

3,725

3,725 (100%)

Unopposed-won Republican nomination

     

General Election

State Representative District 134

46,242

20,005 (43.3%)

Finished second in a field of three candidates--lost

2007

Manisha Mehta

Council Member, Houston City Council, District E

General Election

District E

13,566

1,993 (14.7%)

Finished third in a field of four candidates--lost

Neeta Sane

Trustee, Houston Community College, District 7

General Election

District 7

6,128 (H,FB)

3,158 (51.5%)

Finished first in a field of three candidates--elected trustee

Zaf Tahir

Council Member, Houston City Council, At Large Position 5

General Election

City of Houston

101,000 (H,FB)

10,710 (10.6%)

Finished fifth in a field of eight candidates--lost

2008

Theresa Chang

District Clerk, Harris County

Repubican Primary Election

Harris County

122,712

74,275 (60.5%)

Finished firt in a field of two candidates--won the Republican nomination

     

General Election

Harris County

Ahmad Hassan

County Judge, Harris County

Democratic Primary Election

Harris County

239,644

59,304 (24.8%)

Finished second in a field of two candidates--lost

Al Hoang

Judge, State District Court 190

Republican Primary Election

Harris County

118,853

18,958 (16%)

Finished third in a field of three candidates--lost

Chad Khan

State Representative, District 126

Democratic Primary Election

State Representative District 126

9,191

9,191 (100%)

Unopposed--won Democratic nomination

     

General Election

State Representative District 126

Ashish Mahendru

Judge, State District Court 334

Democratic Primary Election

Harris County

209,810

209,810 (100%)

Unopposed--won Democratic nomination

     

General Election

Harris County

R. K. Sandill

Judge, State District Court 127

Democratic Primary Election

Harris County

219,336

219,336 (100%)

Unopposed--won Democratic nomination

     

General Election

Harris County

Randy Sim

Council Member, Southside Place City Council, Position 2

General Election

City of Southside Place

Hoa Tran

President

Repubican Primary Election

State of Texas

169,448

143 (0.1%)

Finished tenth in a field of eleven candidates--lost

Hubert Vo

State Representative, District 149

Democratic Primary Election

State Representative District 149

10,924

10,924 (100%)

Unopposed--won Democratic nomination

     

General Election

State Representative District 149


*K. Natalie Ong won this office originally in 1999. She has stood for reelection unopposed every two years since then. As far as can be determined, her 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2007 elections were cancelled due to the lack of an opponent.

**Dee Srinivasan died a month before the election, but her name remained on the ballot.

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