2015 Houston Mayoral Race Campaign Finance Reports

While poll numbers show the 2015 Houston Mayoral Race belongs to Sylvester Turner and Adrian Garcia; finance reports tell a different story. A Houston Campaign finance report names Adrian Garcia and Steve Costello the two front runners in their race for campaign financing.

The cities campaign finance report offers an intriguing glimpse into how the 2015 Houston’s Mayor Race will pan out.

A few blogs back, I reported that the poll numbers on the Houston Mayor Race told that this was a race between Sylvester Turner and Adrian Garcia. Of course, poll numbers are the most important indicator of how Houstonians feel about the mayor’s race. However, funding determines how the campaigns themselves will be run. Sylvester Turner is leading the polls, yet, his campaign will be forced to be one of the smallest in the race. Steve Costello could see a significant jump in the polls as Steve Costello and Adrian Garcia are the only two candidates with over 1 million dollars to spend on their campaign. Giving Steve Costello a chance to become the cities first Republican Mayor. Adrian Garcia is left with an advantage as he is the only candidate doing well both in the polls and in terms of campaign financing.

The election is getting exciting as we near Election Day. Us Houstonians will choose between a long time Houston fixture that has represented our area in the Texas Legislature for over 30 years, a successful Harris County Sheriff and the possibility of Houston’s first Republican Mayor!