{"id":1757,"date":"2026-05-17T18:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1757"},"modified":"2026-05-17T18:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:01:03","slug":"houston-city-council-district-c-special-election-runoff-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1757","title":{"rendered":"Houston City Council District C special election runoff results"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><span><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>Joe Panzarella has been elected to fill the vacant Houston City Council seat in District C.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1753\">Houston launches $30M \u2018Demolition Days\u2019 using controversial flood dollars<\/a><\/p> <p>He won the special runoff election on Saturday against Nick Hellyar with almost two-thirds of the total votes.<\/p> <!-- --><h2>Houston District C runoff results<\/h2> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>The backstory:<\/p> <!-- --><p>The District C seat was left vacant when Council Member Abbie Kamin decided to run for Harris County attorney.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Panzarella will finish out the remainder of the term that expires on Jan. 1, 2028.<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><strong>Harris County Attorney candidate Abbie Kamin filling in as interim<\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>Local perspective:<\/p> <!-- --><p>District C includes Houston residents in The Heights, Montrose, Rice Village, Meyerland and other areas.<\/p> <!-- --><h2>Pushback from locals<\/h2> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Panzarella&#8217;s win comes despite recent opposition from Jewish leaders.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Community leaders had a two-page ad created against candidate Joe Panzarella on Thursday for allegedly seeking endorsement of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), a group Governor Greg Abbott has labeled a front for &#8220;foreign terrorist organizations.&#8221;<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1751\">Nantucket home will cost you $0 \u2014 but there\u2019s one unusual condition<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>The ads accused Panzarella of &#8220;proudly embracing&#8221; the endorsement of a group the Jewish leaders claim traffics in &#8220;antisemitic hate&#8221; and maintains ties to actual terrorist groups.<\/p> <!-- --><div><p>\n    Featured\n  <\/p> <div><div><div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Houston Jewish leaders issue protest against council candidate backed by CAIR\" class=\"wp-image-1755\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c971c8226d91cfa1cf9eb04c8fbbcd7c-768x387.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c971c8226d91cfa1cf9eb04c8fbbcd7c-768x387.webp 768w, 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