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Houston elects first openly gay mayor

From: The Washington Times | December 13, 2009 

HOUSTON (AP) -- Annise Parker made history Saturday by becoming Houston's first openly gay mayor, seizing 53.6 percent of the vote in the city's hotly contested election. Conceding defeat, former city attorney Gene Locke thanked Parker. "I am proud she is now the winner. I congratulate her," Locke said. Of the more than 152,000 residents who turned out to cast ballots in the fourth largest U.S. city Saturday, 81,652 chose Parker -- some 11,000 votes more than were placed for Locke. The election battle leading up to Saturday's balloting was marked by fierce campaigning and anti-gay rhetoric. Parker is a ...

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