2019 San Antonio mayoral election

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2019 San Antonio mayoral election
Flag of San Antonio, Texas.svg
  2017 May 4, 2019 (first round)
June 8, 2019 (runoff)
2021  
Turnout11.46% Decrease2.svg (first round)
15.43% Increase2.svg (runoff)
  Ron Nirenberg.jpg Greg Brockhouse.jpg
Candidate Ron Nirenberg Greg Brockhouse
First round49,579
48.67%
46,414
45.56%
Runoff 61,741
51.11%
59,051
48.89%

Mayor before election

Ron Nirenberg

Elected Mayor

Ron Nirenberg

On May 4, 2019, the city of San Antonio, Texas held an election to choose the next mayor of San Antonio. [1] The election was a nonpartisan blanket primary. As no candidate secured a majority of the vote (50% of all votes cast +1), a runoff was held on June 8, 2019, between the two top candidates, incumbent mayor Ron Nirenberg and San Antonio City Councilman Greg Brockhouse. [2] In the runoff, Nirenberg narrowly defeated Brockhouse, 51.11% to 48.89%. [3]

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Background

In the 2017 San Antonio mayoral election, Nirenberg became the first person in twenty years to defeat an incumbent mayor when he defeated Ivy Taylor in a highly contested runoff election. During his tenure in office, Nirenberg's progressive platform was often criticized and challenged by Greg Brockhouse, a more conservative member of the San Antonio City Council who also took office in 2017. [4] [5] [6] Brockhouse repeatedly stated that he would challenge for the mayor's office when the 2019 elections were held. Nirenberg officially declared his candidacy for re-election on January 29, 2019 [7] and Brockhouse officially declared his candidacy on February 9, 2019. [8]

Candidates

A total of nine candidates submitted applications to be on the ballot for mayor. Nirenberg and Brockhouse were identified as the primary two candidates in the election. [7] [9]

Declared

(as listed in order on the official ballot)

Endorsements

italicized individuals and organizations are post-regular election endorsements

Brockhouse
Nirenberg

Results

First round

On May 4, 2019, the election for Mayor was held. None of the leading candidates received more than 50% of the vote and as a result, a runoff election is scheduled for Saturday, June 8, 2019, between the top two vote-getters. [2] [26]

San Antonio Mayor, 2019
Regular election, May 4, 2019
CandidateVotes %±
Ron Nirenberg49,57948.67
Greg Brockhouse46,41445.56
John Velasquez1,6441.61
Antonio "Tony" Diaz1,1041.08
Tim Atwood1,0261.01
Matt Piña7620.75
Bert Cecconi5730.56
Michael "Commander" Idrogo4340.43
Carlos Castanuela3300.32
Turnout 101,86611.47*+.15%

* Vote percentage includes all of Bexar County with a total of 8,496 either voting in another municipal election or casting no ballot for San Antonio mayor.

Runoff

On June 8, 2019, a runoff election was held between Nirenberg and Brockhouse. Nirenberg narrowly won the runoff with 51.11 percent of the votes, a margin of 2,690 votes. [27]

San Antonio Mayor, 2019
Runoff election, June 8, 2019
CandidateVotes %±
Ron Nirenberg61,74151.11%-3.48%
Greg Brockhouse59,05148.89%
Turnout 120,79215.43%+2.28%

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Preceded by
2017
San Antonio Mayoral Election
2019
Succeeded by
2021