2020 Corpus Christi mayoral election

2020 Corpus Christi mayoral election

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Candidate Paulette Guajardo Joe McComb Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 33,366general 15,809runoff 34,118general 12,412 runoff Percentage 32.24%general 56.02%runoff 32.96%general 43.98% runoff   Candidate Carolyn Vaughn Priscilla Gonzalez Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 17,198 general 5,427 general Percentage 16.62% general 5.24% general

Mayor before election Joe McComb Republican Elected mayor Paulette Guajardo Democratic

The 2020 Corpus Christi mayoral election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect the mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas. Because the general election did not produce a winner (elections for the mayoralty of Corpus Christi require a majority), a runoff was held on December 15, 2020.

Incumbent one-term mayor Joe McComb was defeated by city councilwoman Paulette Guajardo.

Candidates

Declared

• Priscilla Gonzalez, marketing supervisor and podcaster ^[1]
• Paulette Guajardo, city council member ^[2]
• Joe McComb, incumbent mayor and former city council member ^[3] (party preference: Republican)
• John Medina, anti-bullying advocate and former operator at Koch Industries ^[4]
• Joe Michael Perez, shop owner and controversial political figure ^[5]
• Eric Rodriguez, environmental manager at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi ^[6]
• Roberto Seidner, retired physician ^[7]
• Carolyn Vaughn, Nueces County commissioner ^[8]
• Pancho Villa, retired photographer ^[7]

Results

First round

2020 Corpus Christi mayoral election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Joe McComb (incumbent)	34,118	32.96%
	Nonpartisan	Paulette Guajardo	33,366	32.24%
	Nonpartisan	Carolyn Vaughn	17,198	16.62%
	Nonpartisan	Priscilla Gonzalez	5,427	5.24%
	Nonpartisan	Eric Rodriguez	4,330	4.18%
	Nonpartisan	Pancho Villa	3,213	3.10%
	Nonpartisan	Joe Michael Perez	2,793	2.70%
	Nonpartisan	John Medina	2,775	2.68%
	Nonpartisan	Roberto Seidner	284	0.27%
Total votes			103,504	100.00%

Runoff

2020 Corpus Christi mayoral runoff election ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Paulette Guajardo	15,809	56.02%
	Nonpartisan	Joe McComb (incumbent)	12,412	43.98%
Total votes			28,221	100.00%

See also

• 2020 Texas elections

References

1. Chandler, Greg (October 19, 2020). "Mayoral candidate addresses past arrests". Kris 6 News.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. Cargo, Kathryn (August 13, 2020). "Councilwoman Paulette Guajardo launches bid to become Corpus Christi mayor". Corpus Christi Caller Times.
3. Acosta, Tim (September 6, 2019). "Early bird gets the term? Corpus Christi Mayor Joe McComb announces reelection bid".
4. Flores, Veronica (September 6, 2019). "Mayoral candidate says he will focus on fixing streets and homeless issues".
5. Guerra, Joey (July 9, 2020). "A MAGA hat on Selena statue, now he runs for mayor of Corpus Christi".
6. "Local man throws his hat in the ring in the race for Mayor". Kris 6 News. February 7, 2020.
7. Crow, Kirsten (October 9, 2020). "Here's what mayoral candidates think about budgets, taxes and a desalination plant". Corpus Christi Caller Times.
8. Rodriguez, Alexandria (July 1, 2020). "Nueces County Commissioner Carolyn Vaughn will run for Corpus Christi mayor". Corpus Christi Caller Times.
9. "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. November 10, 2020.
10. "CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI RUNOFF ELECTION". Nueces County Clerk. December 15, 2020.