2025 San Antonio mayoral election

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2025 San Antonio mayoral election
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Incumbent Mayor

Ron Nirenberg



The 2025 San Antonio mayoral election will be held on May 3, 2025, to elect the next mayor of San Antonio, Texas. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the two highest-placing candidates will advance to a runoff election on June 7. Due to the passage of Proposition F in the 2024 election, the winner will receive a four-year term, as term limits were changed from four two-year terms to two four-year terms.

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Incumbent mayor Ron Nirenberg has served four two-year terms. The new term-limit law prevents him from seeking re-election to a four-year term.

Background

Municipal elections in San Antonio are nonpartisan meaning all candidate are classified as nonpartisan. Incumbent mayor Ron Nirenberg is term-limited, having been elected four prior times in 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023. Nirenberg is expected to be the longest serving mayor of San Antonio since Henry Cisneros, and this election will mark the first time since 2009 that no incumbent has been on the ballot. [1]

The first announcement in the campaign came from councilmember John Courage in January 2024, 15 months before the election, nearly tripling the length of time candidates have historically officially campaigned when compared to recent mayoral elections in the city. [2] The first mayoral vacancy since 2009 has led more sitting council members to enter or express interest in the race, in turn leading to increased political divisions within the city council. [3] [4]

Candidates

Endorsements

Beto Altamirano
Local officials
Melissa Cabello Havrda
Local officials
Gina Ortiz Jones
Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [b] 		Margin
of error		Beto
Altamirano		John
Courage		Adriana
Rocha Garcia		Melissa
Cabello Havrda		Gina
Ortiz Jones		Manny
Peláez		Clayton
Perry		OtherUndecided
UT San Antonio [23] February 17–20, 2025683 (LV)± 3.8%4%8%3%4%9%6%3%7% [c] 56% [d]
UT San Antonio [24] September 11–16, 2024692 (RV)± 3.7%4%9%4%4%–5%–4% [e] 70% [f]

General election

Results

2025 San Antonio mayoral election
CandidateVotes %
Beto Altamirano
Santos Alvarado
John Courage
Armando Dominguez
Arturo Espinosa
Adriana Rocha Garcia
Brandon Gonzales
April Guadarrama
Melissa Cabello Havdra
Christopher Herring
Gina Ortiz Jones
Jade McCullough
James Melvin
Robert Melvin
Rolando Pablos
Manny Peláez
Clayton Perry
Chris Reyes
Bill Ruppel
Robert Salinas
Michael Samaniego
Mauricio Sanchez
Sonia Traut
Diane Flores Uriegas
Andrew Vicencio
Tim Westley
Gerardo Zambrano
Total votes100.00

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Courage initially declared his candidacy on January 25, 2024, [7] before dropping out of the race on December 2. [8] He then rejoined the race on February 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ↑ Westley with 2%; Espinosa, Flores Uriegas, Pablos, and "Someone else" with 1%; Alvarado, Dominguez, Gonzales, Herring, McCullough, Robert Melvin, Reyes, Salinas, Samaniego, Sanchez, Traut, and "I would not vote in this race" with 0%
  4. ↑ "Don't know" with 35%; "I'm not familiar with any of the candidates running for mayor" with 21%
  5. ↑ "Someone else" with 3%; "I would not vote in this race" with 1%
  6. ↑ "I'm not familiar with any of the candidates running for mayor" with 43%; "Don't know" with 27%

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Molly (October 7, 2023). "'The mayor's race has already begun': 2025 election could draw contenders from inside and outside City Hall". San Antonio Express-News . Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ Smith, Molly (January 25, 2024). "Councilman John Courage becomes first official 2025 mayoral candidate". San Antonio Express-News . Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ Drusch, Andrea (April 11, 2024). "Knives are out for Nirenberg's Ready to Work program". San Antonio Report. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ Rodriguez, Megan (May 9, 2024). "City Council members may be looking to force out city attorney". San Antonio Express-News . Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ Brnger, Garrett (May 31, 2024). "Tech entrepreneur Beto Altamirano announces San Antonio mayoral run". KSAT-TV . Archived from the original on May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 Dean, Kristin (January 15, 2025). "Here are the candidates running for San Antonio mayor this year". KENS . Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ Peck, Josh (January 25, 2024). "District 9 Councilman John Courage announces run for San Antonio mayor". Texas Public Radio . Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ Ibañez, David; Brnger, Garrett (December 2, 2024). "John Courage drops out of the 2025 race for San Antonio mayor". KSAT-TV . Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  9. ↑ Smith, Molly (February 14, 2025). "Councilman John Courage jumps back into San Antonio mayor's race". San Antonio Express-News .
  10. 1 2 3 "Applications Received". City of San Antonio. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Kotisso, Nate; Brnger, Garrett (February 14, 2025). "Who's running for San Antonio mayor? Packed crowd vies for open seat". KSAT-TV . Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  12. ↑ Berngr, Garrett; Salazar, Sal (August 13, 2024). "Adriana Rocha Garcia announces run for San Antonio mayor, is third council member to enter race". KSAT-TV . Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  13. ↑ Salazar, Garrett Brnger, Sal (December 4, 2024). "Melissa Cabello Havrda enters San Antonio mayor's race". KSAT-TV . Retrieved December 4, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ Karlis, Michael (December 4, 2024). "Former Air Force Under Secretary Gina Ortiz Jones joins San Antonio mayoral race". San Antonio Current . Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  15. ↑ Smith, Molly (January 14, 2025). "Real estate developer Robert Melvin joins long list of mayoral hopefuls looking to replace Ron Nirenberg". San Antonio Express-News . Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  16. ↑ Smith, Molly (August 27, 2024). "Former Secretary of State Rolando Pablos joins crowded field for San Antonio mayor". San Antonio Express-News . Archived from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  17. ↑ Salinas, Rebecca (April 9, 2024). "Councilman Manny Pelaez announces run for San Antonio mayor". KSAT-TV . Archived from the original on June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  18. ↑ Avila, Jake (November 22, 2024). "Clayton Perry discusses DWI crash as he prepares to run for SA Mayor". WOAI-TV . Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  19. ↑ Brnger, Garrett (January 15, 2025). "Flood of candidates sign up for San Antonio mayor, council races". KSAT-TV . Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  20. ↑ Drusch, Andrea (January 15, 2025). "Candidates swarm first hour of filing for San Antonio's 2025 City Council races". San Antonio Report. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  21. 1 2 Benjamin, Gordon (March 4, 2025). "Will Big Endorsements Sway City Voters in the 2025 Local Elections?". San Antonio Observer. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  22. ↑ "EMILYs List Endorses Gina Ortiz Jones for San Antonio Mayor". EMILYs List (Press release). February 11, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  23. ↑ University of Texas at San Antonio
  24. ↑ University of Texas at San Antonio
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