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2019 San Antonio mayoral election

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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]

2019 San Antonio mayoral election
← 2017 May 4, 2019 (first round)
June 8, 2019 (runoff)		 2021 →
Turnout11.46% Decrease (first round)
15.43% Increase (runoff)
 
Candidate Ron Nirenberg Greg Brockhouse
First round 49,579
48.67% 		46,414
45.56%
Runoff 61,741
51.11% 		59,051
48.89%
Mayor before election

Ron Nirenberg

 Elected mayor

Ron Nirenberg

Background

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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

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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

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(as listed in order on the official ballot)

Endorsements

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italicized individuals and organizations are post-regular election endorsements

Brockhouse
Nirenberg

Results

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First round

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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 was scheduled for Saturday, June 8, 2019, between the top two vote-getters.[2][26]

San Antonio Mayor, 2019
Regular election, May 4, 2019
Candidate Votes % ±
✓ Ron Nirenberg 49,579 48.67
✓ Greg Brockhouse 46,414 45.56
John Velasquez 1,644 1.61
Antonio "Tony" Diaz 1,104 1.08
Tim Atwood 1,026 1.01
Matt Piña 762 0.75
Bert Cecconi 573 0.56
Michael "Commander" Idrogo 434 0.43
Carlos Castanuela 330 0.32
Turnout 101,866 11.47* +.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

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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
Candidate Votes % ±
✓ Ron Nirenberg 61,741 51.11% -3.48%
Greg Brockhouse 59,051 48.89%
Turnout 120,792 15.43% +2.28%

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "City Elections". City of San Antonio. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Nirenberg and Brockhouse headed for runoff; 7 City Council races decided as 3 bound for runoff". San Antonio Express-News. May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bexar County, Texas - City of San Antonio - Runoff". Bexar County Elections Department. Archived from the original on June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Nowlin, Sanford. "Greg Brockhouse Announces He's Running for Mayor of San Antonio". San Antonio Current. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  5. ^ Tracy, Gerald (December 19, 2018). "Council member fires back at Mayor, calling tweets 'juvenile and inaccurate'". News 4 San Antonio. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  6. ^ Ball, Scott (November 20, 2018). "Look for Brockhouse in Mayor's Race – and the Firefighters Union, Too". The Rivard Report. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Teitz, Liz (January 19, 2019). "San Antonio mayor announces run for re-election". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Teitz, Liz (February 9, 2019). "Brockhouse announces mayoral run". mysanantonio.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  9. ^ McGuinness, Dylan (February 15, 2019). "All eyes on the mayoral duel in San Antonio's May elections". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  10. ^ Patrie, Bonnie; Palacios, Joey (January 19, 2019). "San Antonio Mayor Launches Re-election Campaign". Texas Public Radio. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  11. ^ "Matt Pina for Mayor of San Antonio". Facebook. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  12. ^ Palacios, Joey (February 9, 2019). "Greg Brockhouse Is Running For San Antonio Mayor". Texas Public Radio. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  13. ^ Lefko, Jim (February 4, 2019). "San Antonio mayoral candidate Cecconi has unique idea for funding college tuition". News 4 San Antonio. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  14. ^ "Republican Party of Bexar County". March 14, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  15. ^ Palacios, Joey (April 24, 2019). "2019 Mayoral Race: Brockhouse Wants To Focus On Neighborhoods And Their Struggles". Texas Public Radio. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  16. ^ Garcia, Gilbert (April 17, 2019). "Firefighters prepare polling-place push for Brockhouse". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  17. ^ Dimmick, Iris (April 15, 2019). "Union's Chris Steele to Firefighters: Push Hard for Brockhouse in Mayor's Race". The Rivard Report. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  18. ^ a b Nowlin, Sanford (May 23, 2019). "Castro Twins Will Endorse San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg's Reelection Bid". San Antonio Current. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  19. ^ Manny Pelaez Endorses Mayor Nirenberg for Re-Election. YouTube. May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  20. ^ Councilman Rey Saldaña Endorses Mayor Nirenberg for Re-Election. YouTube. May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  21. ^ Councilwoman Ana Sandoval Endorses Ron Nirenberg for San Antonio Mayor. YouTube. May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  22. ^ "Nirenberg for mayor". San Antonio Express-News. March 30, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  23. ^ Sanchez, Sam (March 11, 2019). "Nod to Nirenberg for Mayor Tops List of Stonewall's City Council Endorsements". Out in SA. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  24. ^ "Texas Democrat Party, in Unusual Move, Endorses Nirenberg for Mayor". WOAI (AM). May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  25. ^ Dimmick, Iris (May 21, 2019). "Nirenberg Gets Endorsement from Texas Organizing Project in Mayor's Race". The Rivard Report. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  26. ^ "JOINT GENERAL, SPECIAL AND CHARTER MAY 4, 2019". www.bexar.org. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  27. ^ "City of San Antonio - Runoff June 8, 2019". www.bexar.org. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
Preceded by
2017 		San Antonio Mayoral Election
2019 		Succeeded by
2021
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