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Antonio Diaz
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Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 1, 2021

Personal
Profession
Small business owner

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Antonio Diaz ran for election for Mayor of San Antonio in Texas. Diaz lost in the general election on May 1, 2021.

Biography

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Diaz graduated from the St. Phillips College School of Nursing in 1983. He formerly worked as a nurse and is a small business owner.[1]

Elections

2021

See also: Mayoral election in San Antonio, Texas (2021)

General election

General election for Mayor of San Antonio

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of San Antonio on May 1, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ron Nirenberg
Ron Nirenberg (Nonpartisan)
 
61.9
 
92,156
Image of Greg Brockhouse
Greg Brockhouse (Nonpartisan)
 
31.5
 
46,829
Image of Denise Gutierrez
Denise Gutierrez (Nonpartisan)
 
1.8
 
2,711
Image of Gary Allen
Gary Allen (Nonpartisan)
 
1.4
 
2,049
Image of Antonio Diaz
Antonio Diaz (Nonpartisan)
 
0.9
 
1,358
Image of Tim Atwood
Tim Atwood (Nonpartisan)
 
0.5
 
786
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Jacq'ue Miller (Nonpartisan)
 
0.5
 
703
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Ray Adam Basaldua (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
631
Image of Michael Idrogo
Michael Idrogo (Nonpartisan)
 
0.3
 
406
Image of John Velasquez
John Velasquez (Nonpartisan)
 
0.2
 
340
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Dan Martinez (Nonpartisan)
 
0.2
 
334
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Frank Muniz (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
208
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Justin Macaluso (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
207
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Joshua Galvan (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
172

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Total votes: 148,890
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2019

See also: Mayoral election in San Antonio, Texas (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of San Antonio

Incumbent Ron Nirenberg defeated Greg Brockhouse in the general runoff election for Mayor of San Antonio on June 8, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Ron Nirenberg (Nonpartisan)
 
51.1
 
61,741
Image of Greg Brockhouse
Greg Brockhouse (Nonpartisan)
 
48.9
 
59,051

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 120,792
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General election

General election for Mayor of San Antonio

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of San Antonio on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Ron Nirenberg (Nonpartisan)
 
48.7
 
49,579
✔
Image of Greg Brockhouse
Greg Brockhouse (Nonpartisan)
 
45.6
 
46,414
Image of John Velasquez
John Velasquez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
1.6
 
1,644
Image of Antonio Diaz
Antonio Diaz (Nonpartisan)
 
1.1
 
1,104
Image of Tim Atwood
Tim Atwood (Nonpartisan)
 
1.0
 
1,026
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Matthew Piña (Nonpartisan)
 
0.7
 
762
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Bert Cecconi (Nonpartisan)
 
0.6
 
573
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0.4
 
434
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Carlos Castanuela (Nonpartisan)
 
0.3
 
330

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 101,866
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in San Antonio, Texas (2017)

The city of San Antonio, Texas, held general elections for mayor and all 10 of its city council seats on May 6, 2017. Candidates had to earn a majority of the votes cast in this election to win. Any race where no candidate received a majority (50 percent plus one) of the general election votes cast for that position advanced to a runoff election on June 10, 2017. The following candidates ran in the general election for mayor of San Antonio.[2]

Mayor of San Antonio, General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ivy R. Taylor Incumbent 42.01% 41,794
Green check mark transparent.png Ron Nirenberg 37.08% 36,890
Juan Manuel Medina 15.13% 15,049
Keven Roles 1.57% 1,557
Antonio Diaz 0.97% 966
Will McLeod 0.55% 545
Felicio Hernandez Flores II 0.43% 429
John Velasquez 0.39% 383
Gerard Ponce 0.37% 366
Michael Idrogo 0.37% 366
Rhett Rosenquest Smith 0.32% 321
Stephen Lucke 0.32% 315
Julie Iris Oldham 0.27% 270
Napoleon Madrid 0.23% 225
Total Votes 99,476
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "May 6, 2017 Media Report," May 18, 2017

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2016

See also: Texas' 21st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Lamar Smith (R) defeated Thomas Wakely (D), Mark Loewe (L), and Antonio Diaz (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Smith defeated Matt McCall, John Murphy and Todd Phelps in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Wakely defeated Tejas Vakil for the Democratic nomination.[3][4]

U.S. House, Texas District 21 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLamar Smith Incumbent 57% 202,967
     Democratic Thomas Wakely 36.4% 129,765
     Libertarian Mark Loewe 4.1% 14,735
     Green Antonio Diaz 2.4% 8,564
Total Votes 356,031
Source: Texas Secretary of State


U.S. House, Texas District 21 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLamar Smith Incumbent 60.1% 69,866
Matt McCall 28.9% 33,624
Todd Phelps 5.7% 6,597
John Murphy 5.3% 6,200
Total Votes 116,287
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Wakely 59% 29,632
Tejas Vakil 41% 20,595
Total Votes 50,227
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2015

See also: San Antonio, Texas municipal elections, 2015

The city of San Antonio, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. All 10 city council seats were up for election. In District 2, incumbent Alan E. Warrick defeated Keith A. Toney and Antonio Diaz.[5][6][7]

San Antonio City Council, District 2, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAlan E. Warrick Incumbent 62.1% 3,101
Keith A. Toney 23.4% 1,167
Antonio Diaz 14.6% 728
Total Votes 4,996
Source: Bexar County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015

2014

See also: Texas' 21st Congressional District elections, 2014

Diaz ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 21st District. Diaz was approved by the Green Party delegates at the state convention on April 12, 2014.[8] He was defeated by incumbent Lamar Smith (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[9]

U.S. House, Texas District 21 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLamar Smith Incumbent 71.8% 135,660
     Green Antonio Diaz 14.7% 27,831
     Libertarian Ryan Shields 13.5% 25,505
Total Votes 188,996
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas' 20th Congressional District elections, 2012

Diaz ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 20th District. He ran as a Green Party candidate. He ran against David Rosa (R), A.E. Potts (L), and Joaquin Castro (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10]

U.S. House, Texas District 20 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJoaquin Castro 63.9% 119,032
     Republican David Rosa 33.5% 62,376
     Libertarian A.E. Potts 1.7% 3,143
     Green Antonio Diaz 0.9% 1,626
Total Votes 186,177
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Antonio Diaz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Diaz stated the following about his political philosophy in a biographical submission to Ballotpedia:[1]

  • "Fight the corrupting effects of money in politics.
  • Clean off of environmental toxic hot zones.
  • Reform of Higher Education financing and student loans.
  • Work for economic justice.
  • Work for immigration reform."

Campaign finance

2017

The table below lists campaign finance totals for the mayoral candidates as of reports available from the city of San Antonio following the May 3 filing deadline.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography submission to Ballotpedia on September 17, 2012
  2. ↑ City of San Antonio, "Candidate Listings," accessed February 21, 2017
  3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
  4. ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
  5. ↑ Bexar County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
  6. ↑ Harris County, "Important 2015 Election Dates," accessed January 12, 2015
  7. ↑ City of San Antonio, "2015 Candidate Listing," accessed March 18, 2015
  8. ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed May 7, 2014
  9. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
  10. ↑ Texas Green Party, "Candidate list," accessed June 12, 2012
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