City elections in San Antonio, Texas (2019)

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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 15, 2019
General election: May 4, 2019
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Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 11 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of San Antonio, Texas, held general elections for mayor and all 10 seats on the city council on May 4, 2019. A runoff election was scheduled for June 8, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was February 15, 2019.

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2017

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

District 1

Incumbent Roberto C. Treviño defeated Michael Montaño in the runoff election for the District 1 seat on the San Antonio City Council.

San Antonio City Council, District 1 Runoff Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Roberto C. Treviño Incumbent 51.68% 5,338
Michael Montaño 48.32% 4,991
Total Votes 10,329
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "June 10, 2017 Media Report," June 22, 2017

The following candidates ran in the general election for the District 1 seat on the San Antonio City Council.[1]

San Antonio City Council, District 1 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Roberto C. Treviño Incumbent 48.76% 4,408
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Montaño 31.45% 2,843
Robert Feria 6.67% 603
Lauro Bustamante 6.05% 547
Adrian Flores Jr. 4.10% 371
Ross Trevino 2.96% 268
Total Votes 9,040
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "May 6, 2017 Media Report," May 18, 2017

District 2

William Shaw III defeated incumbent Alan E. Warrick II in the runoff election for the District 2 seat on the San Antonio City Council.

San Antonio City Council, District 2 Runoff Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png William Shaw III 56.34% 3,752
Alan E. Warrick II Incumbent 43.66% 2,907
Total Votes 6,659
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "June 10, 2017 Media Report," June 22, 2017

Incumbent Alan E. Warrick II and William Shaw III defeated Keith A. Toney and Dori L. Brown in the general election for the District 2 seat on the San Antonio City Council.[2]

San Antonio City Council, District 2 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Alan E. Warrick II Incumbent 40.86% 2,410
Green check mark transparent.png William Shaw III 28.64% 1,689
Keith A. Toney 23.40% 1,380
Dori L. Brown 7.10% 419
Total Votes 5,898
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "May 6, 2017 Media Report," May 18, 2017

District 3

The following candidates ran in the general election for the District 3 seat on the San Antonio City Council.[3]

San Antonio City Council, District 3 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Rebecca J. Viagran Incumbent 62.11% 4,509
Jessica Guerrero 14.63% 1,062
Nathan Carrizales 11.06% 803
Ismael Reyes 5.08% 369
Jerome Durham 2.93% 213
Sylvia Don 2.12% 154
Ralph Gerber III 2.07% 150
Total Votes 7,260
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "May 6, 2017 Media Report," May 18, 2017

District 4

Incumbent Rey Saldaña defeated Johnny Arredondo and Rey Guevara in the general election for the District 4 seat on the San Antonio City Council.[4]

San Antonio City Council, District 4 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Rey Saldaña Incumbent 78.36% 3,455
Johnny Arredondo 14.47% 638
Rey Guevara 7.17% 316
Total Votes 4,409
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "May 6, 2017 Media Report," May 18, 2017

District 5

The following candidates ran in the general election for the District 5 seat on the San Antonio City Council.[5]

San Antonio City Council, District 5 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Shirley Gonzales Incumbent 65.78% 3,396
Richard Montez 16.15% 834
David Yañez 5.98% 309
Cynthia T. Cavazos 4.53% 234
Dolores Sotomayor 4.26% 220
Daniel Lopez Jr. 3.29% 170
Total Votes 5,163
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "May 6, 2017 Media Report," May 18, 2017

District 6

Greg Brockhouse defeated Melissa Cabello Havrda in the runoff election for the District 6 seat on the San Antonio City Council.

San Antonio City Council, District 6 Runoff Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Greg Brockhouse 52.42% 4,709
Melissa Cabello Havrda 47.58% 4,274
Total Votes 8,983
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "June 10, 2017 Media Report," June 22, 2017

The following candidates ran in the general election for the District 6 seat on the San Antonio City Council.[6]

San Antonio City Council, District 6 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Greg Brockhouse 36.09% 3,064
Green check mark transparent.png Melissa Cabello Havrda 20.57% 1,747
Ricardo Treviño Jr. 20.24% 1,719
Joseph Cortez 17.83% 1,514
Don Page 1.87% 159
Robert Anthony Castaneda 1.63% 138
Eric Gosset 1.50% 127
Ropal Anderson 0.27% 23
Total Votes 8,491
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "May 6, 2017 Media Report," May 18, 2017

District 7

Ana Sandoval defeated incumbent Cris Medina, Michele Dalbis-Robledo, Marco Reyes, and Alfredo Esparza Colunga in the general election for the District 7 seat on the San Antonio City Council.[7]

San Antonio City Council, District 7 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ana Sandoval 50.78% 5,958
Cris Medina Incumbent 36.30% 4,259
Michele Dalbis-Robledo 10.89% 1,278
Marco Reyes 1.30% 153
Alfredo Esparza Colunga 0.72% 84
Total Votes 11,732
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "May 6, 2017 Media Report," May 18, 2017

District 8

Manuel Pelaez-Prada defeated Cynthia Brehm in the runoff election for the District 8 seat on the San Antonio City Council.

San Antonio City Council, District 8 Runoff Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Manuel Pelaez-Prada 55.07% 7,084
Cynthia Brehm 44.93% 5,780
Total Votes 12,864
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "June 10, 2017 Media Report," June 22, 2017

The following candidates ran in the general election for the District 8 seat on the San Antonio City Council.[8]

San Antonio City Council, District 8 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Cynthia Brehm 33.39% 3,717
Green check mark transparent.png Manuel Pelaez-Prada 27.25% 3,034
Patricia Pliego Stout 20.89% 2,326
Anthony Valdivia 10.69% 1,190
Paul Martin 5.94% 661
Shane A. Hinze 1.83% 204
Total Votes 11,132
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "May 6, 2017 Media Report," May 18, 2017

District 9

John Courage defeated Marco Barros in the runoff election for the District 9 seat on the San Antonio City Council.

San Antonio City Council, District 9 Runoff Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John Courage 52.66% 8,490
Marco Barros 47.34% 7,633
Total Votes 16,123
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "June 10, 2017 Media Report," June 22, 2017

The following candidates ran in the general election for the District 9 seat on the San Antonio City Council.[9]

San Antonio City Council, District 9 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Marco Barros 24.68% 3,617
Green check mark transparent.png John Courage 22.39% 3,281
Patrick Von Dohlen 19.21% 2,815
David Cohen 7.65% 1,121
Patricia Gibbons 7.42% 1,087
Lynlie Wallace 7.40% 1,085
Sandra Martinez-Deyarmond 4.38% 642
Bert Cecconi 3.32% 487
Matthew Piña 1.87% 274
Adam I. Goodman 1.67% 244
Total Votes 14,653
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "May 6, 2017 Media Report," May 18, 2017

District 10

Clayton Perry defeated Ezra Johnson in the runoff election for the District 10 seat on the San Antonio City Council.

San Antonio City Council, District 10 Runoff Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Clayton Perry 53.08% 7,157
Ezra Johnson 46.92% 6,326
Total Votes 13,483
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "June 10, 2017 Media Report," June 22, 2017

The following candidates ran in the general election for the District 10 seat on the San Antonio City Council.[10]

San Antonio City Council, District 10 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ezra Johnson 21.69% 2,733
Green check mark transparent.png Clayton Perry 21.55% 2,715
Jonathan Delmer 15.85% 1,997
Reinette King 11.79% 1,486
Diana Kenny 11.26% 1,419
John Alvarez 9.60% 1,209
Celeste Montez-Tidwell 3.05% 384
Andrew Padilla 2.66% 335
Eric Morse 1.54% 194
Lon Jett IV 1.01% 127
Total Votes 12,599
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "May 6, 2017 Media Report," May 18, 2017

2015

See also: Municipal elections in San Antonio, Texas (2015)

2014

See also: Municipal elections in San Antonio, Texas (2014)

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About the city

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San Antonio is a city in Bexar County, Texas. As of 2010, its population was 1,327,407.

City government

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The city of San Antonio uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[11]

Demographics

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Demographic Data for San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio Texas
Population 1,327,407 25,145,561
Land area (sq mi) 485 261,266
Race and ethnicity**
White 80.3% 74%
Black/African American 7% 12.1%
Asian 2.8% 4.8%
Native American 0.8% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more 3% 2.7%
Hispanic/Latino 64.2% 39.3%
Education
High school graduation rate 82.4% 83.7%
College graduation rate 26% 29.9%
Income
Median household income $52,455 $61,874
Persons below poverty level 17.8% 14.7%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


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Demographic data for Texas
 TexasU.S.
Total population:27,429,639316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):261,2323,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:74.9%73.6%
Black/African American:11.9%12.6%
Asian:4.2%5.1%
Native American:0.5%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:2.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:38.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:81.9%86.7%
College graduation rate:27.6%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,207$53,889
Persons below poverty level:19.9%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Texas 0.48% 1.61% 2.25%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[12][13]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points.


See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ City of San Antonio, "Candidate Listings," accessed February 21, 2017
  2. ↑ City of San Antonio, "Candidate Listings," accessed February 21, 2017
  3. ↑ City of San Antonio, "Candidate Listings," accessed February 21, 2017
  4. ↑ City of San Antonio, "Candidate Listings," accessed February 21, 2017
  5. ↑ City of San Antonio, "Candidate Listings," accessed February 21, 2017
  6. ↑ City of San Antonio, "Candidate Listings," accessed February 21, 2017
  7. ↑ City of San Antonio, "Candidate Listings," accessed February 21, 2017
  8. ↑ City of San Antonio, "Candidate Listings," accessed February 21, 2017
  9. ↑ City of San Antonio, "Candidate Listings," accessed February 21, 2017
  10. ↑ City of San Antonio, "Candidate Listings," accessed February 21, 2017
  11. ↑ City of San Antonio, "Your Government," accessed October 24, 2014
  12. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  13. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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