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2021 San Antonio elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 12, 2021
General election: May 1, 2021
Runoff election: June 5, 2021
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 11 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2021

The city of San Antonio, Texas, held general elections for mayor and city council on May 1, 2021. A runoff election was scheduled for June 5, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was February 12, 2021.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

Elections

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Candidates and results

San Antonio City Council general election runoff (June 5, 2021)

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
District 1

Roberto C. Treviño (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMario Bravo 
District 2

Jada Andrews-Sullivan (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJalen McKee-Rodriguez 
District 3

Tomas Uresti 
Green check mark transparent.pngPhyllis Viagran 
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngTeri Castillo 
Rudy Lopez 
District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Courage (i)
Patrick Von Dohlen 

San Antonio City Council general election (May 1, 2021)

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngRoberto C. Treviño (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMario Bravo 
Lauro Bustamante 
Cyndi Dominguez 
Matthew Gauna  Candidate Connection
Raymond Zavala 
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngJada Andrews-Sullivan (i)
Carl Booker  Candidate Connection
Dori L. Brown 
Pharaoh Clark 
Nneka Cleaver 
Norris Darden 
Chris Dawkins 
Michael Good 
Green check mark transparent.pngJalen McKee-Rodriguez 
Walter Perry Sr. 
Andrew Vicencio 
Kristi Villanueva 
District 3

Angela Cardona 
Katherine Garza 
Ted Gonzalez 
Rodolfo Lopez 
Marcello Martinez 
Walter Murray 
Green check mark transparent.pngTomas Uresti 
Diana Uriegas 
Stephen Valdez 
Mark Vargas Jr. 
Rafael Vela 
Green check mark transparent.pngPhyllis Viagran 
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngAdriana Garcia (i)
Raymond Guzman 
Curtis Mueller 
David Tristan 
District 5

Jesse Alaniz 
Irma Barron 
Green check mark transparent.pngTeri Castillo 
Marie Crabb 
Ray Garza 
Anthony Gres 
Norberto Landin 
Green check mark transparent.pngRudy Lopez 
Jason Mata Sr. 
Ricardo Moreno 
David Yanez 
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Cabello Havrda (i)
Chris Baecker 
Robert Hernandez 
Irina Rudolph  Candidate Connection
Robert Walker 
District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngAna Sandoval (i)
Patricia Varela  Candidate Connection
District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngManny Pelaez (i)
Cesario Garcia 
Suzanne McCarty 
Tammy Orta 
Rob Rodriguez  Candidate Connection
District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Courage (i)
Cory Dennington  (unofficially withdrew)
Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Von Dohlen 
Erika Moe 
Antonio Salinas 
District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngClayton Perry (i)
Gabrien Gregory 
Ezra Johnson 
Emily Norwood  Candidate Connection
Alexander Svehla 

Ballot measures

See also: Texas 2021 local ballot measures

San Antonio, Texas, Proposition A, Public Purpose Bond Issuance Charter Amendment (May 2021):  ✔

A "yes" vote supported amending the city charter to allow the city to issue bonds for public purposes and improvements not prohibited by the Texas Constitution or general laws, replacing the existing requirement that bonds be used to construct, acquire, equip, renovate, improve and repair public works.

A "no" vote opposed amending the city charter to allow the city to issue bonds for public purposes and improvements not prohibited by the Texas Constitution or general laws, thereby maintaining the existing requirement that bonds be used to construct, acquire, equip, renovate, improve and repair public works.

San Antonio, Texas, Proposition B, Repeal Police Collective Bargaining Initiative (May 2021):  ✖

A "yes" vote supported repealing local authority for collective bargaining with the San Antonio Police Officers Association to negotiate wages, healthcare, leave, and other policies. As of 2020, Chapter 174 of state law allows cities the option to negotiate with unions through collective bargaining. 

A "no" vote opposed repealing local authority granting collective bargaining to police officers under Chapter 174 of state law.

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About the city

See also: San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio is a city in Bexar County, Texas. As of 2020, its population was 1,434,625.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

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.[1]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio Texas
Population 1,434,625 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 498 261,267
Race and ethnicity**
White 71.9% 69.2%
Black/African American 6.8% 12.1%
Asian 3% 4.9%
Native American 0.7% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 7.4% 6.2%
Multiple 10.1% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 64.7% 39.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 82.7% 84.4%
College graduation rate 26.4% 30.7%
Income
Median household income $53,420 $63,826
Persons below poverty level 17.6% 14.2%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**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.


See also

San Antonio, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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