James Melvin

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James Melvin

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Last election

May 3, 2025

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James Melvin ran for election for Mayor of San Antonio in Texas. Melvin lost in the general election on May 3, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Mayoral election in San Antonio, Texas (2025)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of San Antonio

Gina Ortiz Jones defeated Rolando Pablos in the general runoff election for Mayor of San Antonio on June 7, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gina Ortiz Jones (Nonpartisan)	54.3	77,587
		Rolando Pablos (Nonpartisan)	45.7	65,245

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 142,832
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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 3, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gina Ortiz Jones (Nonpartisan)	27.2	27,517
✔		Rolando Pablos (Nonpartisan)	16.6	16,798
		Beto Altamirano (Nonpartisan)	12.1	12,190
		Adriana Garcia (Nonpartisan)	9.9	10,016
		Manny Pelaez (Nonpartisan)	7.3	7,398
		Melissa Cabello Havrda (Nonpartisan)	6.7	6,736
		John Courage (Nonpartisan)	5.6	5,625
		Clayton Perry (Nonpartisan)	5.5	5,575
		Tim Westley (Nonpartisan)	3.7	3,776
		Robert Melvin (Nonpartisan)	0.9	944
		Christopher Reyes (Nonpartisan)	0.5	522
	Submit photo	Sonia Traut (Nonpartisan)	0.4	449
	Submit photo	Diana Uriegas (Nonpartisan)	0.4	444
		Jade McCullough (Nonpartisan)	0.4	425
		Brandon Gonzales (Nonpartisan)	0.4	355
		Mauricio Sanchez (Nonpartisan)	0.3	337
		Andrew Vicencio (Nonpartisan)	0.3	303
	Submit photo	Michael Samaniego (Nonpartisan)	0.3	302
	Submit photo	Chris Herring (Nonpartisan)	0.2	236
		Robert Salinas (Nonpartisan)	0.2	197
	Submit photo	Gerardo Zambrano (Nonpartisan)	0.2	183
		Santos Alvarado (Nonpartisan)	0.2	164
	Submit photo	James Melvin (Nonpartisan)	0.2	163
	Submit photo	Armando Dominguez (Nonpartisan)	0.2	152
	Submit photo	April Guadarrama (Nonpartisan)	0.1	149
	Submit photo	Bill Ruppel (Nonpartisan)	0.1	113
	Submit photo	Arturo Espinosa (Nonpartisan)	0.1	81

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,150
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2025

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