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Manny Pelaez
Manny Pelaez was a member of the San Antonio City Council in Texas, representing District 8. He assumed office on June 1, 2017. He left office on June 1, 2025.
Pelaez ran for election for Mayor of San Antonio in Texas. He lost in the general election on May 3, 2025.
Biography
Pelaez was an attorney representing homeowners, business owners, schools, banks, and international companies from Japan, Spain, and Latin America. He received a bachelor's degree from Trinity University in 1997 and a J.D. from St. Mary's University in 2000.[1][2]
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Sonia Traut (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 449 | ||
| 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 | |
| Michael Samaniego (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 302 | ||
| Chris Herring (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 236 | ||
 | Robert Salinas (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 197 | |
| Gerardo Zambrano (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 183 | ||
 | Santos Alvarado (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 164 | |
| James Melvin (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 163 | ||
| Armando Dominguez (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 152 | ||
| April Guadarrama (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 149 | ||
| Bill Ruppel (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 113 | ||
| Arturo Espinosa (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 81 | ||
| Total votes: 101,150 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pelaez in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in San Antonio, Texas (2023)
General election
General election for San Antonio City Council District 8
Incumbent Manny Pelaez defeated Cesario Garcia in the general election for San Antonio City Council District 8 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Manny Pelaez (Nonpartisan) | 70.5 | 9,756 |
 | Cesario Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 29.5 | 4,089 | |
| Total votes: 13,845 | |||
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2021
See also: City elections in San Antonio, Texas (2021)
General election
General election for San Antonio City Council District 8
Incumbent Manny Pelaez defeated Rob Rodriguez, Suzanne McCarty, Cesario Garcia, and Tammy Orta in the general election for San Antonio City Council District 8 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Manny Pelaez (Nonpartisan) | 59.3 | 10,393 |
 | Rob Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 20.8 | 3,650 | |
| Suzanne McCarty (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 1,644 | ||
| Cesario Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 1,161 | |
 | Tammy Orta (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 667 | |
| Total votes: 17,515 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in San Antonio, Texas (2019)
General election
General election for San Antonio City Council District 8
Incumbent Manny Pelaez defeated Tony Valdivia and Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe in the general election for San Antonio City Council District 8 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Manny Pelaez (Nonpartisan) | 58.4 | 7,364 |
 | Tony Valdivia (Nonpartisan) | 29.5 | 3,717 | |
 | Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 1,538 | |
| Total votes: 12,619 | |||
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2017
The city of San Antonio, Texas, held runoff elections for mayor and six of its 10 city council seats on June 10, 2017. 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 |
 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 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 the District 8 seat on the San Antonio City Council.[3]
| San Antonio City Council, District 8 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Cynthia Brehm |
33.39% | 3,717 |
| 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 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Manny Pelaez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Manny Pelaez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Manny Pelaez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Manny Pelaez did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance
2017
The table below lists campaign finance totals for the District 8 candidates as of reports available from the city of San Antonio following the May 3 filing deadline.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ron Nirenberg |
San Antonio City Council District 8 2017-2025 |
Succeeded by Ivalis Gonzalez |
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