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Melissa Cabello Havrda
Melissa Cabello Havrda was a member of the San Antonio City Council in Texas, representing District 6. She assumed office on June 19, 2019. She left office on June 1, 2025.
Havrda ran for election for Mayor of San Antonio in Texas. She lost in the general election on May 3, 2025.
Biography
Cabello Havrda was an attorney and realtor. She received bachelor's degrees in political science and government and sociology from St. Mary's University, an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and a J.D. from St. Mary's University.[1]
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
Havrda received the following endorsements.
2023
See also: City elections in San Antonio, Texas (2023)
General election
General election for San Antonio City Council District 6
Incumbent Melissa Cabello Havrda defeated Irina Rudolph and Chris Baecker in the general election for San Antonio City Council District 6 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Cabello Havrda (Nonpartisan) | 53.8 | 6,187 |
 | Irina Rudolph (Nonpartisan) | 35.0 | 4,030 | |
| Chris Baecker (Nonpartisan) | 11.2 | 1,292 | ||
| Total votes: 11,509 | |||
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2021
See also: City elections in San Antonio, Texas (2021)
General election
General election for San Antonio City Council District 6
Incumbent Melissa Cabello Havrda defeated Irina Rudolph, Robert Hernandez, Robert Walker, and Chris Baecker in the general election for San Antonio City Council District 6 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Cabello Havrda (Nonpartisan) | 55.5 | 6,899 |
| Irina Rudolph (Nonpartisan) | 28.3 | 3,518 | |
| Robert Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 965 | ||
| Robert Walker (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 599 | ||
| Chris Baecker (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 454 | ||
| Total votes: 12,435 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in San Antonio, Texas (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for San Antonio City Council District 6
Melissa Cabello Havrda defeated Andy Greene in the general runoff election for San Antonio City Council District 6 on June 8, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Cabello Havrda (Nonpartisan) | 57.0 | 6,648 |
| Andy Greene (Nonpartisan) | 43.0 | 5,006 | ||
| Total votes: 11,654 | |||
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General election
General election for San Antonio City Council District 6
Melissa Cabello Havrda and Andy Greene advanced to a runoff. They defeated Robert Herrera and Mario Adame in the general election for San Antonio City Council District 6 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Cabello Havrda (Nonpartisan) | 47.0 | 4,415 |
| ✔ | Andy Greene (Nonpartisan) | 35.1 | 3,299 | |
| Robert Herrera (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 1,129 | ||
 | Mario Adame (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 552 | |
| Total votes: 9,395 | |||
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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. 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 |
 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 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 6 seat on the San Antonio City Council.[2]
| San Antonio City Council, District 6 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Greg Brockhouse |
36.09% | 3,064 |
| 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 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
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2023
Melissa Cabello Havrda did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Melissa Cabello Havrda did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of San Antonio |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Greg Brockhouse |
San Antonio City Council District 6 2019-2025 |
Succeeded by Ric Galvan |
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