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Michael Hunter (Texas)
Michael Hunter was an at-large member of the Corpus Christi City Council in Texas. He assumed office on March 22, 2016. He left office on January 10, 2025.
Hunter ran for election for Mayor of Corpus Christi in Texas. He lost in the general runoff election on December 14, 2024.
Biography
Hunter is the son of state Representative Todd Hunter (R). His professional experience includes working as an account executive at Borden Insurance.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Corpus Christi, Texas (2024)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Corpus Christi
Incumbent Paulette Guajardo defeated Michael Hunter in the general runoff election for Mayor of Corpus Christi on December 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan) | 50.6 | 14,283 |
| Michael Hunter (Nonpartisan) | 49.4 | 13,933 | ||
| Total votes: 28,216 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of Corpus Christi
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Corpus Christi on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan) | 47.6 | 46,759 |
| ✔ | Michael Hunter (Nonpartisan) | 34.6 | 33,966 | |
| Isabel Araiza (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 11,058 | ||
 | Joshua Fraedrick (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 4,554 | |
| Anthem Powers (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 949 | ||
| John Calkusic (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 848 | ||
| Total votes: 98,134 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hunter in this election.
2022
See also: City elections in Corpus Christi, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Corpus Christi City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Corpus Christi City Council At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Pusley (Nonpartisan) | 20.0 | 30,332 | |
| ✔ | Michael Hunter (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 29,881 | |
| ✔ | Jim Klein (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 20,931 | |
| Nancy Vera (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 19,768 | ||
| John Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 16,755 | ||
| Rachel Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 14,960 | ||
 | John Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 9,989 | |
| Rene Cervantes (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 9,342 | ||
| Total votes: 151,958 | |||
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2020
See also: City elections in Corpus Christi, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Corpus Christi City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Corpus Christi City Council At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Hunter (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 34,020 | |
| ✔ | Mike Pusley (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 34,012 | |
| ✔ | John Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 13.4 | 22,416 | |
| Liz Perez (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 19,865 | ||
| Efrain Arriaga Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 11,334 | ||
| Patricia Pena-Noyola (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 10,028 | ||
 | Larry White (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 9,007 | |
| Deanna Michelle King (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 7,204 | ||
| John Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 5,492 | |
| Myron Grossman (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 5,089 | ||
 | Brian Rosas (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 4,039 | |
| Ricardo Hankerson (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 2,570 | ||
| Richard Diaz (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 2,280 | ||
| Total votes: 167,356 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Corpus Christi City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Corpus Christi City Council At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan) | 26.4 | 31,711 |
| ✔ | Michael Hunter (Nonpartisan) | 23.7 | 28,560 | |
| ✔ |  | Rudy Garza (Nonpartisan) | 18.7 | 22,532 |
| John Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 12,006 | |
 | Kaylynn Paxson (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 9,376 | |
| Brandey Batey (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 9,138 | ||
| David Boatright (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 6,966 | ||
| Total votes: 120,289 | |||
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2016
The city of Corpus Christi, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 22, 2016. All eight city council seats were up for election.[2] The following candidates ran in the Corpus Christi City Council general election for the three at-large seats.[3]
| Corpus Christi City Council, 3 At-Large Seats, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joe McComb |
21.42% | 31,404 |
| Michael Hunter Incumbent |
17.27% | 25,325 |
| Paulette Guajardo |
16.51% | 24,215 |
| Chad Magill Incumbent | 16.37% | 24,000 |
| Reynaldo Madrigal | 8.99% | 13,190 |
| John Garcia | 7.46% | 10,934 |
| Jimmy Owsley | 7.07% | 10,363 |
| Margareta Fratila | 4.92% | 7,208 |
| Total Votes | 146,639 | |
| Source: "Nueces County Elections", "Nueces County 2016 General Election", accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Hunter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Michael Hunter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Michael Hunter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedappoint - ↑ Nueces County Elections, "2016 Election Dates," accessed January 27, 2016
- ↑ City of Corpus Christi, "General Election - November 2016 Candidate List," accessed August 23, 2016
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