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Municipal elections in Corpus Christi, Texas (2016)
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| 2016 Corpus Christi elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 22, 2016 |
| General election: November 8, 2016 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 9 |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2016 |
The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 22, 2016. Four of the seven seats on the Corpus Christi Independent School District were also up for election on November 8, 2016. To learn more about these races, click, here.
Elections
General election
Mayor of Corpus Christi
Note: Although elections in Corpus Christi are nonpartisan, Ballotpedia identified the partisan affiliation of the candidates in this race for informational purposes.
☐ Nelda Martinez 
(i)
☑ Dan McQueen 
At-large (3 seats)
☐ Margareta Fratila
☐ Chad Magill (i)
☑ Michael Hunter (i)
☑ Joe McComb
☐ Reynaldo "Ray" Madrigal
☐ Jimmy Owsley
☐ John Garcia
☑ Paulette Guajardo
District 1
☑ Carolyn Vaughn (i)
☐ Ryan Schroeder
District 2
☑ Ben Molina
☐ Brian Rosas (i)
District 3
☑ Lucy Rubio (i)
☐ Rick Gomez
District 4
☑ Greg Smith
☐ Lloyd Stegemann
District 5
☑ Rudy Garza Jr. (i)
Campaign finance
| Mayoral campaign finance amounts as of September 29, 2016[1] | |||
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| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | |
| Nelda Martinez (i) | $63,200 | $28,053 | |
| Dan McQueen | $0 | $22,056 | |
| City council campaign finance amounts as of September 29, 2016[1] | |||
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| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | |
| Margareta Fratila | $0 | $0 | |
| Chad Magill (i) | $73,439 | $44,254 | |
| Michael Hunter (i) | $70,856 | $26,103 | |
| Joe McComb | $25,390 | $4,178 | |
| Reynaldo Madrigal | - | - | |
| Jimmy Owsley | $0 | $0 | |
| John Garcia | $0 | $0 | |
| Paulette Guajardo | $15,830 | $16,346 | |
| Carolyn Vaughn (i) | $0 | $16,034 | |
| Ryan Schroeder | - | - | |
| Ben Molina | $4,850 | $3,966 | |
| Brian Rosas (i) | $49,714 | $33,119 | |
| Lucy Rubio (i) | $21,405 | $10,831 | |
| Rick Gomez | $915 | $2,813 | |
| Greg Smith | $13,450 | $21,501 | |
| Lloyd Stegemann | $5,651 | $14,073 | |
| Rudy Garza Jr. (i) | $13,550 | $3,798 | |
The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may not represent all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer, and campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
About the city
- See also: Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a city in Nueces County, Aransas County, and San Patricio County, Texas. As of 2010, its population was 305,215.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Corpus Christi 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.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Corpus Christi, Texas | ||
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| Corpus Christi | Texas | |
| Population | 305,215 | 25,145,561 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 160 | 261,266 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 89.6% | 74% |
| Black/African American | 4.1% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 2.3% | 4.8% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 1.9% | 5.8% |
| Multiple | 1.7% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 63.2% | 39.3% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 83.4% | 83.7% |
| College graduation rate | 22.2% | 29.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $56,333 | $61,874 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.1% | 14.7% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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. | ||
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 City of Corpus Christi, "2016 Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 20, 2016
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