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Patrick Von Dohlen
Patrick Von Dohlen ran for election to the San Antonio City Council to represent District 9 in Texas. Dohlen lost in the general runoff election on June 5, 2021.
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in San Antonio, Texas (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for San Antonio City Council District 9
Incumbent John Courage defeated Patrick Von Dohlen in the general runoff election for San Antonio City Council District 9 on June 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Courage (Nonpartisan) | 53.9 | 9,904 |
 | Patrick Von Dohlen (Nonpartisan) | 46.1 | 8,486 | |
| Total votes: 18,390 | |||
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General election
General election for San Antonio City Council District 9
Incumbent John Courage and Patrick Von Dohlen advanced to a runoff. They defeated Erika Moe, Antonio Salinas, and Cory Dennington (Unofficially withdrew) in the general election for San Antonio City Council District 9 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Courage (Nonpartisan) | 47.1 | 11,853 |
| ✔ | | Patrick Von Dohlen (Nonpartisan) | 35.7 | 8,978 |
| Erika Moe (Nonpartisan) | 12.3 | 3,107 | ||
| Antonio Salinas (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 986 | ||
| Cory Dennington (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) | 1.0 | 246 | ||
| Total votes: 25,170 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in San Antonio, Texas (2019)
General election
General election for San Antonio City Council District 9
Incumbent John Courage defeated Patrick Von Dohlen, Nicholas Balderas, and Richard Versace in the general election for San Antonio City Council District 9 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Courage (Nonpartisan) | 53.5 | 9,503 |
| Patrick Von Dohlen (Nonpartisan) | 40.7 | 7,220 | |
 | Nicholas Balderas (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 862 | |
 | Richard Versace (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 173 | |
| Total votes: 17,758 | |||
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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 9 seat on the San Antonio City Council.[1]
| San Antonio City Council, District 9 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Marco Barros |
24.68% | 3,617 |
| John Courage |
22.39% | 3,281 |
| Patrick Von Dohlen | 19.21% | 2,815 |
| David Cohen | 7.65% | 1,121 |
| Patricia Gibbons | 7.42% | 1,087 |
| Lynlie Wallace | 7.40% | 1,085 |
| Sandra Martinez-Deyarmond | 4.38% | 642 |
| Bert Cecconi | 3.32% | 487 |
| Matthew Piña | 1.87% | 274 |
| Adam I. Goodman | 1.67% | 244 |
| Total Votes | 14,653 | |
| Source: Bexar County, Texas, "May 6, 2017 Media Report," May 18, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Patrick Von Dohlen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Patrick Von Dohlen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dohlen's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
I will work for Smaller Government. Lower Taxes. More Freedom.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
“I believe District 9 residents still lack a city council representative who consistently works in favor of common sense strategies on quality of life issues like street drainage and crime reduction as well as on issues they hear about on the national news including immigration policy, privacy protections and tax relief. In addition, it is imperative that District 9 have a councilman who understands the business side of the equation. We need to improve our district through infrastructure projects and common sense commerce in order to retain and attract new businesses to the area so we can reap the benefits of our city’s tremendous appeal. I have the vision to do that.”
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See also
2021 Elections
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