Paulette Guajardo
2021 - Present
2027
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Paulette Guajardo is the Mayor of Corpus Christi in Texas. She assumed office on January 12, 2021. Her current term ends in 2027.
Guajardo ran for re-election for Mayor of Corpus Christi in Texas. She won in the general runoff election on December 14, 2024.
In January 2021, Guajardo told Ballotpedia, "I am officially nonpartisan and do not associate with any political party."[1]
Biography
Guajardo received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She owned an Allstate Insurance agency from 1998 to 2014.[2]
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 Guajardo in this election.
2022
See also: Mayoral election in Corpus Christi, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Mayor of Corpus Christi
Incumbent Paulette Guajardo defeated John Wright in the general election for Mayor of Corpus Christi on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan) | 72.7 | 53,674 |
| John Wright (Nonpartisan) | 27.3 | 20,203 | ||
| Total votes: 73,877 | |||
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2020
See also: Mayoral election in Corpus Christi, Texas (2020)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Corpus Christi
Paulette Guajardo defeated incumbent Joe McComb in the general runoff election for Mayor of Corpus Christi on December 15, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan) | 56.1 | 15,889 |
 | Joe McComb (Nonpartisan) | 43.9 | 12,453 | |
| Total votes: 28,342 | |||
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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 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe McComb (Nonpartisan) | 33.0 | 34,118 |
| ✔ | | Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan) | 32.2 | 33,366 |
 | Carolyn Vaughn (Nonpartisan) | 16.6 | 17,198 | |
 | Priscilla Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 5,427 | |
 | Eric Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 4,330 | |
 | Ray Madrigal De Pancho Villa (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 3,213 | |
| Joe Michael Perez (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 2,793 | ||
| John Medina (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 2,775 | ||
| Roberto Seidner (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 284 | ||
| Total votes: 103,504 | |||
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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.[3] The following candidates ran in the Corpus Christi City Council general election for the three at-large seats.[4]
| 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
Paulette Guajardo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Paulette Guajardo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Paulette Guajardo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Janie Valentine, "Email communication with Paulette Guajardo," January 4, 2021
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Paulette M. Guajardo," accessed November 10, 2022
- ↑ Nueces County Elections, "2016 Election Dates," accessed January 27, 2016
- ↑ City of Corpus Christi, "General Election - November 2016 Candidate List," accessed August 23, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Joe McComb |
Mayor of Corpus Christi 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Mark Scott |
Corpus Christi City Council At-large 2016-2021 |
Succeeded by - |
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