Paulette Guajardo

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Paulette Guajardo
Image of Paulette Guajardo
Mayor of Corpus Christi
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

4

Predecessor
Prior offices
Corpus Christi City Council At-large
Predecessor: Mark Scott

Elections and appointments
Last elected

December 14, 2024

Contact

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
Image of Paulette Guajardo
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
Image of Paulette Guajardo
Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan)
 
47.6
 
46,759
Michael Hunter (Nonpartisan)
 
34.6
 
33,966
Isabel Araiza (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
11.3
 
11,058
Image of Joshua Fraedrick
Joshua Fraedrick (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Paulette Guajardo
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
Image of Paulette Guajardo
Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan)
 
56.1
 
15,889
Image of Joe McComb
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
Image of Joe McComb
Joe McComb (Nonpartisan)
 
33.0
 
34,118
Image of Paulette Guajardo
Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan)
 
32.2
 
33,366
Image of Carolyn Vaughn
Carolyn Vaughn (Nonpartisan)
 
16.6
 
17,198
Image of Priscilla Gonzalez
Priscilla Gonzalez (Nonpartisan)
 
5.2
 
5,427
Image of Eric Rodriguez
Eric Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)
 
4.2
 
4,330
Image of Ray Madrigal De Pancho Villa
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

See also: Municipal elections in Corpus Christi, Texas (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
Image of Paulette Guajardo
Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan)
 
26.4
 
31,711
Michael Hunter (Nonpartisan)
 
23.7
 
28,560
Image of Rudy Garza
Rudy Garza (Nonpartisan)
 
18.7
 
22,532
Image of John Garcia
John Garcia (Nonpartisan)
 
10.0
 
12,006
Image of Kaylynn Paxson
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

See also: Municipal elections in Corpus Christi, Texas (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
Green check mark transparent.png Joe McComb 21.42% 31,404
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Hunter Incumbent 17.27% 25,325
Green check mark transparent.png 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.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Joe McComb
Mayor of Corpus Christi
2021-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Mark Scott
Corpus Christi City Council At-large
2016-2021
Succeeded by
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