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The 2023 San Antonio mayoral election was held on May 6, 2023, to elect the mayor of San Antonio, Texas. Incumbent mayor Ron Nirenberg ran for re-election to a fourth term in office. Due to term limits, if Nirenberg won, it would be his last term. He was facing minimal opposition and was expected to win re-election.[1] Nirenberg easily won the election with no need for a runoff, as he received nearly 61% of the vote.[2][3]
Candidates
Declared
- Gary Allen, retired teacher, candidate for mayor in 2021, and candidate for Texas's 20th congressional district in 2020[4]
- Ray Basaldua, small business owner and candidate for mayor in 2021[5]
- Armando Dominguez[4]
- Michael "Commander" Idrogo, perennial mayoral candidate[4]
- Christopher Longoria, independent filmmaker[5]
- Ron Nirenberg, incumbent mayor[1]
- Michael Samaniego[4]
- Christopher Schuchardt[4]
- Diana Uriegas[1]
Results
On May 6, 2023, the election was held. Nirenberg received a significant number of early votes and never faced any serious challenge as he secured his fourth term as mayor with 60.73% of the vote.[3]
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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✓ | Ron Nirenberg | 83,155 | 60.73 | |
Christopher Schuchardt | 29,993 | 21.90 | ||
Gary Allen | 8,458 | 6.18 | ||
Michael Samaniego | 4,529 | 3.31 | ||
Diana Uriegas | 4,055 | 2.96 | ||
Christopher Longoria | 3,114 | 2.27 | ||
Ray Basaldua | 2,123 | 1.55 | ||
Armando Dominguez | 965 | 0.70 | ||
Michael Idrogo | 535 | 0.39 | ||
Turnout | 161.589 | 15.33* | -1.93% |
*Vote percentage includes all of Bexar County, with a total of 24,662 either voting in another municipal election or casting no ballot for San Antonio mayor.
References
- 1 2 3 Drusch, Andrea (January 26, 2023). "With no high-profile opponent in sight, Mayor Ron Nirenberg files for reelection to 4th term". San Antonio Report.
- ↑ "Mayor Nirenberg re-elected; 2 runoffs, 1 new member on San Antonio City Council". KSAT-TV. May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- 1 2 "Summary Results Report Joint General, Special, Charter and Bond Election May 6, 2023". Bexar County. May 6, 2023. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Stringer, Megan (February 21, 2023). "See who's running for mayor, City Council in May election". Axios.
- 1 2 Drusch, Andrea (January 19, 2023). "Incumbents report big cash hauls as candidates file for city elections". San Antonio Report.