On May 6, 2017, the city ofSan Antonio,Texas held an election to choose the nextmayor of San Antonio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with candidates' party affiliations not appearing on the ballot. As no candidate secured a majority of the vote (50% of all votes cast +1), a runoff was held on June 10, 2017, with CouncilmanRon Nirenberg defeatingincumbent mayorIvy Taylor.
Simultaneous elections to thecity council as well as various area bond programs were held on the same date.
On November 13, 2016, Taylor officially announced her candidacy for a second full term as mayor.[1][2] City Councilman Ron Nirenberg became the first challenger to Taylor, announcing his candidacy on December 10, 2016.[3] The chairman of theBexar CountyDemocratic Party, Manuel Medina, announced his candidacy on January 7, 2017.[4] District 4 City Councilman Rey Saldaña, a potential candidate, opted to run for a fourth term to the city council rather than mayor.[5]
A total of 14 citizens submitted applications to be on the ballot for mayor. Taylor, Medina, and Nirenberg were identified as the primary three candidates in the election.[6]
On May 6, 2017, the election for mayor was held. None of the leading candidates received more than 50% of the vote, and, as a result, a runoff election was scheduled for Saturday, June 10, 2017 between the top two vote-getters.[21]
* Vote percentage includes all of Bexar County with a total of 16,745 either voting in another municipal election or casting no ballot for San Antonio mayor.
The runoff election between the top two candidates was held on Saturday, June 10, 2017. 230 fewer people voted in the runoff than in the first round. This was the third consecutive runoff election in which the runner-up in the first round went on to win in the runoff. This was also the first election in twenty years in which the incumbent mayor of San Antonio sought re-election and lost;Bill Thornton had sought re-election in 1997 but failed to qualify for the runoff (Thornton was ultimately succeeded byHoward Peak).[22]
San Antonio mayor, 2017 Runoff election June 10, 2017
^Sierra Club Political Committee of Texas (2017)."2017 Candidates".TurnTexasGreen.org. Archived fromthe original on April 28, 2017. RetrievedApril 22, 2017.
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