2021 San Antonio mayoral election Turnout 17.26% Candidate Ron Nirenberg Greg Brockhouse Popular vote 92,067 46,808 Percentage 61.89% 31.46%
The2021 San Antonio mayoral election was held on May 1, 2021 to decide themayor of San Antonio, Texas .[ 1] The election was anonpartisan blanket primary election. The incumbent mayorRon Nirenberg won a third two-year term.[ 2]
In the2017 San Antonio mayoral election , Nirenberg became the first person in twenty years to defeat an incumbent mayor when he defeatedIvy Taylor in a highly contested runoff election. During the2019 San Antonio mayoral election , Nirenberg'sprogressive platform was challenged by Greg Brockhouse, a moreconservative formerSan Antonio City Councilman . Brockhouse and Nirenberg advanced to a close runoff that Nirenberg won 51.11-48.89% with a margin of 2,690 votes.[ 3]
A total of fourteen candidates submitted applications to be on the ballot for mayor. Names are listed in order as appearing on the ballot as per the City of San Antonio's City Elections site. A drawing was scheduled to be held on February 15, 2021, to determine the order of candidates on the ballot,[ 4] but was rescheduled to February 22[ 5] as a result of thewinter storm that affected the area.Due to their close runoff election in 2019, Nirenberg and Brockhouse were considered by political watchers to be the two primary candidates in the election.[ 6]
Jacq'ue Laurel "J." Miller, military employee[ 7] Justin Macaluso, director of quality and manufacturing[ 1] Gary Allen, retired teacher and candidate forTexas's 20th congressional district in2020 [ 7] Frank Adam Muniz, lawyer[ 7] Antonio "Tony" Diaz, perennial mayoral candidate[ 1] Ron Nirenberg , incumbent mayor of San Antonio[ 8] Michael "Commander" Idrogo, perennial mayoral candidate[ 1] John M. Velasquez, psychologist[ 1] Dan Martinez, retired[ 1] Denise Gutierrez-Homer, interior designer, former teacher and candidate for the San Antonio City Council in 2019[ 8] [ 7] Greg Brockhouse, former San Antonio City Councilman and runoff-advanced candidate for mayor in 2019[ 9] Ray Basaldua, small business owner[ 7] Joshua James Galvan, self-employed stone care[ 1] Tim Atwood, middle school teacher and candidate for mayor in 2019 [ 7] On May 1, 2021, the election for Mayor was held. Nirenberg began the voting with a large lead in early voting and went on to win the election with 61.89% of the vote.[ 14] Because Nirenberg won with over 50% of the vote, no run-off election was necessary.
San Antonio Mayor , 2021 Regular election, May 1, 2021Candidate Votes % ± ✓ Ron Nirenberg 92,067 61.89 Greg Brockhouse 46,808 31.46 Denise Gutierrez-Homer 2,709 1.82 Gary Allen 2,046 1.38 Antonio "Tony" Diaz 1,356 0.91 Tim Atwood 786 0.53 J. Miller 702 0.47 Ray Basaldua 631 0.42 Michael "Commander" Idrogo 406 0.27 John M. Velasquez 339 0.23 Dan Martinez 332 0.22 Frank Adam Muniz 208 0.14 Justin Macaluso 207 0.14 Joshua James Galvan 172 0.12 Turnout 148,769 17.26* +5.79%
* Vote percentage includes all ofBexar County with a total of 17,077 either voting in another municipal election or casting no ballot for San Antonio mayor.
^a b c d e f g "City Elections" .www.sanantonio.gov . RetrievedFebruary 11, 2021 .^ "Texas 6th Congressional District Special Election Results and more -" .Decision Desk HQ . May 1, 2021. RetrievedMay 2, 2021 .^ "Official Results" .www.bexar.org . RetrievedApril 7, 2020 .^ "City of San Antonio Office of the City Clerk Notice of Drawing for a Place on the Ballot" .sanantonio.gov . February 10, 2021. RetrievedFebruary 12, 2021 .^ "Notice of Drawing" (PDF) .sanantonio.gov . February 19, 2021. RetrievedFebruary 24, 2021 .^ Nowlin, Sanford (February 8, 2021)."With Greg Brockhouse's filing, May's race for mayor of San Antonio will likely be a rematch" .San Antonio Current . Archived fromthe original on February 14, 2021. RetrievedFebruary 12, 2021 . ^a b c d e f Williams, Karly; Pettaway, Taylor (February 3, 2021)."All you need to know about the 2021 San Antonio City elections" .MySA.com . RetrievedFebruary 12, 2021 . ^a b Tracy, Gerald (January 22, 2021)."Mayor Ron Nirenberg files to run for reelection in 2021" .foxsanantonio.com . RetrievedFebruary 12, 2021 . ^ Floyd, Jackson (February 5, 2021)."Former city council member Greg Brockhouse files to run for San Antonio Mayor" .KENS . RetrievedFebruary 12, 2021 . ^ "Endorsements - May 1, 2021 Election" . April 19, 2021.Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. RetrievedMay 3, 2021 .^ Mendoza, Madalyn (April 27, 2021)."From one mayor to another: Castro endorses Ron Nirenberg to continue leading San Antonio" .MySanAntonio.com . RetrievedMay 3, 2021 . ^ Dimmick, Iris (February 3, 2021)."Judge Nelson Wolff endorses Mayor Ron Nirenberg's bid for a third term" .San Antonio Report . RetrievedMay 3, 2021 . ^ "Editorial: Nirenberg has earned another term" .San Antonio Express-News . April 16, 2021. RetrievedMay 3, 2021 .^ "Summary Results Report Joint General, Special and Charter Election" .Bexar County . May 2, 2021. Archived fromthe original on May 2, 2021.Preceded by2019 San Antonio Mayoral Election 2021 Succeeded by2023
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