Two city council races in San Antonio, Texas, headed to a runoff


The general election for San Antonio, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. 

Candidates competed for San Antonio City Council Districts 1-10, as well as for mayor of San Antonio. Incumbent Ron Nirenberg won re-election as mayor with 60.9% of the vote. Seven of eight incumbents won re-election to the city council.

Incumbent Mario Bravo and Sukh Kaur advanced to a runoff election for District 1 after neither secured a majority of votes. Kaur received 33.9% of the vote in the general election, while Bravo received 26.0%. The runoff is on June 10, 2023.

Marina Alderete Gavito and Dan Rossiter advanced to a runoff election for District 7 after neither secured a majority of votes. Alderete Gavito received 42.6% of the vote in the general election, while Rossiter received 21.1%. The runoff is on June 10, 2023.

San Antonio is the second-largest city in Texas and the seventh-largest city in the U.S. by population.

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