2021 San Antonio mayoral election explained

Election Name:2021 San Antonio mayoral election
Flag Image:Flag of San Antonio, Texas.svg
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2019 San Antonio mayoral election
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2023 San Antonio mayoral election
Next Year:2023
Candidate1:Ron Nirenberg
Colour1:c0c0c0
Popular Vote1:92,067
Percentage1:61.89%
Candidate2:Greg Brockhouse
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Popular Vote2:46,808
Percentage2:31.46%
Mayor
Before Election:Ron Nirenberg
After Election:Ron Nirenberg
Type:presidential
Turnout:17.26%

The 2021 San Antonio mayoral election was held on May 1, 2021 to decide the mayor of San Antonio, Texas.[1] The election was a nonpartisan blanket primary election. The incumbent mayor Ron Nirenberg won a third two-year term.[2]

Background

In the 2017 San Antonio mayoral election, Nirenberg became the first person in twenty years to defeat an incumbent mayor when he defeated Ivy Taylor in a highly contested runoff election. During the 2019 San Antonio mayoral election, Nirenberg's progressive platform was challenged by Greg Brockhouse, a more conservative former San 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]

Candidates

Declared

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 the winter 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]

Endorsements

Results

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.[10] Because Nirenberg won with over 50% of the vote, no run-off election was necessary. * Vote percentage includes all of Bexar County with a total of 17,077 either voting in another municipal election or casting no ballot for San Antonio mayor.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City Elections . www.sanantonio.gov . February 11, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2021-05-01. Texas 6th Congressional District Special Election Results and more -. 2021-05-02. Decision Desk HQ. en-US.
  3. Web site: Official Results. www.bexar.org. April 7, 2020.
  4. Web site: City of San Antonio Office of the City Clerk Notice of Drawing for a Place on the Ballot. February 12, 2021. February 10, 2021. sanantonio.gov.
  5. Web site: Notice of Drawing. February 24, 2021. February 19, 2021. sanantonio.gov.
  6. Web site: Nowlin . Sanford . With Greg Brockhouse's filing, May's race for mayor of San Antonio will likely be a rematch . San Antonio Current . February 12, 2021 . February 8, 2021 . February 14, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210214053205/https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2021/02/08/with-greg-brockhouses-filing-mays-race-for-mayor-of-san-antonio-will-likely-be-a-rematch . dead .
  7. Web site: All you need to know about the 2021 San Antonio City elections. Williams. Karly. Pettaway. Taylor. February 3, 2021. February 12, 2021. MySA.com.
  8. Web site: Mayor Ron Nirenberg files to run for reelection in 2021. Tracy. Gerald. January 22, 2021. February 12, 2021. foxsanantonio.com.
  9. Web site: Floyd. Jackson. Former city council member Greg Brockhouse files to run for San Antonio Mayor. KENS. February 12, 2021. February 5, 2021.
  10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20210502121509/https://home.bexar.org/el45a.html. May 2, 2021. Summary Results Report Joint General, Special and Charter Election. Bexar County. May 2, 2021.

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