2025 San Antonio mayoral election explained

Election Name:2025 San Antonio mayoral election
Country:San Antonio
Type:presidential
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2023 San Antonio mayoral election
Previous Year:2023
Next Election:2027 San Antonio mayoral election
Next Year:2027
Election Date:May 2025
Mayor
Before Election:Ron Nirenberg

The 2025 San Antonio mayoral election will be held in May 2025 to determine the successor of term-limited mayor Ron Nirenberg.

Background

Municipal elections in San Antonio are nonpartisan meaning all candidate are classified as nonpartisan. Incumbent mayor Ron Nirenberg is term-limited, having been elected four prior times in 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023. Nirenberg is expected to be the longest serving mayor of San Antonio since Henry Cisneros, and this election will mark the first time since 2009 that no incumbent has been on the ballot.[1]

The first announcement in the campaign came from councilmember John Courage in January 2024, 15 months before the election, nearly tripling the length of time candidates have historically officially campaigned when compared to recent mayoral elections in the city.[2] The first mayoral vacancy since 2009 has led more sitting council members to enter or express interest in the race, in turn leading to increased political divisions within the city council.[3] [4]

Candidates

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'The mayor’s race has already begun': 2025 election could draw contenders from inside and outside City Hall. October 7, 2023. October 17, 2023 . San Antonio Express-News. Smith. Molly. October 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231015081505/https://www.expressnews.com/politics/article/san-antonio-mayor-possibilties-18404224.php . live .
  2. Web site: Councilman John Courage becomes first official 2025 mayoral candidate . . Smith . Molly . January 25, 2024 . May 22, 2024.
  3. Web site: Knives are out for Nirenberg’s Ready to Work program . San Antonio Report . Drusch . Andrea . April 11, 2024 . May 22, 2024.
  4. Web site: City Council members may be looking to force out city attorney . . Rodriguez . Megan . May 9, 2024 . May 22, 2024.
  5. Web site: Tech entrepreneur Beto Altamirano announces San Antonio mayoral run . . Brnger . Garrett . May 31, 2024 . May 31, 2024. th district
  6. Web site: District 9 Councilman John Courage announces run for San Antonio mayor . . Peck . Josh . January 25, 2024 . May 22, 2024. th district
  7. News: Salinas, Rebecca . June 29, 2024 . Councilman Manny Pelaez announces run for San Antonio mayor. . April 9, 2024 . th district
  8. Web site: Smith . Molly . Greg Brockhouse considering either a 2025 City Council or mayoral run . . 15 October 2023 . 13 October 2023 . 17 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231117182445/https://www.expressnews.com/politics/article/greg-brockhouse-city-council-mayor-election-18422049.php . live . th district
  9. Web site: San Antonio’s open 2025 mayoral race draws early interest from City Council members . San Antonio Report . Drusch . Andrea . January 23, 2024 . May 22, 2024. th district
  10. Web site: Smith . Molly . Clayton Perry mulls mayoral run after DWI, hit-and-run scandal. . 14 May 2024 . 14 May 2024 . th district

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