On May 4, 2019, the city of

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held an election to choose the next

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. The election was a

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. As no candidate secured a majority of the vote (50% of all votes cast +1), a runoff was held on June 8, 2019, between the two top candidates, incumbent mayor

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and

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man Greg Brockhouse. In the runoff, Nirenberg narrowly defeated Brockhouse, 51.11% to 48.89%.

Background

In the

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, Nirenberg became the first person in twenty years to defeat an incumbent mayor when he defeated

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in a highly contested runoff election. During his tenure in office, Nirenberg's progressive platform was often criticized and challenged by Greg Brockhouse, a more conservative member of the

who also took office in 2017. Brockhouse repeatedly stated that he would challenge for the mayor's office when the 2019 elections were held. Nirenberg officially declared his candidacy for re-election on January 29, 2019 and Brockhouse officially declared his candidacy on February 9, 2019.

Candidates

A total of nine candidates submitted applications to be on the ballot for mayor. Nirenberg and Brockhouse were identified as the primary two candidates in the election.

Declared

(as listed in order on the official ballot) * John Velasquez, a previous mayoral candidate *

, incumbent

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* Matt Pina, 2018

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nominee for

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* Michael "Commander" Idrogo, a previous mayoral candidate * Greg Brockhouse, member of the

, District 6 * Tim Atwood * Carlos Castanuela * Bert Cecconi, retired Air Force colonel and perennial San Antonio City Council candidate * Antonio "Tony" Diaz, a previous mayoral candidate

Endorsements

''italicized individuals and organizations are post-regular election endorsements''

Results

First round

On May 4, 2019, 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 is scheduled for Saturday, June 8, 2019, between the top two vote-getters. * Vote percentage includes all of Bexar County with a total of 8,496 either voting in another municipal election or casting no ballot for San Antonio mayor.

Runoff

On June 8, 2019, a runoff election was held between Nirenberg and Brockhouse. Nirenberg narrowly won the runoff with 51.11 percent of the votes, a margin of 2,690 votes.

References

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