Twenty-seven candidates to change into the subsequent mayor of San Antonio within the Could 3 municipal election. But it surely’s unlikely we’ll discover out who the winner is till a lot later.
Mayor Ron Nirenberg is term-limited from looking for reelection, and that is San Antonio’s first mayoral election with out an incumbent on the poll since 2009.
In such a packed race, it’s unlikely a candidate takes the 50% of the vote required to win outright on Could 3, leading to a runoff election between the highest two finishers.
The runoff election can be held June 7. A winner can be declared shortly after polls shut that night time, until it’s a particularly shut race.
Additionally on the Could 3 poll, all 10 Metropolis Council districts have contested races. With a complete of 59 candidates working, these races might end in runoffs too.
The final mayoral runoff election occurred in 2019, below very completely different circumstances.
Nirenberg was working for his second time period and led a subject of challengers on election night time with 49% of the vote. As a result of he didn’t attain the 50% threshold, nevertheless, the race went to a runoff with then-Councilman Greg Brockhouse that drew tons of latest curiosity and spending in a head-to-head contest.
In the long run, Nirenberg received with 51% of the vote within the runoff, and prevented that consequence with decisive victories in 2021 and 2023.
Thursday, April 3 is the final day to register to vote, with early voting working from April 22-29.
Voters can select from any of those 46 early voting areas. Hours range by date and placement. They can be considered on this interactive map.
An extended record of polling areas might be open on election day, Could 3, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m .
When would a runoff election be?
The final day to register to vote in a June 7 runoff election is Could 8, with the deadline to use for a mail-in poll on Could 27. You don’t need to have participated within the first spherical to forged a vote within the runoff.
Early voting for the potential runoff election would run from Could 27 to June 3.
Jorge Fernandez, tech assist supervisor for the Bexar County Elections Division, mentioned a precise variety of polls shouldn’t be but out there for a possible runoff.
Ballot hours for runoff early voting websites haven’t been made official, however Fernandez mentioned the schedule would possible be the identical because the early voting interval for the final election.
Who’s on the poll?
San Antonio Report put collectively a voter information together with different vital dates, mayoral and Metropolis Council candidate profiles and particulars of elections for varsity boards and for different municipalities inside Bexar County.
Pattern ballots can be found on the division’s web site.
On April 8, San Antonio Report might be conducting a mayoral debate with the Larger San Antonio Chamber of Commerce at 5 p.m. on the Carver Neighborhood Cultural Heart, on 226 N. Hackberry St. The talk is free and open to the general public. Register right here.
The Report additionally will host a District 4 and District 6 candidate discussion board at 6 p.m. April 11 on the Boeing Heart at Tech Port – Lab House.
A District 8 and District 9 candidate discussion board is scheduled for six p.m. April 17 in Elevate Occasions at Nation Village Plaza, 15701 San Pedro Ave.
In case you are uncertain of which Metropolis Council district you belong to, examine right here.
Voter registration standing can be checked on the Bexar County Elections Division web site, with extra voting sources out there right here.
