On May 3, San Antonio’s biennial mayoral election will be held. San Antonio’s current mayor, Ron Nirenberg, has been in office since 2017 and has reached the maximum amount of terms he can serve.
Candidate filings began on Jan. 15 and will end on Feb. 14. The candidates who have officially filed to run for mayor for San Antonio are posted on the San Antonio Government Website. The mayoral candidate list consists of Santos Alvarado, Arturo Espinosa, Adriana Rocha Garcia, Christopher Herring, Gina Ortiz Jones, James “Jae” Melvin, Robert Melvin, Christopher Reyes, Mauricio Sanchez, Sonia Eliza Traut, Andrew Fernandez Vicencio and Tim Westley.
Current residents in Bexar County that are registered to vote can participate in this upcoming election. To check the status of a resident’s ability to vote, visit the Bexar County’s Voter Check Registration Website. The last day to register is Thursday, Apr. 3. Bexar County residents can either request an application for ballot by mail or can locate early voting and election day polling locations via the Bexar County Elections Department Website. Early voting takes place from Apr. 22-29 and on May 3,election day, the polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
