SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio mayoral election has ended in a runoff between incumbent Mayor Ron Nirenberg and candidate Councilman Greg Brockhouse.
- 9 candidates ran for mayor
- Incumbent and Councilman has highest votes
- Both will continue on the same campaign trail
The two have challenged each other on a few issues in the past year, including the controversial Chick-Fil-A airport decision.
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Nirenberg was first elected in 2017 after defeating incumbent mayor Ivy Taylor in a runoff election.
"We always anticipate a tough fight, if not it would be too easy. And we are ready to continue to fight for progress in San Antonio alongside all the residents who have been volunteering for this campaign," Nirenberg said about the results.
Brockhouse has had the support of the fire and police unions, and he has said there’s a need to add more police officers to city streets.
"I don’t think we need to change anything. I think we keep taking the same message and we don’t alter or move on that. I think if we try to change or reinvent ourselves in the next 30 days.. what's gotten us here we need to carry forward,” Brockhouse said about the runoff.
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During a debate in early April, Nirenberg and Brockhouse hashed out several issues, including the ongoing collective bargaining meetings underway between city officials and the San Antonio Fire Union.
Overall, there were nine people running for the position of mayor this year.
Nirenberg received 48.6% of the vote while Brockhouse received 45.57% of the vote.
A revote will happen June 8.