2013 San Antonio mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 2013 San Antonio mayoral election Flag of San Antonio, Texas.svg presidential no 2011 San Antonio mayoral election 2011 2015 San Antonio mayoral election 2015 May 11, 2013 6.94% Julián Castro's Official HUD Portrait (3x4 close cropped).jpg Julian Castro c0c0c0 29,454 66.51% Rhett R. Smith.png Rhett R. Smith c0c0c0 5,807 13.11% 3x4.svg Jesus G. Reyes c0c0c0 2,934 6.63% Michael Idrogo c0c0c0 2,298 5.19% Mayor Julian Castro Julian Castro On May 11, 2013, the city of San Antonio, Texas, held a mayoral election for the role of Mayor of San Antonio to serve a two-year term to expire in 2015. Julian Castro, the incumbent Mayor, was re-elected as mayor of San Antonio with a substantial majority, avoiding a runoff and earning a third term. Under Texas law, all municipal elections are officially nonpartisan. Background Julian Castro, who was first elected mayor in the 2009 mayoral election, was re-elected in 2011 with an overwhelming majority, facing limited opposition and chose to seek re-election to a third term in this election. Candidates After the deadline to file passed, pundits noted that Julian Castro would likely secure re-election as no major challengers had opted to run for the second consecutive time, and the six challengers that did file did not make significant efforts to campaign.Baugh Josh Castro cruises to third term as mayor http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Castro-cruises-to-third-term-as-mayor-4508708.php San Antonio Express-News Hearst Corporation June 14, 2017 May 12, 2013 May 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130513205344/http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Castro-cruises-to-third-term-as-mayor-4508708.php live Declared Julian Castro, then-incumbent Mayor of San Antonio.Bexar County, Texas Joint General and Special Election 2013 Media Report bexar.org https://irowg.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/yunck.pdf Sergio Falcon Michael "Commander" Idrogo Jesus G. Reyes Irma Rosas Rhett R. Smith Raymond Zavala Results On May 11, 2013, the election for Mayor was held. Julian Castro secured re-election with over 66% of the vote, thus negating the need of a runoff election. San Antonio Mayor, 2013Regular election, May 11, 2013 ✓ Julian Castro 29,454 66.51% -14.93% Rhett R. Smith 5,807 13.11% +8.00% Jesus G. Reyes 2,934 6.63% Michael "Commander" Idrogo 2,298 5.19% +2.47% Raymond Zavala 1,472 3.32% Irma Rosas 1,461 3.30% Sergio Falcon 857 1.94% 44.823 5.79%* * Vote percentage include all of Bexar County with a total of 8,764 either voting in another municipal election, casting a spoiled vote or casting no ballot for San Antonio mayor. Later Events Despite being elected to a third term as Mayor, Julian Castro would ultimately not serve the full term, as he was nominated and confirmed by the United States Senate to become the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, a role he would serve until the end of the Obama administration on January 20, 2017. The vacancy in the mayoralty was filled by an internal election of the City Council, leading to Ivy Taylor being selected to serve the balance of the term until the 2015 mayoral election.Baugh Josh Ivy Taylor becomes mayor http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Ivy-Taylor-becomes-mayor-5639620.php San Antonio Express-News Hearst Corporation August 6, 2014 July 22, 2014 July 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140726064230/http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Ivy-Taylor-becomes-mayor-5639620.php live References Category:2013 in San Antonio Category:2013 Texas elections Category:2013 United States mayoral elections Category:Julian Castro 2013 Category:Non-partisan mayoral elections in the United States Category:May 2013 in the United States