2009 San Antonio mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 November 2024 2009 San Antonio mayoral election Flag of San Antonio, Texas.svg presidential no 2007 San Antonio mayoral election 2007 2011 San Antonio mayoral election 2011 May 9, 2009 11.61% File:Free Use Castro Image (1).JPG 150x150px Julian Castro c0c0c0 42,745 56.23% 3x4.svg Trish DeBerry-Mejia c0c0c0 22,031 28.98% 3x4.svg Diane G. Cibrian c0c0c0 6,181 8.13% Mayor Phil Hardberger Julian Castro The San Antonio mayoral election of 2009 was held on May 9, 2009. The incumbent mayor Phil Hardberger was term-limited after serving two terms. The election was won by Julian Castro, who took office on June 1, 2009. The election was officially nonpartisan. Announced candidates Lauro Bustamante Julian Castro, former City Councilman and 2005 mayoral candidate Diane Cibrian, City Councilwoman (District 8) Trish DeBerry-Mejia, PR consultant and small business owner Michael "Commander" Idrogo, perennial candidate Napoleon Madrid Sheila D. McNeil, City Councilwoman (District 2) Julie Iris Oldham, perennial candidate Rhett R. Smith, perennial candidate Frontrunner status After the deadline to file passed, four candidates (Castro, Cibrian, McNeil and DeBerry-Mejia) were considered the frontrunners in the race. Polls showed Castro ahead by big margins, and some polls showed Castro winning outright without need for a runoff election. Second place was highly contentious, with Cibrian and DeBerry-Mejia trading off for second place. Election day On May 9, 2009, the election for Mayor was held. Turnout was slightly higher in the May 2009 election than the May 2007 election, with 11.61% of registered voters casting a ballot in the 2009 election (as opposed to 10.16% in 2007). Also, more votes were cast during early voting than on election day (55,780 votes cast during early voting to 34,055 on election day.) A majority of votes is required to win the office of Mayor of San Antonio. If no person earns a majority, the two top vote earners shall advance to a runoff election to decide. Mayoral elections are non-partisan. San Antonio Mayor, 2009Regular election, May 9, 2009San Antonio Mayor Race Our Campaigns May 9, 2009 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=542319 December 1, 2024 ✓ Julian Castro 42,745 56.23% Trish DeBerry-Mejia 22,031 28.98% Diane G. Cibrian 6,181 8.13% Sheila D. McNeil 2,962 3.90% Rhett R. Smith 715 0.94% Lauro Bustamante 441 0.58% Julie Iris Oldham 385 0.51% Michael "Commander" Idrogo 371 0.49% Napoleon Madrid 188 0.25% 76,019 9.83%* * Vote percentage only include votes for San Antonio Mayor. The remaining 1.78 percent in the election voted for different constituencies, or did not cast a vote for Mayor of San Antonio References Category:2009 Texas elections Category:2009 United States mayoral elections Category:Julian Castro 2009 Category:Non-partisan mayoral elections in the United States Category:2000s in San Antonio Category:May 2009 in the United States