San Antonio's mayoral election first in 16 years without an incumbent

Twenty-seven candidates are running in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of San Antonio, Texas, on May 3, 2025. Beto Altamirano, John Courage, Adriana Garcia, Melissa Cabello Havrda, Gina Ortiz Jones, Rolando Pablos, Manny Pelaez, and Clayton Perry are notable candidates based on media attention, polling, and endorsements.

Incumbent Ron Nirenberg, elected in June 2017, is term-limited. Though the office is nonpartisan, Nirenberg is a Democrat. He joined the party after being an independent in 2024.

This is the city’s first mayoral election in 16 years without an incumbent on the ballot. In San Antonio, one candidate must win at least 50% of the vote to be elected outright. If no candidate does so on May 3, the top two finishers will advance to a June 7, 2025, runoff election.

Heading into the election, the San Antonio Report said the new mayor and city council would need to navigate “multiple city-shaping economic development efforts like a downtown stadium for the Missions baseball team and a possible relocation of the Spurs to Hemisfair … [as well as] challenges of housing affordability, public safety and infrastructure, to name a few.”



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