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2009 San Antonio mayoral election

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Field	Value
election_name	2009 San Antonio mayoral election
flag_image	Flag of San Antonio, Texas.svg
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2007 San Antonio mayoral election
previous_year	2007
next_election	2011 San Antonio mayoral election
next_year	2011
election_date	May 9, 2009
turnout	11.61%
image1	File:Free Use Castro Image (1).JPG
image_size	150x150px
candidate1	Julian Castro
colour1	c0c0c0
popular_vote1	42,745
percentage1	56.23%
image2	3x4.svg
candidate2	Trish DeBerry-Mejia
colour2	c0c0c0
popular_vote2	22,031
percentage2	28.98%
image3	3x4.svg
candidate3	Diane G. Cibrian
colour3	c0c0c0
popular_vote3	6,181
percentage3	8.13%
title	Mayor
before_election	Phil Hardberger
after_election	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.

Regular election, May 9, 2009

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

(May 9, 2009). "San Antonio Mayor Race".

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