San Antonio’s remaining two City Council seats — in District 1 and District 7 — will be decided Saturday as voters have one more day to weigh in on the runoff election.
The District 1 contest pits first-term incumbent Mario Bravo against Sukh Kaur, who is seeking elected office for the first time. Bravo finished in second place among seven candidates in the May 6 election, getting 26% of the vote. Kaur, a former teacher and administrator who owns an education consulting company, finished first with 34% of the vote, taking 1,220 more votes than Bravo.
But because no candidate finished with 50% of the vote, the race went to a runoff.
In District 7, Dan Rossiter and Marina Alderete Gavito face off for the open seat held since 2017 by Ana Sandoval, who resigned her position in January. Gavito, a tech executive, finished first in the five-candidate field in the first round of voting, taking 42.6% of the vote. Rossiter, a computer scientist who developed transportation technology at the Southwest Research Institute, finished second with 21.1%.
During early voting, which ended Tuesday, 5,721 early votes were cast in District 1 and 4,968 in District 7, according to data provided by San Antonio political strategist Kelton Morgan.
Read on to find out when and where to vote in the runoffs.
If I didn’t vote in the May 6 election, can I vote in the runoff?
Even if you did not cast a ballot in San Antonio’s May 6 municipal election, you can still vote in the runoff if you live in either District 1 or District 7. If you’re not sure what district you’re in, find it here.
When are the polls open?
Voting locations are open Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Where can I vote?
There are 32 voting centers open Saturday, and you can vote at any one of them regardless of your district. For a complete list, click here.
How can I determine if I’m registered to vote?
In order to vote, you need to be registered. You can check your voter registration status here. All you need are a few things: Voter Unique Identifier (VUID) or Texas Driver’s License number, your name, county and date of birth.
How do I know if I’m eligible to vote?
You are eligible to vote if you registered by the May 10 deadline and are:
- A U.S. citizen
- A resident of the county where you submit your voter registration application
- At least 18 years old on Election Day
- Not a convicted felon (you may be eligible to vote if you have completed your sentence, probation and parole)
- Not been declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
Is it too late to apply to vote by mail?
Yes. May was the deadline for Bexar County to receive applications to vote by mail.
Have more voting questions?
Check out VoteTexas.gov. Or ask us, and we’ll find an answer for you!
