Four City Council seats are up for grabs Saturday, including District 1, where incumbent Sukh Kaur is fighting for a second term.
SAN ANTONIO — When the results from this month’s runoff election are counted, San Antonio won’t just find out who its next mayor will be, but also who will join them in City Hall.
Four City Council races will be determined Saturday night, in Districts 1, 6, 8 and 9. The other six reached the finish line in May, when five incumbents and one fresh face — Edward Mungia, a longtime council aide in District 4 — won with at least 50% of the vote.
The winners will be sworn in on Wednesday, June 18, joining either Gina Ortiz Jones or Rolando Pablos on the dais.
See full results from the City Council races below.
City Council – District 1
Sukh Kaur is the remaining incumbent still seeking another term on council, having just missed her chance to win outright last month when she collected just under half of the vote in a packed District 1 race.
With more than 11,000 early votes counted in the runoff, she’s out to a comfortable lead over opponent Patty Gibbons.
District 1 covers most of downtown and most of the near-north side between Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 281.
Kaur is among the more progressive members of City Council. She is one of three council members who recently requested an independent review of the Public Works Department amid widespread construction delay frustrations and has cited the “need to get creative and serious” about affordable housing solutions as a priority.
Gibbons has experience on city streets and zoning commissions, the Budget Advisory Board and the San Antonio Housing Trust. She’s been endorsed by the Republican Party of Bexar County, and has listed infrastructure, law enforcement and lower property taxes as her priorities.
City Council – District 6
The closest race of the bunch is in District 6, where just 28 votes separated Kelly Ann Gonzalez and Ric Galvan in the May election.
So far, that drama is bearing out in the runoff election as well.
With more than 8,000 early votes counted, Galvan leads Gonzales, 50.92% to 49.08%. They’re separated by fewer than 200 votes, however, meaning Saturday’s ballots will prove to be pivotal.
Galvan and Gonzalez are running to succeed Melissa Cabello Havrda, who will leave the seat following her unsuccessful mayoral bid. She has represented District 6 since 2019; the district covers a portion of the west side extending beyond Loop 410, including the Northwest Crossing, Great Northwest and Misty Oaks neighborhoods.
City Council – District 8
Ivalis Meza Gonzalez hopes to keep up her momentum in the race for District 8; she collected 40.3% of the vote in May, while runoff opponent Paula McGee came in second with 22.2%.
They’re battling for the right to represent a portion of the far northwest side from Babcock to the limits of Shavano Park. It includes UTSA, Oakland Estates and the Rim. The District 8 seat is being vacated by Manny Pelaez, who has sat on City Council for eight years and mounted an unsuccessful mayoral campaign in 2025.
City Council – District 9
Seven hopefuls ran to succeed Councilman John Courage in District 9 last month, with Misty Spears and Angi Taylor Aramburu emerging as the top vote-getters.
Spears previously worked as director of constituent services for Bexar County Commissioner Grant Moody and collected 38% of the vote in May. The more conservative of the two runoff candidates, she says she wants to fight for “less government red tape” and regulation; lower taxes; and “business-friendly” economic policies.
Aramburu, bringing experience from the Mayor’s Fitness Council and multiple nonprofit boards, wants to advocate for more SAFFE (San Antonio Fear Free Environment) officers, smarter spending, and affordable taxes and utilities for residents.
District 9 covers a slice of the far north side, including San Antonio International Airport and Hollywood Park.
View full runoff election results at KENS5.com/elections.