Four City Council seats were up for grabs on Saturday. Now we know who will fill them.
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 were 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 Gina Ortiz Jones on the dais after her historic mayoral victory.
See full results from the City Council races below.
City Council – District 1
Sukh Kaur, the remaining incumbent entering the June runoff, secured her second term after defeating Patty Gibbons on Saturday.
The early vote propelled Kaur to a sizeable advantage, and she was able to breathe easy for the rest of the night as she prepares to continue representing District 1.
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 had been endorsed by the Republican Party of Bexar County, and listed infrastructure, law enforcement and lower property taxes as her priorities.
City Council – District 6
District 6’s results brought a bit of deja vu on Saturday night.
Just 28 votes separated Ric Galvan and Kelly Ann Gonzalez in the May contest, and that nail-biter drama returned for their head-to-head runoff. With all vote centers reporting results, Galvan eked out a victory, but only barely–25 votes separated him from Gonzalez, out of 11,509 ballots counted in the race.
Galvan, an alumnus of Holmes High School and the current neighborhood association president in Pipers Meadow, has said he would prioritize investing in first responders, Animal Care Services and mental health services, while also working to “expanding housing opportunities.”
He’s set 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.
Gonzalez is a small business owner who says she has lived in District 6 all her life. She listed public safety and crime prevention would be among her priorities, as well as organizing a “coordinated traffic plan and traffic-calming review” in her first 100 days.
City Council – District 8
After winning 40% of the vote in the May election, Ivalis Meza Gonzalez kept up the momentum in the runoff, beating her opponent Paula McGee.
Gonzalez, outgoing Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s former chief of staff, will 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.
The early vote propelled Gonzalez to an early lead, and she was able to maintain it as Saturday’s ballots started to roll in. She has said she wants to “carry the torch” handed off to her by her predecessors, adding she wants to address an “aging senior center,” construction delays and mailbox theft.
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.
On Saturday, it was Spears, the more conservative of the two candidates, who emerged victorious. She previously worked as director of constituent services for Bexar County Commissioner Grant Moody and says she wants to fight for “less government red tape” and regulation; lower taxes; and “business-friendly” economic policies.
The District 9 runoff race featured the largest turnout of the remaining City Council contests, with 24,415 ballots counted. 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.