SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE (5:30 p.m.):
Bexar County continues to see a low voter turnout in the May 3 election, according to the elections department.
The elections department gave the following update at 5 p.m.:
- 27,135 Election Day in-person voters in the City of San Antonio
- 31,705 Election Day in-person voters in Bexar County
- 65,550 early voting turnout in San Antonio.
- 74,092 total early votes in Bexar County.
UPDATE (2:45 p.m.):
Bexar County Election Administrator Michele Carew provided an update on the election at 2 p.m. Watch the update below.
Carew said the following vote counts were recorded as of 1 p.m. Saturday:
- Bexar County turnout - 95,354 voters
- In-person county-wide turnout - 21,261 voters
- Early voting turnout in San Antonio - 65,550 voters
- San Antonio voter turnout as of 1 p.m. Saturday - 15,739 voters
- Total San Antonio turnout - 81,289 voters
Carew said this election appears to be similar to 2019, when early voting had a 9.1% turnout and a 4.6% turnout on Election Day.
She said the elections department is hoping for overall voter turnout between 13% and 15%.
San Antonio residents are choosing a new mayor and voting in all 10 city council seats in the May 3 election. Twenty-seven candidates are running for mayor.
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If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote on May 3, the top two vote-getters will advance to a runoff on June 7.
Results will start rolling in at 7 p.m. Saturday, Carew said, and will include early voting and ballot by mail. Results will be reported in 25% increments.
Carew said they are hoping to have all numbers turned in by 11:30 p.m. While community events like Fiesta can overshadow the election, she said residents still have time to vote at one of the 246 voting centers.
Voting centers are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday. For a full list of places residents can cast their ballots, click here.
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