WATCH: San Antonio mayoral runoff candidates take debate stage at San Antonio College The winner of the June 7 runoff will serve as mayor for four years; watch the debate in the video player below
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio mayoral race is down from 27 candidates to two.
Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos participated in their first debate since they became the top two vote-getters in the May 3 election.
The debate was hosted Tuesday night at San Antonio College’s Loftin Student Center Fiesta Room.
Ortiz Jones earned the most votes in San Antonio’s mayoral race (27%) while Pablos took second place with 17% of the vote.
Because neither Ortiz Jones nor Pablos earned the necessary 50% plus one vote to win the race outright, both candidates are heading to a runoff scheduled for June 7.
The winner of the June 7 runoff would serve as mayor for four years.
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