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Ric Galvan
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UPDATE at 10 p.m.: Ric Galvan has claimed victory over Kelly Ann Gonzalez in the runoff race for San Antonio City Council District 6 by 25 votes.
With 100% of vote centers reporting, election results show Galvan secured 50.11% of the vote. Gonzalez ended the night with 49.89% of the vote.
Because of the thin margin, a possible recount may happen.
“I feel really good,” Galvan told KSAT’s Courtney Friedman. “You know, I knew it would be a close election; our campaign team knew that from the initial election.”
Galvan emphasized that while the growth is positive in many ways, he doesn’t want any neighborhoods to feel left behind.
“Making sure our traffic congestion is being taken care of effectively as much as we can, and making sure our communities are safe and sound, our street safety and public safety too,” Galvan said.
Gonzalez told KSAT that even with a loss, she will support Galvan and the betterment of the district.
“We’ve had the same generational poverty of the same rate 18 percent for the last six decades,” Gonzalez said. “Make sure we are increasing our education rates because truly education is the only way outside of poverty.”
Galvan told KSAT he would follow through on that.
Bexar County Elections Administrator Michele Carew said there was a 17% voter turnout in this election. A total of 143,048 ballots were cast during eight days of early voting and on election day. Of those, 40,218 people voted on election day.
The district covers the West and Northwest Side, where development has collided with infrastructure gaps.
Galvan will be new to the job. Current District 6 Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda ran unsuccessfully for mayor rather than seeking a final two years on the council.
Councilmembers elected will serve four-year terms under new rules approved by voters last November.
BACKGROUND
Galvan, a City Hall staffer and president of the Pipers Meadow Neighborhood Association, was born in San Antonio. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
Galvan’s career experience includes a director of special projects position for the City of San Antonio.
During an interview with KSAT, Galvan emphasized why he believes affordability and infrastructure are important.
“With District 6 taking on a lot of San Antonio’s rapid growth, many of our working families, like my own, have experienced significant challenges,” Galvan said, highlighting housing costs, traffic safety and public investment in underserved areas.
Gonzalez, a labor organizer and small business owner, is a lifelong resident of District 6 and is advocating for better wages, stronger services, equitable investment in neighborhoods, proactive crime prevention, more educational opportunities, reliable transit and adequate lighting.
“I’ll bring a proactive, community-first approach to city services, one that centers the voices of residents who know their neighborhoods best,” she said.
Gonzalez said she aims to ensure infrastructure and bond funding are “equitably distributed to the areas that have been left behind.”
“I’m running because I believe District 6 deserves a councilmember who shows up, listens, and delivers real results for working families,” Gonzalez said.
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