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Misty Spears
Angi Taylor Aramburu
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UPDATE AT 10:15 p.m.: Misty Spears has declared victory in the runoff race for San Antonio City Council District 9.
Election results show that Spears led opponent Angi Taylor Aramburu with 56.7% of the vote, with 100% of vote centers reporting.
“I’m thrilled. I’m excited, I’m so grateful to the voters,” Spears told KSAT’s Katrina Webber on election night. “I’m so excited for everything that we have before us for District 9.”
Spears said she’s going to focus on the “basics,” like public safety, infrastructure and economic growth. She also wants to reduce spending.
Watch her interview below.
Aramburu said she hopes Spears “will listen to the community and provide the services that our district has come to expect.”
Bexar County Elections Administrator Michele Carew said there was a 17% voter turnout in this election. A total of 143,017 ballots were cast during eight days of early voting and on election day. Of those, 40,218 people voted on election day.
The seat was last held by John Courage, who lost a bid for mayor of San Antonio and is term-limited.
District 9 occupies much of San Antonio’s immediate North Side along the Highway 281 corridor and parts of Stone Oak and Encino Park outside of Loop 1604.
BACKGROUND
Spears, a constituent services director in the office of Bexar County Precinct 3 Commissioner Grant Moody, is endorsed by the fire, police and sheriff’s associations. Last November, Moody endorsed Spears and assumed a role in her campaign.
Aramburu is a small business owner with a background in public relations and nonprofit arts marketing. She unsuccessfully ran against Mark Dorazio for the Texas House District 122 seat in November 2022.
Aramburu holds endorsements from Courage, former Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff and former North East ISD School Board President Shannon Grona.
Both candidates list similar priorities around public safety and addressing growth. Meanwhile, District 9 residents feel that access to green spaces and accessibility issues should be addressed by their council member.
In an interview with KSAT during the May 3 election, Aramburu stated she plans to address safety in the district should she be elected.
“We need a new police substation on the North Side, particularly up the 281 corridor, because our infrastructure in terms of public safety just hasn’t kept up with growth,” Aramburu said.
KSAT was unsuccessful in reaching Spears on several occasions leading up to the May 3 election.
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