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2020 Corpus Christi mayoral election

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2020 Corpus Christi mayoral election

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Candidate Paulette Guajardo Joe McComb
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 33,366 general
15,809 runoff
34,118 general
12,412 runoff
Percentage 32.24% general
56.02% runoff
32.96% general
43.98% runoff

 
Candidate Carolyn Vaughn Priscilla Gonzalez
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 17,198 general 5,427 general
Percentage 16.62% general 5.24% general

Mayor before election

Joe McComb
Republican

Elected mayor

Paulette Guajardo
Democratic

The 2020 Corpus Christi mayoral election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect the mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas. Because the general election did not produce a winner (elections for the mayoralty of Corpus Christi require a majority), a runoff was held on December 15, 2020.

Incumbent one-term mayor Joe McComb was defeated by city councilwoman Paulette Guajardo.

Candidates

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Declared

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  • Priscilla Gonzalez, marketing supervisor and podcaster[1]
  • Paulette Guajardo, city council member[2]
  • Joe McComb, incumbent mayor and former city council member[3] (party preference: Republican)
  • John Medina, anti-bullying advocate and former operator at Koch Industries[4]
  • Joe Michael Perez, shop owner and controversial political figure[5]
  • Eric Rodriguez, environmental manager at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi[6]
  • Roberto Seidner, retired physician[7]
  • Carolyn Vaughn, Nueces County commissioner[8]
  • Pancho Villa, retired photographer[7]

Results

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First round

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2020 Corpus Christi mayoral election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Joe McComb (incumbent) 34,118 32.96%
Nonpartisan Paulette Guajardo 33,366 32.24%
Nonpartisan Carolyn Vaughn 17,198 16.62%
Nonpartisan Priscilla Gonzalez 5,427 5.24%
Nonpartisan Eric Rodriguez 4,330 4.18%
Nonpartisan Pancho Villa 3,213 3.10%
Nonpartisan Joe Michael Perez 2,793 2.70%
Nonpartisan John Medina 2,775 2.68%
Nonpartisan Roberto Seidner 284 0.27%
Total votes 103,504 100.00%

Runoff

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2020 Corpus Christi mayoral runoff election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Paulette Guajardo 15,809 56.02%
Nonpartisan Joe McComb (incumbent) 12,412 43.98%
Total votes 28,221 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Chandler, Greg (October 19, 2020). "Mayoral candidate addresses past arrests". Kris 6 News.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Cargo, Kathryn (August 13, 2020). "Councilwoman Paulette Guajardo launches bid to become Corpus Christi mayor". Corpus Christi Caller Times.
  3. ^ Acosta, Tim (September 6, 2019). "Early bird gets the term? Corpus Christi Mayor Joe McComb announces reelection bid".
  4. ^ Flores, Veronica (September 6, 2019). "Mayoral candidate says he will focus on fixing streets and homeless issues".
  5. ^ Guerra, Joey (July 9, 2020). "A MAGA hat on Selena statue, now he runs for mayor of Corpus Christi".
  6. ^ "Local man throws his hat in the ring in the race for Mayor". Kris 6 News. February 7, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Crow, Kirsten (October 9, 2020). "Here's what mayoral candidates think about budgets, taxes and a desalination plant". Corpus Christi Caller Times.
  8. ^ Rodriguez, Alexandria (July 1, 2020). "Nueces County Commissioner Carolyn Vaughn will run for Corpus Christi mayor". Corpus Christi Caller Times.
  9. ^ "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. November 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI RUNOFF ELECTION". Nueces County Clerk. December 15, 2020.