Electoral history of Julian Castro
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This is the electoral history of Julian Castro, who served as the 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2017. He previously served in the San Antonio City Council from 2001 to 2005 and as Mayor of San Antonio from 2009 to 2014. Castro sought the 2020 Democratic nomination for President, but ended his campaign before voting began.
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Julian Castro | 7,070 | 61.76% | |
| Nonpartisan | Fred A. Rangel | 1,479 | 12.92% | |
| Nonpartisan | John Coleman | 1,155 | 10.09% | |
| Nonpartisan | John Carlos Garcia | 848 | 7.41% | |
| Nonpartisan | Raul F. Quiroga Jr. | 596 | 5.21% | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael A. Gonzalez | 299 | 2.61% | |
| Total votes | 11,447 | 100% | ||
2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Julian Castro (incumbent) | 2,005 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 2,005 | 100% | ||
San Antonio Mayoral elections
2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Julian Castro | 47,893 | 41.99% | |
| Nonpartisan | Phil Hardberger | 34,280 | 30.05% | |
| Nonpartisan | Carroll Schubert | 30,029 | 26.32% | |
| Nonpartisan | Julie Iris Oldham | 919 | 0.81% | |
| Nonpartisan | Everett Caldwell | 391 | 0.34% | |
| Nonpartisan | Rhett R. Smith | 289 | 0.25% | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Idrogo | 270 | 0.24% | |
| Total votes | 115,194 | 100% | ||
As no candidate reached a majority, a runoff election between the two leading candidates (Castro and Hardberger) was required.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Phil Hardberger | 66,830 | 51.47% | |
| Nonpartisan | Julian Castro | 63,001 | 48.53% | |
| Total votes | 129,991 | 100% | ||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Julian Castro | 42,745 | 56.23% | |
| Nonpartisan | Trish DeBerry-Mejia | 22,031 | 28.98% | |
| Nonpartisan | Diane Cibrian | 6,181 | 8.13% | |
| Nonpartisan | Sheila D. McNeil | 2,962 | 3.90% | |
| Nonpartisan | Rhett R. Smith | 715 | 0.94% | |
| Nonpartisan | Lauro A. Bustamante | 441 | 0.58% | |
| Nonpartisan | Julie Iris Oldham | 385 | 0.51% | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Idrogo | 371 | 0.49% | |
| Nonpartisan | Napoleon Madrid | 188 | 0.25% | |
| Total votes | 76,019 | 100% | ||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Julian Castro (incumbent) | 34,309 | 81.44% | |
| Nonpartisan | Will McLeod | 2,846 | 6.76% | |
| Nonpartisan | Rhett R. Smith | 2,153 | 5.11% | |
| Nonpartisan | James Rodriguez | 1,675 | 3.98% | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Idrogo | 1,145 | 2.72% | |
| Total votes | 42,128 | 100% | ||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Julian Castro (incumbent) | 29,449 | 66.51% | |
| Nonpartisan | Rhett R. Smith | 5,807 | 13.12% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jesus G. Reyes | 2,934 | 6.63% | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Idrogo | 2,298 | 5.19% | |
| Nonpartisan | Raymond Zavala | 1,472 | 3.32% | |
| Nonpartisan | Irma Rosas | 1,461 | 3.30% | |
| Nonpartisan | Sergio Falcon | 857 | 1.94% | |
| Total votes | 44,278 | 100% | ||