Treviño, Bravo to go head-to-head in District 1 runoff election
Runoff election to be held on June 5
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SAN ANTONIO – The City Council District 1 race will head to a runoff between incumbent Roberto Treviño and candidate Mario Bravo.
A runoff election will be held since neither candidate received more than a majority of the votes to win the crowded race, which had 6 people running.
Treviño kept a lead throughout the night, garnering about 45% of the vote, with 5,640 cast for the incumbent.
Bravo had 36% of the vote, with 4,221 ballots cast for the candidate.
The runoff election is on June 5.
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