Electoral history of Julian Castro
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.
San Antonio City Council elections
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% | ||
2014 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development confirmation
| 2014 United States Senate confirmation to be Secretary of HUD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2014[8] | Party | All votes | ||
| Democratic | Republican | independent | ||
| Yea | 51 | 18 | 2 | 71 |
| Nay | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
Simple majority (49 of 97 votes) required – Nomination confirmed | ||||
2020 Democratic party presidential primaries
Despite ending his campaign before voting began, Castro still appeared on the ballot in over a dozen states, including his home state of Texas. Castro won 37,037 votes, including 16,688 in Texas.
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - San Antonio City Council 07 Race - May 05, 2001". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - San Antonio City Council 07 Race - May 03, 2003". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - San Antonio Mayor Race May 07, 2005". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - San Antonio Mayor Runoff Race June 07, 2005". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - San Antonio Mayor Race May 09, 2009". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - San Antonio Mayor Race May 14, 2011". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - San Antonio Mayor Race May 11, 2013". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "On the Nomination PN1736: Julian Castro, of Texas, to be ... -- Senate Vote #219 -- Jul 9, 2014". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2020-09-29.