Election results 2026 began populating at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, as voters in Bexar County-area municipalities chose city council members and mayors for the next two or three years. In several cities, the outcome was already settled before the first returns were posted because some candidates were running unopposed and were declared elected.
In Balcones Heights, voters selected council members for Places 1 and 2, while Mayor Johnny A. Rodriguez, Jr. was elected without opposition. Castle Hills had one contested seat on the ballot, Place 4, after Alderman Jack Joyce opted not to seek re-election; Jason Smith, the Place 1 incumbent, and Beth Daines, the Place 5 incumbent, also had no challengers. Castle Hills voters additionally weighed whether to re-authorize the city’s tax and use ordinance to pay for street maintenance and repair.
Helotes also faced a mix of open and uncontested races. Craig Sanders did not seek re-election to City Council from Place 1, and Jen Sones was stepping away from Place 2, leaving Gregg Michael and Mike Gutierrez hoping to take Sanders’ seat while Anne Carraway ran unopposed for Sones’ replacement. Sabrina McGowan, the Place 4 incumbent, had no opponent in her re-election bid. In Hollywood Park, none of the candidates had opponents, and voters were asked whether to re-authorize the tax and use rate to continue paying for road construction and maintenance.
Kirby voters were choosing three people to join the city council in at-large races, meaning every voter could select up to three candidates. In Leon Valley, residents had to pick a mayor, and incumbent Chris Riley faced challengers Evan Bohl and Jed Hefner. Betty Heyl, the Place 2 incumbent, and Rey Orozco, the Place 4 incumbent, both had no opposition. Olmos Park Mayor Erin Harrison ran without a challenger and was declared elected, while James Griffon and Will Brooks were both unopposed in new council seats at Places 4 and 5. Voters there also considered a measure to re-authorize the city’s tax and use for road repair and maintenance.
Selma rounded out the list of local races, with Mayor Tom Daly running unopposed and Noah Washington, Jr. seeking another term in the Place 2 council seat without a challenger. Becky Harris, the Place 3 incumbent, faced Cori Mitchell. The pattern across the county was clear: small-city ballots brought a few real contests, but many offices were locked up before the polls closed, leaving the tax-and-use propositions as some of the most consequential votes of the night.