SAN ANTONIO — Gina Ortiz Jones declared victory and her opponent, Rolando Pablos, congratulated her on the win as a prolonged San Antonio mayoral race reached the finish line on Saturday night.

Shortly after, San Antonio's remaining vote centers reported their results , padding her historic victory. She finished with 54.3% to her opponent's 45.7%, and will be sworn in as Mayor Ron Nirenberg's successor on June 18.

Jones in the process will become the city's first out LGBTQ+ mayor and the first to win the office without City Council experience since Phil Hardberger in 2005. More than 12,000 votes separated her from Pablos in the final tally.

Nirenberg will leave office after serving eight years, the most allowed under the City Charter. But Jones will be the first Alamo City mayor to se

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