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Longtime GOP activist Misty Spears flips D9, giving left-leaning council another conservative voice
Longtime GOP activist Misty Spears will represent Northside District 9 — flipping a seat her party considered must-win this election cycle.
Conservatives have long controlled just a single seat on San Antonio’s 10-member City Council, while the city’s reddest territory has been represented by Councilman John Courage (D9), a moderate Democrat.
With Courage termed out this year, Spears finished first in the crowded May 3 race to replace him.
With all 182 vote centers reporting, she defeated Angi Taylor Aramburu, Courage’s endorsed successor and a former Democratic state House candidate, 56.74% to 43.26% in a runoff Saturday night.
https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-election-results-district-9-misty-spears/