2022 Laredo mayoral election

The 2022 Laredo mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of Laredo, Texas. Incumbent mayor Pete Saenz could not seek reelection due to term limit. Since no candidates had received over 50% of the total vote, a runoff election was scheduled on December 17. Victor D. Treviño, the Health Authority of Laredo, was elected to be the new mayor.^[1]

2022 Laredo mayoral election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) (general) December 17, 2022 (2022-12-17) (runoff) 2026 →
Turnout	32.14% (general) 8.29% (runoff)
Candidate Victor D. Treviño Mercurio Martinez III Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 8,765 (G) 8,435 (R) 9,097 (G) 7,171 (R) Percentage 21.00% (G) 54.05% (R) 21.80% (G) 45.95% (R)   Candidate Cynthia Mares Roque Vela Jr. Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 7,859 7,323 Percentage 18.83% 17.55%
Mayor before election Pete Saenz Democratic Elected mayor Victor D. Treviño Independent

General election

Election results^[2]

Candidate		Votes	%
Mercurio Martinez III		9,097	21.80
Victor D. Treviño		8,765	21.00
Cynthia Mares		7,859	18.83
Roque Vela Jr.		7,323	17.55
Poncho Casso		5,027	12.04
Gus Gonzalez		987	2.36
Juan Manuel Garza		965	2.31
Felipe E. Ramirez		655	1.57
Louis H. Bruni		592	1.42
Kobby Bryand		468	1.12
Total votes		43,697	100

Runoff election

Election results^[3]

Candidate		Votes	%
Victor D. Treviño		8,435	54.05
Mercurio Martinez III		7,171	45.95
Total votes		15,606	100