Three Men in the Running For Mayor of Victoria Texas Special Mayoral Election Scheduled for July 3rd, 2021 It looks like three men are in the running for mayor of Victoria Texas for the special election scheduled for Saturday, July 3rd, 2021. David Crook, City Council member J eff Baulknight, and Revista newspaper owner, Emett Alvarez have filed to run for mayor. Why is Victoria having a special mayoral election? Sadly, previously elected Victoria Mayor, Rawley McCoy, passed away unexpectedly midway through his term, on March 5th of this year, leaving sad hearts in the community and an empty seat on Council.