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2024 Austin mayoral election

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2024 Austin mayoral election

← 2022 November 5, 2024 2028 →
 
Candidate Kirk Watson Carmen Llanes Pulido
Popular vote 174,576 70,336
Percentage 50.01% 20.15%

 
Candidate Kathie Tovo Jeffrey Bowen
Popular vote 58,072 29,308
Percentage 16.64% 8.4%

Mayor before election

Kirk Watson

Elected mayor

TBD

The 2024 Austin mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next mayor of Austin, Texas.[1] The election is nonpartisan; the candidates' party affiliations affiliations did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent mayor Kirk Watson is running for re-election, after returning to the position of mayor following the 2022 election.[2] Watson currently leads with 50.01%, just above the threshold to avoid a runoff, but the race has yet to be called because of outstanding ballots.

Due to the passage of Prop D in 2021, this is the first Austin mayoral election to coincide with a presidential election.[3]

Candidates

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Declared

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Results

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Unofficial results from Travis, Williamson and Hays County, with 100% of the precincts reporting, show incumbent mayor Kirk Watson with 50.01% of the vote and mere 31 raw votes over the 50% plus one threshold to avoid a runoff with Pulido.[9] There are still some outstanding ballots yet to be processed, including overseas and military ballots, provisional ballots, and mail-in ballots received the day after election day. Because of these outstanding ballots and the tightness of the race, the election has not been called as of November 6, 2024.[10]

Candidate Votes %
Kirk Watson 174,576 50.01%
Carmen Llanes Pulido 70,336 20.15%
Kathie Tovo 58,072 16.64%
Jeffrey Bowen 29,308 8.4%
Doug Greco 16,797 4.81%

References

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  1. ^ Reader, Grace (December 26, 2023). "LIST: Who's running for Austin City Council, mayor in 2024?". KXAN-TV. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Price, Asher (January 24, 2024). "Austin mayoral race heats up". Axios. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  3. ^ Miznazi, Ashley (May 1, 2021). "Props D and E pass, changing how Austin elections work". KXAN-TV. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Moreno-Lozano, Luz (August 20, 2024). "Jeffery Bowen becomes fifth candidate to enter Austin mayoral race". KUT. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Moreno-Lozano, Luz (February 5, 2024). "Doug Greco, former director of Central Texas Interfaith, enters race for Austin mayor". KUT. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Finnerty, Katharine (January 24, 2024). "Community organizer Carmen Llanes Pulido enters the Austin mayoral race". Spectrum News. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  7. ^ Moreno-Lozano, Luz (January 19, 2024). "Former City Council Member Kathie Tovo enters race to become Austin mayor". KUT. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  8. ^ McCarthy, Ella (April 10, 2024). "Austin Mayor Kirk Watson to run for reelection; 4th candidate so far on November ballot". Austin American-Statesman.
  9. ^ "Election results: Kirk Watson appears to narrowly avoid runoff to win race for Austin mayor". kvue.com. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "Why the Austin mayoral race is still too close to call". KXAN Austin. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
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Official campaign websites for mayoral candidates