2024 Austin municipal elections
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The 2024 Austin, Texas municipal elections will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Five city council seats (District 2, District 4, District 6, District 7, and District 10) and the mayor have regular elections. All positions are nominally non-partisan, though most candidates choose to affiliate with a party given Austin's strong Democratic lean.
Candidates[edit]
Mayor[edit]
Incumbent Mayor Kirk Watson has not announced re-election plans, but is considered likely to run for a second term.
City Council, District 2[edit]
Incumbent Vanessa Fuentes is running for a second term. As of March 2024, she has not drawn an opponent.[1]
Declared[edit]
- Vanessa Fuentes (incumbent) (party affiliation: Democratic)[2]
City Council, District 4[edit]
Incumbent Jose "Chito" Vela is running for a second term. As of March 2024, he has not drawn an opponent.
Declared[edit]
- Jose "Chito" Vela (incumbent) (party affiliation: Democratic)[3]
City Council, District 6[edit]
Incumbent Mackenzie Kelly is running for a second term. As the lone Republican on council, she is widely expected to face a competitive race in a district that voted for Joe Biden over Donald Trump by a margin of 33.3% in the 2020 Presidential election.
Declared[edit]
- Mackenzie Kelly (incumbent) (party affiliation: Republican)
- Krista Laine[1] (party affiliation: Democratic)[4]
Declined[edit]
- Jimmy Flannigan, former District 6 councilor (2017–2021) (party affiliation: Democratic)
- Don Zimmerman, former District 6 councilor (2015–2017) (running for Travis County Appraisal District Board) [5](party affiliation: Republican)
Mackenzie Kelly
- Organizations
- Save Austin Now
- Notable Individuals
- Matt Mackowiak, Chair, Travis County Republican Party
Krista Laine
- State officials
- Sheryl Cole, state Representative from the 46th district
- Vikki Goodwin, state Representative from the 47th district
- James Talarico, state Representative from the 50th district
- John Bucy III, state Representative from the 136th district
- Local officials
- Chuy Zàrate, Round Rock ISD Trustee, Place 1 At-Large
- Amber Landrum, Round Rock ISD Trustee, Place 3 At-Large
- Alicia Markum, Round Rock ISD Trustee, Place 4 At-Large
- Amy Weir, Round Rock ISD Trustee, Place 5 At-Large
City Council, District 7[edit]
Incumbent Leslie Pool is ineligible for a third term, as she did not choose to collect the petition signatures required to bypass Austin's term limits.
Declared[edit]
- Mike Siegel, civil rights lawyer and 2018+2020 Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress from the 10th district (party affiliation: Democratic)[6]
- Adam Powell, community organizer (party affiliation: Democratic)[7]
- Pierre Nguyen, Public Safety Commissioner (party affiliation: Democratic)[8]
- Edwin Bautista, community organizer (party affiliation: Democratic)[9]
Potential[edit]
- Todd Shaw, former Planning Commission Chair (party affiliation: Democratic)
Declined[edit]
- Leslie Pool, incumbent councilor for District 7 (party affiliation: Democratic)
Mike Siegel
- Federal officials
- State officials
- Sheryl Cole, state Representative from the 46th district
- James Talarico, state Representative from the 50th district
- Local officials
- José Garza, Travis County District Attorney
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri, Austin councilor from District 9
- Steve Adler, former Mayor of Austin
- Kathryn Whitley Chu, Austin ISD Trustee, District 4
- Notable individuals
- Jane Fonda, actress and climate activist
- Pritesh Gandhi, Siegel's opponent in the 2020 Democratic primary in Texas's 10th district
- Julie Oliver, 2018+2020 Democratic nominee for Texas's 25th district
Adam Powell
- Local officials
- Kevin Johnson Sr., former Round Rock ISD Trustee, Place 1 At-Large
Edwin Bautista
- Organizations
- Run For Something
City Council, District 10[edit]
Incumbent Alison Alter is ineligible for a third term, as she did not choose to collect the petition signatures required to bypass Austin's term limits.
Declared[edit]
- Ashika Ganguly, legislative staffer for Rep. John Bucy III (party affiliation: Democratic)[10]
- Marc Duchen, neighborhood activist (party affiliation: Democratic)[11]
Filed, but not declared[edit]
- Idona Griffith, District 10 Human Rights Commissioner
Potential[edit]
- Jennifer Virden, 2020 candidate for District 10 and 2022 candidate for Mayor of Austin (party affiliation: Republican)
Declined[edit]
- Alison Alter, incumbent councilor for District 10 (party affiliation: Democratic)
Ashika Ganguly
- State officials
- Garry Mauro, former Texas Land Commissioner
- Sheryl Cole, state Representative from the 46th district
- James Talarico, state Representative from the 50th district
- John Bucy III, state Representative from the 136th district
- Wendy Davis, former state Senator from the 10th district and 2014 Democratic nominee for Governor of Texas
- Eddie Rodriguez, former state Representative from the 51st district
- Local officials
- Sean Hassan, ACC Trustee, Place 4
- Manuel Gonzalez, ACC Trustee, Place 5
- Candace Hunter, Austin ISD Trustee, District 1
- Notable individuals
- Greg Anderson, District 4 Planning Commissioner
- Ben Leffler, 2022 candidate for Austin City Council District 9
- Julie Oliver, 2018+2020 Democratic nominee for Texas's 25th district
- Luke Warford, 2022 Democratic nominee for Texas Railroad Commission
Marc Duchen
- Notable individuals
- Jennifer Mushtaler, District 6 Planning Commissioner
- Fred Lewis, President, Community Not Commodity
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Campaign Treasurer Appointment Forms - Master List AustinTexas.gov". www.austintexas.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Re-Elect Vanessa Fuentes". Re-Elect Vanessa Fuentes. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Re-Elect Council Member Chito Vela". Chito Vela. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Home - Krista Laine for Austin City Council District 6". Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Communications (2024-02-26). "Ballot Set for 2024 Board of Directors Election". Travis Central Appraisal District. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "Siegel For Austin". Siegel for Austin. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Adam Powell For Austin". Adam Powell For Austin. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Council, Nguyễn for Austin City. "Nguyễn for Austin City Council". Nguyễn for Austin City Council. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "edwinfordistrict7.com". edwinfordistrict7.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Ashika for Austin". Ashika for Austin. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Marc for Austin - City Council Election District 10". 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2024-03-15.