2018 Austin mayoral election
The 2018 Austin mayoral election was held on November 6, 2018 to elect the mayor of Austin, Texas. The election was a non-partisan mayoral election. If a candidate received a majority of the votes (50%+1 or greater), the candidate was elected, otherwise a runoff would be held between the top two candidates with the most votes. As incumbent Steve Adler secured a majority in the first round, a runoff was not required, and Adler was re-elected mayor for a second term.
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Campaign
Adler entered the election with a strong fundraising advantage over his challengers.[2]
Adler's most formidable challenger was perceived to be former Austin City Council member Laura Morrison.[2] Morrison had been a prominent critic of CodeNEXT (a shelved effort to rewrite the city's land development code) and the deal Adler was offering to bring a Major League Soccer team to the city.[2]
Election results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Steve Adler (incumbent) | 171,198 | 59.15 | |
| Laura Morrison | 56,110 | 19.39 | |
| Gustavo "Gus" Peña | 32,519 | 11.23 | |
| Todd Phelps | 18,323 | 6.33 | |
| Travis Duncan | 6,532 | 2.26 | |
| Alexander Strenger | 2,860 | 0.99 | |
| Alan Pease | 1,908 | 0.66 | |
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References
- "Results November 06, 2018 OFFICIAL Cumulative Results". Travis County. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- McGlinchy, Audrey (October 22, 2018). "Here Are The Candidates Running To Be Austin's Next Mayor". www.kut.org. KUT. Retrieved September 16, 2020.