2009 Austin mayoral election

2009 Austin mayoral election

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Turnout	13.02% [1]
Candidate Lee Leffingwell Brewster McCracken Carole Keeton Strayhorn Popular vote 27,500 15,613 12,482 Percentage 47.23% 26.81% 21.44%
Mayor before election Will Wynn Elected mayor Lee Leffingwell

The 2009 Austin mayoral election was held on May 9, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Will Wynn was term-limited. No candidate received a majority of the vote, which would have precipitated a runoff election, but second-place finisher Brewster McCracken withdrew from the race ^[2] making Lee Leffingwell the winner by default.

Candidates

• David Buttross
• Josiah James Ingalls
• Lee Leffingwell - Austin City Councilman
• Brewster McCracken - Austin City Councilman
• Carole Keeton Strayhorn - former Austin mayor, former Texas Comptroller, 2006 Independent gubernatorial candidate

Election results

2009 Austin Mayoral election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	Lee Leffingwell	27,500	47.23
	Nonpartisan	Brewster McCracken	15,613	26.81
	Nonpartisan	Carole Keeton Strayhorn	12,482	21.44
	Nonpartisan	David Buttross	2,230	3.83
	Nonpartisan	Josiah James Ingalls	403	0.69
Turnout			58,228

References

1. "May 9, 2009 Joint General and Special Elections Travis County May 09, 2009 Official Results City of Austin Cumulative Report" (PDF). Travis County. May 20, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
2. "statesman.com | McCracken drops out of mayoral runoff | Election Updates". Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.