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The 2014 Austin mayoral election was held on November 4 and December 16, 2014 to elect the mayor of Austin, Texas. It saw the election of Steve Adler.
This was the first election held according to the new schedule in which elections are held every four years during the United States midterm election.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Adler | 64,416 | 36.77 | |
| Mike Martinez | 51,892 | 29.62 | |
| Sheryl Cole | 25,846 | 14.76 | |
| Todd Phelps | 17,333 | 9.90 | |
| Mary Catherine Krenek | 7,370 | 4.21 | |
| David Orshalick | 3,746 | 2.14 | |
| Randall Stephens | 3,204 | 1.83 | |
| Ronald Culver | 1,358 | 0.78 | |
| Voter turnout | % | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Adler | 52,159 | 67.04 | |
| Mike Martinez | 25,639 | 32.96 | |
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The 2022 Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee and former Congressman, Beto O'Rourke. All statewide elected offices are currently held by Republicans. In his previous gubernatorial race in 2018, Abbott won with 55.8% of the vote.
The 2018 Corpus Christi mayoral election was held on November 6, 2018, and December 18, 2018, to elect the mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas. The general election, held on November 6, 2018, did not produce a winner, therefore a runoff was required and held on December 18, 2018. The runoff election resulted in the re-election of Joe McComb, this time for a full two-year term.
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The 2012 Austin mayoral election was held on May 12, 2012 to elect the mayor of Austin, Texas. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Lee Leffingwell.
The 2006 Austin mayoral election was held on May 13, 2006 to elect the mayor of Austin, Texas. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Will Wynn.
The 2003 Austin mayoral election was held on May 3, 2003, to elect the mayor of Austin, Texas, USA. Will Wynn was elected.
Austin, Texas, reportedly confirmed its first cases on March 13, 2020, with the related onset of symptoms occurring as early as March 2, 2020. However, the disease may have reached the Austin area earlier. In an unconfirmed case, a 67 year old man in Bastrop, Tx, traveled to Clovis ,NM on December 21st. He was hospitalized in Clovis on December 23, 2019, then transported via ambulance to Lubbock where he was placed on a ventilator. He declined rapidly and died on January 2, 2020. Though there was no testing available at the time, he exhibited classic symptoms of COVID-19. The first fatality associated with the disease was reported on March 27, 2020. As of January 21, 2021, the City of Austin has reported over 50,000 cases of COVID-19, with 573 deaths associated with the disease.
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Elections are held in Lubbock, Texas to elect the city's mayor. Currently, such elections are regularly scheduled to elect mayors to two-year terms.
The 2022 Austin mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022 to elect the next mayor of Austin, Texas. The election was nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent mayor Steve Adler was term-limited and could not run for re-election. In the general election, state representative Celia Israel and former mayor Kirk Watson took the first two spots, leading realtor Jennifer Virden and several other candidates. Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, the race proceeded to a runoff election between Israel and Watson on December 13, which Watson won with 886 votes—the narrowest margin in over two decades.
