2020 Austin municipal elections

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2020 Austin municipal elections
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The 2020 Austin, Texas, municipal elections took place on November 3, and December 15, 2020.

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Five city council seats (District 2, District 4, District 6, District 7, and District 10) had regular elections, as well as two propositions. All positions are nominally non-partisan, though most candidates choose to affiliate with a party given Austin's strong Democratic lean.

Election Results

District 2

Incumbent Delia Garza retired to run for Travis County Attorney.

Declared [1]

Withdrawn

  • Alex Strenger (endorsed Ramos)

Declined

  • Delia Garza, incumbent councillor (running for Travis County Attorney)
David Chincanchan
Organizations
  • AURA
  • Austin Environmental Democrats
  • Austin Tejano Democrats
  • Black Austin Democrats
  • Central Austin Democrats
  • Friends of Austin Neighborhoods
  • Run For Something
  • South Austin Democrats
  • University Democrats
Labor unions
  • AFSCME Local 1624
  • Amalgamated Transit Union
  • Austin Central Labor Council
  • Austin Firefighters Association
  • Education Austin
  • IBEW Local 52
  • United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
  • Workers Defense Action Fund
Newspapers
Vanessa Fuentes
Labor unions
  • Austin EMS Association
Organizations
  • Run For Something
Newspapers
Casey Ramos
Local officials
  • Margaret Gómez, Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 4
  • Marcos de Leon, former Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Organizations
  • Community Not Commodity
Notable individuals

District 4 [1]

Incumbent Greg Casar ran for second full term.

Declared

  • Greg Casar, incumbent councillor (party affiliation: Democratic) [3]
  • Louis Herrin III
  • Ramesses II Setepenre

District 6 [1]

Incumbent Jimmy Flannigan ran for a second term. He was defeated in the December 15th runoff election by Mackenzie Kelly.

Prior to the 2020 election, the partisan breakdown of the Austin City Council was 11–0 in favor of the Democratic Party. Following Flannigan's runoff, the balance was shifted to a 10-1 Democratic majority.

he 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

  • Mackenzie Kelly(party affiliation: Republican)
  • Jimmy Flannigan, incumbent councillor (party affiliation: Democratic) [4]
  • Jennifer Mushtaler (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Dee Harrison

Declined

  • Don Zimmerman, former District 6 councilor (endorsed Kelly)(party affiliation: Republican)
Mackenzie Kelly
Local officials
Organizations
  • Travis County Republican Party
Notable individuals
  • Matt Mackowiak, Chair, Travis County Republican Party
  • Jennifer Mushtaler, 2020 candidate for District 6 (Democrat)
Jennifer Mushtaler
Local officials
Organizations
  • Central Austin Democrats
Notable individuals
  • Bill Bunch, Executive Director, Save Our Springs Alliance

District 7 [1]

Incumbent Leslie Pool ran for a second term.

Declared

  • Leslie Pool, incumbent councillor (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Morgan Witt (party affiliation: Democratic)

Declined

  • Natalie Gauldin, 2016 candidate for District 7 (party affiliation: Democratic)
Leslie Pool
Organizations
  • Austin Sierra Club
Labor unions
  • Austin EMS Association
  • Austin Firefighters Association
  • Workers Defense Action Fund
Newspapers
Morgan Witt
Organizations
  • AURA
  • Austin Young Democrats
  • Friends of Austin Neighborhoods
  • Sunrise Movement Austin
  • University Democrats
Notable individuals

District 10 [1]

Incumbent Alison Alter ran for a second term.

Declared

  • Alison Alter, incumbent councillor (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Jennifer Virden (party affiliation: Republican)
  • Pooja Sethi (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Robert Thomas (party affiliation: Republican)
  • Belinda Greene
  • Bennett Easton
  • Noel Tristan

Declined

  • Sheri Gallo, former councillor for District 10 (2015–2017)

Proposition A (November 2020)

Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $0.5335 per $100 valuation in the City of Austin for the current year, a rate that is $0.0875 higher per $100 valuation than the voter-approval tax rate of the City of Austin, for the purpose of providing funds for a citywide traffic-easing rapid transit system know as Project Connect, to address traffic congestion, expand service for essential workers, reduce climate change emissions, decrease traffic fatalities, create jobs, and provide access to schools, health care, jobs and the airport; to include neighborhood supportive affordable housing investments along transit corridors and a fixed rail and bus rapid transit system, including associated road, sidewalk, bike and street lighting improvements, park and ride hubs, on-demand neighborhood circulator shuttles, and improved access for seniors and persons with disabilities; to be operated by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, expanding its funds to build, operate and maintain the fixed rail and bus rapid transit system; the additional revenue raised by the tax rate is to be dedicated by the City to an independent board to oversee and finance the acquisition, construction, equipping, and operations and maintenance of the rapid transit system by providing funds for loans and grants to develop or expand transportation within the City, and to finance the transits supportive anti-displacement strategies related to Project Connect. Last year, the ad valorem tax rate in the City of Austin was $0.4431 per $100 valuation.[ citation needed ]

Proposition A: Project Connect Light Rail & Bus Funding
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes242,45757.92
No176,16642.08
Total votes418,623100.00
Source: https://services.austintexas.gov/election/byrecord.cfm?eid=208

Proposition B (November 2020)

The issuance of $460,000,000 in tax supported general obligation bonds and notes for planning, constructing, reconstructing, and improving sidewalks, urban trails, bikeways, bridges, roads, streets, intersections, and related utility and drainage infrastructure for the roads and streets; improving traffic signal synchronization and communications and control systems and acquiring and installing traffic signals and related technology to implement traffic safety and traffic fatality reduction strategies; and acquiring land and interests in land and property necessary to do so; and the levy of a tax sufficient to pay for the bonds and notes.[ citation needed ]

Proposition B: Mobility Funding
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes276,25767.05
No135,73032.95
Total votes411,987100.00
Source: https://services.austintexas.gov/election/byrecord.cfm?eid=208

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "City of Austin - Office of the City Clerk - Election History | AustinTexas.gov". services.austintexas.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Re-Elect Vanessa Fuentes". Re-Elect Vanessa Fuentes. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Re-Elect Council Member Chito Vela". Chito Vela. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Home - Krista Laine for Austin City Council District 6" . Retrieved 2024-03-15.
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