Austin mayoral election, 2009

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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 [1] making Lee Leffingwell the winner by default.

Austin, Texas Capital of Texas

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. It is the 11th-most populous city in the United States and the 4th-most populous city in Texas. It is also the fastest growing large city in the United States, the second most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, and the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States. As of the U.S. Census Bureau's July 1, 2017 estimate, Austin had a population of 950,715 up from 790,491 at the 2010 census. The city is the cultural and economic center of the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan statistical area, which had an estimated population of 2,115,827 as of July 1, 2017. Located in Central Texas within the greater Texas Hill Country, it is home to numerous lakes, rivers, and waterways, including Lady Bird Lake and Lake Travis on the Colorado River, Barton Springs, McKinney Falls, and Lake Walter E. Long.

Will Wynn American politician

William Patrick Wynn is an American politician who served as the mayor of Austin, Texas from 2003 to 2009.

Brewster McCracken was Mayor pro tem of the Austin, Texas city council and was a candidate for the office of Mayor in Austin.

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Candidates

Lee Leffingwell American politician

Shelly "Lee" Leffingwell is an American environmentalist and politician who served as the mayor of Austin, Texas, from June 22, 2009 to January 6, 2015.

Carole Keeton Strayhorn American politician

Carole Stewart Keeton, formerly known as Carole Keeton McClellan, Carole Keeton Rylander and Carole Keeton Strayhorn, is an American politician and the former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Election results

2009 Austin Mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
NonpartisanLee Leffingwell27,45547.24
NonpartisanBrewster McCracken15,57526.80
NonpartisanCarole Keeton Strayhorn12,45821.44
NonpartisanDavid Buttross2,2293.84
NonpartisanJosiah James Ingalls4020.69
Turnout 58,119

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-24.

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