2009 Austin mayoral election

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.

2009 Austin mayoral election
May 9, 2009[1]
Turnout13.02%[1]
 
Candidate Lee Leffingwell Brewster McCracken Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 27,500 12,482 15,613
Percentage 47.23% 21.44% 26.81%
Mayor before election

Will Wynn
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Lee Leffingwell
Democratic

Elections in Texas
Government

Candidates

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
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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. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

See also
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