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The 2024 Austin mayoral election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next mayor of Austin, Texas.[1] The election is nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations will not appear on the ballot. Incumbent mayor Kirk Watson is running for re-election, after returning to the position of mayor following the 2022 election.[2]
Due to the passage of Prop D in 2021, this is the first Austin mayoral election to coincide with a presidential election.[3]
Candidates
Declared
- Doug Greco, nonprofit executive and author of To Find a Killer (party affiliation: Democratic)[4]
- Carmen Llanes Pulido, former Austin Planning Commission member (party affiliation: Democratic)[5]
- Kathie Tovo, former city councilor from the 9th district (2011–2023) (party affiliation: Democratic)[6]
- Kirk Watson, incumbent mayor (party affiliation: Democratic)[7]
References
- ^ Reader, Grace (December 26, 2023). "LIST: Who's running for Austin City Council, mayor in 2024?". KXAN-TV. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Price, Asher (January 24, 2024). "Austin mayoral race heats up". Axios. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Miznazi, Ashley (May 1, 2021). "Props D and E pass, changing how Austin elections work". KXAN-TV. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ Moreno-Lozano, Luz (February 5, 2024). "Doug Greco, former director of Central Texas Interfaith, enters race for Austin mayor". KUT. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ Finnerty, Katharine (January 24, 2024). "Community organizer Carmen Llanes Pulido enters the Austin mayoral race". Spectrum News. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Moreno-Lozano, Luz (January 19, 2024). "Former City Council Member Kathie Tovo enters race to become Austin mayor". KUT. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ McCarthy, Ella (April 10, 2024). "Austin Mayor Kirk Watson to run for reelection; 4th candidate so far on November ballot". Austin American-Statesman.