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2024 Austin municipal elections

The 2024 Austin, Texas municipal elections took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Five city council seats and the mayor have regular elections. All positions are nominally non-partisan, though most candidates choose to affiliate with a party given Austin's strong Democratic lean.

Candidates
Mayor Incumbent Mayor Kirk Watson won re-election, defeating four other candidates. City Council, District 2 Incumbent Vanessa Fuentes won re-election to a second term. City Council, District 4 Incumbent Jose "Chito" Vela won a full term, after being elected in a 2022 special election. City Council, District 6 Incumbent Mackenzie Kelly was defeated by challenger Krista Laine. City Council, District 7 Incumbent Leslie Pool was ineligible for a third term, as she did not choose to collect the petition signatures required to bypass Austin's term limits. Civil rights attorney Mike Siegel won the seat in a runoff election, defeating opponent Gary Bledsoe. City Council, District 10 Incumbent Alison Alter was ineligible for a third term, as she did not choose to collect the petition signatures required to bypass Austin's term limits. Marc Duchen narrowly defeated Ashika Ganguly in the November election. == References ==
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