Alyssa Olvera for KUT
No single candidate in the races for mayor and three seats on the City Council garnered a majority of votes in November, so they were sent to a runoff election. Polls close at 7 p.m.
Mayor's Race
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Julia Reihs, Gabriel C. Pérez/KUTOver the past several years, home prices in Austin have risen at unprecedented rates. So, how do the candidates plan to make housing more affordable? And where do they stand on solving homelessness? -
Alyssa Olvera/KUTAustin is holding runoff elections for mayor and City Council. Why don't people vote in these races?In 2014, the last time Austin had a runoff election for mayor, just 15% of voters participated. -
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon/KUTThe outgoing state representative faces Kirk Watson, a former Austin mayor and former state senator, in a runoff election Dec. 13. -
Alyssa Olvera/KUTThe former state senator faces outgoing state Rep. Celia Israel in a December runoff election.
City Council Races
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Those competing to represent District 9, which has some of Austin’s most unaffordable neighborhoods, don’t agree on how to solve the skyrocketing cost of staying housed — or what to blame. -
District 3 could see the most expansion of public transit in CapMetro's Project Connect plan. José Velásquez and Daniela Silva hope to shepherd that plan as part of the Austin City Council and address other issues, like affordable housing and the city's response to homelessness. -
South Austinites are voting on a new council member. Here’s where D5 candidates stand on key issues.Policing, Project Connect and the looming I-35 expansion are top issues in District 5. Stephanie Bazan and Ryan Alter both wish to represent the South Austin district at City Hall.
