2012 City Council Elections

In the last presidential election, the iPhone 3G was the hottest phone on the market, and there were just a few million people on Twitter. Now almost half…

“I’m a little bit surprised that the two primary contagonists here are divulging their strategies before the race is even on .”So said Mayor Lee…

The Austin City Council faces a full agenda today. It’s the last scheduled meeting before a month-long break.They may well need a break, considering…

The Austin-area League of Women Voters says it now supports the “10-1” plan for geographic districts for the Austin City Council.The plan, supported by…

Low-Turnout Election Returns Incumbents to CouncilVoters returned all four incumbents on the Austin City Council – including Mayor Lee Leffingwell – to…

Despite facing down six opponents in his Place 5 re-election bid, Bill Spelman did surprisingly well, winning a second consecutive term without a runoff.…

With 52.08 percent of the vote and only 20 precincts outstanding, incumbent Mayor Lee Leffingwell has declared victory.Mayor Leffingwell just finished…

With a steady lead over challenger Laura Pressley, Austin City Council member Mike Martinez just declared victory.The Place 2 incumbent just finished…

Update (Midnight): Here are the final results.Mayor’s raceClay Dafoe: 5,307 10.86%Lee Leffingwell (incumbent): 25,434 52.06%Brigid Shea: 18,115…

With a commanding 70 percent of the early vote, it's safe to say Place 6 Austin City Council member Sheryl Cole is assured a third term on the council.KUT…