2014 Elections

Early voting starts today in several special elections, including one to fill a State House seat vacated by State Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt,…

Straight ticket voting in Texas reached an all-time high in last month’s elections, according to a new report released by the Austin Community College…

KUT, KLRU and the Austin Monitor co-hosted a debate earlier today between Mike Martinez and Steve Adler. One of them will be Austin’s next mayor and will…

The group Battleground Texas was begun with the idea that Texas is a state that can turn blue, but despite the money, volunteers and strategizing,…

There was a time when it didn't cost a whole lot to win a race for Austin mayor.Up until the election of outgoing Mayor Lee Leffingwell, mayoral elections…

With Election Day in the rear-view mirror, we’re getting a look at research into what voters had to say. Political opinion research firm Latino Decisions…

For much of this election year there was powerful conventional wisdom about the race for governor in Texas: Democrat Wendy Davis couldn’t win, Republicans…

Election Day totals are in.Republicans swept the statewide elections, with Greg Abbott winning the gubernatorial race and Dan Patrick besting San Antonio…

Update: The constitutional amendment to take some oil and gas tax revenues and direct them towards road project funding passed by a wide margin – 79.78…

Update: Ryan Sitton defeated Steve Brown in the race for Railroad Commissioner 58.31 percent to 36.49 percent.Original Story (Nov. 4, 4:14 p.m.): An empty…