City elections in Austin, Texas (2024)
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| 2024 Austin elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 19, 2024 |
| Primary election: December 14 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 6 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Austin, Texas, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 5, 2024. A general runoff election was scheduled for December 14, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was August 19, 2024.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
City council
General runoff election
Austin City Council general runoff election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 7 |
Gary Bledsoe  Mike Siegel |
General election
Austin City Council general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 2 |
Vanessa Fuentes (i) Robert Reynolds |
| District 4 |
Jose Vela (i) Monica Guzman Louis Herrin III Jim Rabuck Eduardo Romero |
| District 6 |
Mackenzie Kelly (i) Krista Laine |
| District 7 |
Edwin Bautista Gary Bledsoe Pierre Nguyen Adam Powell Todd Shaw Mike Siegel Did not make the ballot: |
| District 10 |
Marc Duchen Ashika Ganguly |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2024
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About the city
- See also: Austin, Texas
Austin is the state capital of Texas. It is located in Travis County. As of 2020, its population was 961,855.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
Since 1924, the city of Austin has utilized a council-manager system.[1] In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2][3]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Austin, Texas | ||
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| Austin | Texas | |
| Population | 961,855 | 29,145,505 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 320 | 261,267 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 69.4% | 69.2% |
| Black/African American | 7.8% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 7.7% | 4.9% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Two or more | 6.5% | 7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 33.3% | 39.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.3% | 84.4% |
| College graduation rate | 53.4% | 30.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $75,752 | $63,826 |
| Persons below poverty level | 12.5% | 14.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Austin, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Austin City Charter V 1-3, accessed August 26, 2014
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