2018 Austin mayoral election|
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| Turnout | 41.73%[1]  |
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| Candidate |
Steve Adler |
Laura Morrison |
| Popular vote |
171,198 |
56,110 |
| Percentage |
59.15% |
19.39% |
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| Candidate |
Gustavo Peña |
Todd Phelps |
| Popular vote |
32,519 |
18,323 |
| Percentage |
11.23% |
6.33% |
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The 2018 Austin mayoral election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the mayor of Austin, Texas. The election was a non-partisan mayoral election. If a candidate received a majority of the votes (50%+1 or greater), the candidate was elected, otherwise a runoff would be held between the top two candidates with the most votes. As incumbent Steve Adler secured a majority in the first round, a runoff was not required, and Adler was re-elected mayor for a second term.
Campaign
Adler entered the election with a strong fundraising advantage over his challengers.[2]
Adler's most formidable challenger was perceived to be former Austin City Council member Laura Morrison.[2] Morrison had been a prominent critic of CodeNEXT (a shelved effort to rewrite the city's land development code) and the deal Adler was offering to bring a Major League Soccer team to the city.[2]
Election results
Results[1]
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
| Steve Adler (incumbent) |
171,198 |
59.15 |
| Laura Morrison |
56,110 |
19.39 |
| Gustavo "Gus" Peña |
32,519 |
11.23 |
| Todd Phelps |
18,323 |
6.33 |
| Travis Duncan |
6,532 |
2.26 |
| Alexander Strenger |
2,860 |
0.99 |
| Alan Pease |
1,908 |
0.66 |
| Turnout |
289,450 |
% |
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