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The 2024 Austin, Texas municipal elections will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Five city council seats (District 2, District 4, District 6, District 7, and District 10) and the mayor have regular elections. All positions are nominally non-partisan, though most candidates choose to affiliate with a party given Austin's strong Democratic lean.

Candidates

Mayor

Incumbent Mayor Kirk Watson is running for re-election.

Declared

• Kirk Watson (incumbent) (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Kathie Tovo, former District 9 councillor (2015–2023) (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Carmen Llanes Pulido (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Doug Greco (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Jeffery Bowen

Declined

• Jennifer Virden, 2020 candidate for District 10 and 2022 candidate for Mayor of Austin (party affiliation: Republican)

City Council, District 2

Incumbent Vanessa Fuentes is running for a second term. As of March 2024, she has not drawn an opponent.

Declared

• Vanessa Fuentes (incumbent) (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Robert Reynolds (party affiliation: Republican)

City Council, District 4

Incumbent Jose "Chito" Vela is running for a second term. As of March 2024, he has not drawn an opponent.

Declared

• Jose "Chito" Vela (incumbent) (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Monica Guzman (party affiliation: Democratic)
• James Rabuck
• Eduardo Romero
• Louis Herrin

City Council, District 6

Incumbent Mackenzie Kelly is running for a second term. As the lone Republican on council, she is widely expected to face a competitive race in a district that voted for Joe Biden over Donald Trump by a margin of 33.3% in the 2020 Presidential election.

Declared

• Mackenzie Kelly (incumbent) (party affiliation: Republican)
• Krista Laine (party affiliation: Democratic)

Declined

• Jimmy Flannigan, former District 6 councilor (2017–2021) (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Don Zimmerman, former District 6 councilor (2015–2017) (running for Travis County Appraisal District Board) (party affiliation: Republican)

Organizations

• Save Austin Now

Notable Individuals

• Matt Mackowiak, Chair, Travis County Republican Party

State officials

• Sheryl Cole, state Representative from the 46th district
• Vikki Goodwin, state Representative from the 47th district
• James Talarico, state Representative from the 50th district
• John Bucy III, state Representative from the 136th district

Local officials

• Chuy Zàrate, Round Rock ISD Trustee, Place 1 At-Large
• Amber Landrum, Round Rock ISD Trustee, Place 3 At-Large
• Alicia Markum, Round Rock ISD Trustee, Place 4 At-Large
• Amy Weir, Round Rock ISD Trustee, Place 5 At-Large

City Council, District 7

Incumbent Leslie Pool is ineligible for a third term, as she did not choose to collect the petition signatures required to bypass Austin's term limits.

Declared

• Mike Siegel, civil rights lawyer and 2018+2020 Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress from the 10th district (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Adam Powell, community organizer (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Pierre Nguyen, Public Safety Commissioner (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Edwin Bautista, community organizer (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Todd Shaw, former Planning Commission Chair (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Gary Bledsoe (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Daniel Dominguez

Declined

• Leslie Pool, incumbent councilor for District 7 (party affiliation: Democratic)

Federal officials

• Greg Casar, U.S. Congressman from Texas's 35th district

State officials

• Sheryl Cole, state Representative from the 46th district
• James Talarico, state Representative from the 50th district

Local officials

• José Garza, Travis County District Attorney
• Zohaib "Zo" Qadri, Austin councilor from District 9
• Steve Adler, former Mayor of Austin
• Kathryn Whitley Chu, Austin ISD Trustee, District 4

Notable individuals

• Jane Fonda, actress and climate activist
• Pritesh Gandhi, Siegel's opponent in the 2020 Democratic primary in Texas's 10th district
• Julie Oliver, 2018+2020 Democratic nominee for Texas's 25th district

Local officials

• Jose Velasquez, Austin City Councilor, District 3
• Kevin Johnson Sr., former Round Rock ISD Trustee, Place 1 At-Large

Organizations

• Run For Something

City Council, District 10

Incumbent Alison Alter is ineligible for a third term, as she did not choose to collect the petition signatures required to bypass Austin's term limits.

Declared

• Ashika Ganguly, legislative staffer for Rep. John Bucy III (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Marc Duchen, neighborhood activist (party affiliation: Democratic)

Withdrawn

• Idona Griffith, District 10 Human Rights Commissioner (endorsed Duchen)

Declined

• Alison Alter, incumbent councilor for District 10 (party affiliation: Democratic)
• Jennifer Virden, 2020 candidate for District 10 and 2022 candidate for Mayor of Austin (party affiliation: Republican)

State officials

• Garry Mauro, former Texas Land Commissioner
• Sheryl Cole, state Representative from the 46th district
• James Talarico, state Representative from the 50th district
• John Bucy III, state Representative from the 136th district
• Wendy Davis, former state Senator from the 10th district and 2014 Democratic nominee for Governor of Texas
• Eddie Rodriguez, former state Representative from the 51st district

Local officials

• Sean Hassan, ACC Trustee, Place 4
• Manuel Gonzalez, ACC Trustee, Place 5
• Candace Hunter, Austin ISD Trustee, District 1

Notable individuals

• Greg Anderson, District 4 Planning Commissioner
• Ben Leffler, 2022 candidate for Austin City Council District 9
• Julie Oliver, 2018+2020 Democratic nominee for Texas's 25th district
• Luke Warford, 2022 Democratic nominee for Texas Railroad Commission

Notable individuals

• Jennifer Mushtaler, District 6 Planning Commissioner
• Fred Lewis, President, Community Not Commodity

References

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