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The 2024 Austin mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next mayor of Austin, Texas. [1] The election was nonpartisan; the candidates' party affiliations affiliations did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent mayor Kirk Watson was running for re-election, after returning to the position of mayor following the 2022 election. [2]
The mayor is the head of city government ceremonially. The mayor is technically a member of the city council and is required to preside at all meetings. The mayor is also allowed to vote on all matters that come before the city council, but has no veto powers. [4] As of fiscal year 2022–2023, the salary for the mayor is set at $134,191.
The Austin mayor's race is the only at-large seat on the City Council. The 10 other seats on the council are split into geographic districts. Of those 10 seats, five are up for grabs on the Nov. 5 ...
KXAN hosted a live, hourlong debate with all five Austin mayoral candidates Thursday ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
The 2024 Austin, Texas municipal elections took 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.
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