Austin mayoral election, 2009
Encyclopedia
The 2009 Austin
mayoral election was held on May 9, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Will Wynn
was term-limited. No candidate received a majority of the vote, which would have precipitated a runoff election, but second-place finisher Brewster McCracken
withdrew from the race making Lee Leffingwell
the winner by default.
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
mayoral election was held on May 9, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Will Wynn
Will Wynn
William Patrick Wynn served as mayor of Austin, Texas from 2003 to 2009. He is a Democrat.- Family :Born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, Wynn was the sixth of seven children. He attended Texas A&M University, where he graduated cum laude with a degree in Environmental Design in 1984...
was term-limited. No candidate received a majority of the vote, which would have precipitated a runoff election, but second-place finisher Brewster McCracken
Brewster McCracken
Brewster McCracken was Mayor pro tem of the Austin, Texas city council and was a candidate for the office of Mayor in Austin. McCracken is serving his second term on the Austin City Council after being re-elected with 72 percent of the vote in 2006....
withdrew from the race making Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
Shelly Lee Leffingwell is the current mayor of Austin, Texas. He was first elected as an Austin city council member in 2005, won re-election in 2008, and was elected mayor in 2009....
the winner by default.
Candidates
- David Buttross - Austin Businessman
- Josiah James Ingalls
- Lee LeffingwellLee LeffingwellShelly Lee Leffingwell is the current mayor of Austin, Texas. He was first elected as an Austin city council member in 2005, won re-election in 2008, and was elected mayor in 2009....
- Austin City Councilman - Brewster McCrackenBrewster McCrackenBrewster McCracken was Mayor pro tem of the Austin, Texas city council and was a candidate for the office of Mayor in Austin. McCracken is serving his second term on the Austin City Council after being re-elected with 72 percent of the vote in 2006....
- Austin City Councilman - Carole Keeton StrayhornCarole Keeton StrayhornCarole Keeton Strayhorn is the former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts....
- former Austin mayor, former Texas Comptroller, 2006 Independent gubernatorial candidateTexas gubernatorial election, 2006The 2006 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006 to select the next governor of the state of Texas, who is serving a four year term that began on January 16, 2007. The Republican and Democratic Parties chose their candidates by primaries and convention. Primaries were held on...