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Revision as of 07:30, 18 March 2024

The 2022 Austin, Texas municipal elections took place on January 25, May 7, November 8, and December 13, 2022.[1][2] Five city council seats (District 1, District 3, District 5, District 8, and District 9) and the Mayor had regular elections, in addition to a special election in District 4. All positions are nominally non-partisan, though most candidates choose to affiliate with a party given Austin's strong Democratic lean.

Election Results

District 4 (special)

A special election was held on January 25, 2022, for City Council District 4, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of longtime councilor Greg Casar, who resigned to run for U.S. Congress in District 35. Jose "Chito" Vela won the special election outright with 59.2% of the vote.

Declared

  • Jose "Chito" Vela, former Austin Planning Commissioner and 2018 candidate for State Representative in District 46 (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Monica Guzman, community organizer (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Jade Lovera
  • Amanda Rios
  • Melinda Schiera (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Isa Boonto-Zarifis
  • Ramesses II Setepenre
2022 Austin District 4 special election
Candidate Votes %
Jose "Chito" Vela 2,141 59.2
Monica Guzman 497 13.8
Jade Lovera 402 11.1
Amanda Rios 349 9.7
Melinda Schiera 175 4.8
Isa Boonto-Zarifis 33 0.9
Ramesses II Setepenre 17 0.5
Voter turnout %

Proposition A (May 2022)

"Shall an initiative ordinance be approved to (1) eliminate enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and (2) ban the use of "no knock" warrants by Austin police?

Proposition A (May 2022)
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 58,119 85.5
No 9,857 14.5
Total votes 67,976 100.00

Mayor

Main article: 2022 Austin mayoral election

District 1

Incumbent Natasha Harper-Madison ran for a second term. She won in the November 8th election with 53.2% of the vote.

Declared

Declined

  • Ora Houston, former District 1 councilor (2015–2019) (party affiliation: Democratic)
2022 Austin District 1 general election
Candidate Votes %
Natasha Harper-Madison 12,773 53.2
Misael Ramos 6,065 25.3
Melonie House-Dixon 2,649 11
Clinton Rarey 2,519 10.5
Voter turnout %

District 3

Incumbent Pio Renteria was ineligible for a third term, as he did not choose to collect the petition signatures required to bypass Austin's term limits.

Declared

  • Jose Noe Elias (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Gavino Fernandez Jr (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Daniela Silva, community organizer (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Jose Velasquez (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Yvonne Weldon
  • Esala Wueschner[3]

Declared ineligible

  • Bertha Rendon Delgado (endorsed Silva) (party affiliation: Democratic)

Declined

  • Pio Renteria, incumbent District 3 councilor (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Susana Almanza, community organizer and 2014+2018 candidate for District 3 (party affiliation: Democratic)

On November 8, 2022, Jose Velasquez and Daniela Silva advanced to a runoff. Velasquez went on to defeat Silva in the runoff election.[4]

Jose Velasquez
Federal officials
State officials
  • Sheryl Cole, state Representative from the 46th district (2019-present)
  • Eddie Rodriguez, state Representative from the 51st district (2003-2023)
Local officials
  • Andy Brown, Travis County judge (2021-present)
  • Delia Garza, Travis County Attorney (2021-present)
  • Steve Adler, Mayor of Austin (2015-2023)
  • Jose "Chito" Vela, Austin city councilor for District 4 (2022-present)
Labor unions
  • AFSCME Local 1624
  • Austin Central Labor Council
  • Austin EMS Association
  • Austin Firefighters Association
  • CWA, District 6
  • Education Austin
  • IBEW, Local 520
  • LiUNA Local 1095
  • UNITE HERE! Local 23
  • Workers Defense Action Fund
Organizations
  • AURA
  • Austin Tejano Democrats
  • Black Austin Democrats
  • University Democrats
Newspapers
Daniela Silva
Organizations
  • Austin Young Democrats
  • LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
  • Run For Something
  • Austin Sierra Club
  • Austin Stonewall Democrats
  • Sunrise Movement - Austin
Notable individuals
  • Julie Oliver, 2018+2020 Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress, District 25
  • Chas Moore, founder, Austin Justice Coalition
  • Jose Noe Elias, 2022 candidate for District 3
  • Gavino Fernandez Jr, 2022 candidate for District 3
  • Bertha Rendon Delgado, 2022 candidate for District 3
2022 Austin District 3 general election
Candidate Votes %
Jose Velasquez 7,674 36.4
Daniela Silva 7,260 34.4
Jose Noe Elias 2,318 11
Yvonne Weldon 1,947 9.2
Gavino Fernandez Jr 1,078 5.1
Esala Wueschner 806 3.8
Voter turnout %
2022 Austin District 3 runoff election
Candidate Votes %
Jose Velasquez 4,181 53.4
Daniela Silva 3,649 46.6
Voter turnout 100%

District 5

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

Declared

  • Stephanie Bazan (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Ryan Alter, former Senate staffer for Kirk Watson (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Ken Craig, chief of staff for District 5 incumbent Ann Kitchen (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Bill Welch
  • Aaron Velasquez Webman, entrepreneur
  • Brian Anderson[3]

Declined

On November 8, 2022, Stephanie Bazan and Ryan Alter advanced to a runoff. Alter went on to defeat Bazan in the runoff election, in what was widely seen as an upset victory.[5]

Ken Craig
State officials
  • Sheryl Cole, state Representative from the 46th district (2019-present)
  • Lulu Flores, state Representative-elect from the 51st district (2023-present)
Local officials
Labor unions
  • AFSCME Local 1624
  • Austin Firefighters Association
  • LiUNA Local 1095
  • UNITE HERE! Local 23
  • Workers Defense Action Fund
Organizations
  • Austin Environmental Democrats
  • Black Austin Democrats
  • Stonewall Democrats

Newspapers

Ryan Alter
Labor unions
  • Education Austin

Newspapers

Stephanie Bazan
State officials
  • Gonzalo Barrientos, former state Senator from the 14th district (1985-2007)
  • Sheryl Cole, state Representative from the 46th district (2019-present)
Local officials
Organizations
  • AURA
  • Austin Sierra Club
  • Liberal Austin Democrats
  • Texas College Democrats
Notable individuals
2022 Austin District 5 general election
Candidate Votes %
Stephanie Bazan 9,600 29.3
Ryan Alter 7,933 24.2
Ken Craig 6,274 19.2
Bill Welch 4,861 14.8
Aaron Velazquez Webman 3,295 10.1
Brian Anderson 796 2.4
Voter turnout %
2022 Austin District 5 runoff election
Candidate Votes %
Ryan Alter 7,931 59.6
Stephanie Bazan 5,369 40.4
Voter turnout 100%

District 8

Incumbent Paige Ellis ran for a second term. She won in the general election.[6]

Declared

  • Paige Ellis, incumbent councilor (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Richard Smith (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Kimberly Hawkins
  • Antonio Ross

Declined

2022 Austin District 8 general election
Candidate Votes %
Paige Ellis (incumbent) 20,491 57.8
Richard Smith 10,066 28.4
Kimberly Hawkins 3,311 9.3
Antonio Ross 1,590 4.5
Voter turnout %

District 9

Incumbent Kathie Tovo was ineligible for a fourth term, as she did not choose to collect the petition signatures required to bypass Austin's term limits.

Declared

  • Zohaib "Zo" Qadri, community organizer (party affiliation: Democratic)[7]
  • Linda Guerrero, Austin ISD special needs teacher (party affiliation: Democratic)[8]
  • Ben Leffler (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Greg Smith (party affiliation: N/A)
  • Joah Spearman, entrepreneur (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Tom Wald, urbanist activist and director of the Red Line Parkway Initiative (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Zena Mitchell (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Kym Olson (party affiliation: Democratic)[3][9]

Declined

  • Kathie Tovo, incumbent District 9 councilor (endorsed Guerrero) (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Chris Riley, former At-Large councillor and 2014 runner-up for District 9 (endorsed Wald+Spearman, then Qadri) (party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Danielle Skidmore, 2018 candidate for District 9 (endorsed Qadri) (party affiliation: Democratic)

Zohaib "Zo" Qadri defeated Linda Guerrero in the December 13th, 2022 runoff election.[10]

Linda Guerrero
State Officials
  • Lulu Flores, state Representative-elect from the 51st district (2023-present)
  • Gonzalo Barrientos, former state Senator from the 14th district (1985-2007)
Local Officials
Labor unions
  • AFSCME Local 1624
  • Austin EMS Association
  • Austin Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 975 (duel endorsement with Qadri)
  • UNITE HERE! Local 23
Organizations
  • Austin Environmental Democrats
  • Austin Tejano Democrats
  • Black Austin Democrats
  • Central Austin Democrats
  • Liberal Austin Democrats
  • Austin Sierra Club
Newspapers
Zohaib "Zo" Qadri
Federal Officials
State Officials

|state Representative]] from the 37th district (2019-2023)

|state Representative]] from the 46th district (2019-present)

|state Representative]] from the 48th district (2006-present)

|state Representative]] from the 51st district (2001-2023)

|state Representative]] from the 52nd district (2019-present)

|state Representative]] from the 136th district (2019-present)

  • Gene Wu, [[Texas House of Representatives

|state Representative]] from the 137th district (2013-present)

Local Officials
Notable Individuals
Labor unions
  • Austin Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 975 (duel endorsement with Guerrero)
  • Education Austin
  • LIUNA #1095
  • IBEW Local 520
  • Workers Defense Action Fund
Organizations
Newspapers
Ben Leffler
Newspapers
Greg Smith
Organizations
  • Save Austin Now

[11]

2022 Austin District 9 general election
Candidate Votes %
Zohaib "Zo" Qadri 10,870 30
Linda Guerrero 8,066 22.3
Ben Leffler 7,677 21.2
Greg Smith 3,162 8.7
Joah Spearman 1,951 5.4
Tom Wald 1,878 5.2
Zena Mitchell 1,555 4.3
Kym Olson 1,031 2.8
Voter turnout %
2022 Austin District 9 runoff election
Candidate Votes %
Zohaib "Zo" Qadri 7,293 51.2
Linda Guerrero 6,950 48.8
Voter turnout 100%

Proposition A (November)

Proposition A was a bond election.

The ballot language read:

"The issuance of $350,000,000 in tax-supported general obligation bonds and notes for planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, renovating, improving and equipping affordable housing facilities for low and moderate income persons and families, and acquiring land and interests in land and property necessary to do so, funding loans and grants for affordable housing, and funding affordable housing programs, as may be permitted by law; and the levy of a tax sufficient to pay for the bonds and notes."[12]

Proposition A (November 2022)
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 223,505 70.90
No 91,707 29.10
Total votes 315,212 100.00

References

  1. ^ "City elections in Austin, Texas (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  2. ^ "November 2022 Election | AustinTexas.gov". www.austintexas.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  3. ^ a b c d "Candidates confirmed and ballot positions set for Council elections". Austin Monitor. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  4. ^ "Jose Velasquez". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  5. ^ "Ryan Alter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  6. ^ "Paige Ellis". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  7. ^ Saldaña, Sean (2022-12-29). "In D9, Qadri wants to ensure 'an abundance of affordable housing'". Austin Monitor. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  8. ^ "Guerrero running for District 9 seat". Austin Monitor. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  9. ^ Sanders, Austin (October 28, 2022). "Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  10. ^ "Zohaib Qadri". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  11. ^ "District 9 Endorsement - Greg Smith". Save Austin Now | For Austin's Current & Future Quality of Life. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  12. ^ "City of Austin - Office of the City Clerk - Election History | AustinTexas.gov". services.austintexas.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
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