The Office of the City Clerk officially conducted the drawing for positions on the November municipal election ballot in Austin. The drawing determined the order in which the candidate names for the six city council districts that will be listed on the ballot. The drawing is done randomly by picking candidate names by district and announcing the order of candidates’ names.
Ballot positions will be as follows:
MAYOR
Phil Campero Brual
Celia Israel
Erica Nix
Kirk Watson
Anthony Bradshaw
Jennifer Virden
Gary S. Spellman
DISTRICT 1
Misael D. Ramos
Clinton Rarey
Melonie House-Dixon
Natasha Harper-Madison
DISTRICT 3
Jose Velasquez
Daniel Silva
Gavino Fernandez, Jr
Jose Noe Elias
Yvonne Weldone
Esala Wueschner
DISTRICT 5
Ryan Alter
Bill Welch
Ken Craig
Staphanie Bazan
Aaron Velazquez Webman
Brian Anderson II
DISTRICT 8
Paige Ellis
Richard Smith
Antonio D. Ross
Kimberley P. HAwkins
DISTRICT 9
Zena Mitchell
Zohaib Qadri
Greg Smith
Joah Spearman
Kym Olson
Ben Leffler
Linda Guerrero
Tom Wald
The other districts will be chosen in 2024.
Dates have also been selected for council candidate forums, which will take place in September and October. The City of Austin, the Ethics Review Commission, and the League of Women Voters Austin Area will sponsor the six forums.
Below are the details for each Candidate Forum and each forum can be viewed live in-person, online, on-air, or by smartphone.
» District 1: Thu, Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at Asian American Resource Center (8401 Cameron Road)
» District 3: Thu, Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. at Conley-Guerrero Senior Activity Center (808 Nile St.)
» District 5: Thu, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. at South Austin Senior Center (3911 Menchaca Road)
» District 8: Thu, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at South Austin Senior Center (3911 Menchaca Road)
» District 9: Thu, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers (301 W. 2nd St.)
» Mayor: Thu, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers (301 W. 2nd St.)
» If Run-Off: Wed, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers (301 W. 2nd St.)
