CITY OF AUSTIN
Mayor Steve Adler wins re-election with 59{facfe2172b04f299937824a9c1283369198151460b73c952acd056710c9bd5ea} of the vote. His primary competition, Laura Morrison has 19{facfe2172b04f299937824a9c1283369198151460b73c952acd056710c9bd5ea} and conceded the race.
ATX District 1-RUNOFF
Sitting Councilmember Ora Houston decided to not run for re-election, leaving her seat open to a wide variety of candidates. With no one candidate getting 50{facfe2172b04f299937824a9c1283369198151460b73c952acd056710c9bd5ea} of the vote the top two candidates will go to a runoff election. Mariana Salazar leads the pack with 25.51{facfe2172b04f299937824a9c1283369198151460b73c952acd056710c9bd5ea} of the vote, she will face off against Natasha Harper-Madison. Houston had thrown her support behind a different candidate, Vincent Harding. He came just short of the runoff with 23.6{facfe2172b04f299937824a9c1283369198151460b73c952acd056710c9bd5ea} of the vote.
ATX District 3-RUNOFF
Councilmember Pio Renteria will again see his sister Susana Almanza this time in a runoff election. Renteria came away with 47.77{facfe2172b04f299937824a9c1283369198151460b73c952acd056710c9bd5ea} of the vote, while Almanza took 21.63{facfe2172b04f299937824a9c1283369198151460b73c952acd056710c9bd5ea}. Renteria claimed a decisive win over Almanza in the 2014 election.
ATX District 5
Councilmember Ann Kitchen ran unopposed and will see another term in office.
ATX District 8-RUNOFF
Austin City Council’s lone conservative on the dais, Ellen Traxclair is not running for reelection, and the other conservative she endorsed, Frank Ward still has a chance to replace her in a runoff election with Paige Ellis. Ellis held the lead the entire election and ended up with 30.43{facfe2172b04f299937824a9c1283369198151460b73c952acd056710c9bd5ea} of the vote, Ward trails by more than 5{facfe2172b04f299937824a9c1283369198151460b73c952acd056710c9bd5ea} in the latest election results.
ATX District 9
Mayor Protem Katie Tovo will keep her seat on the dias after getting 52.78{facfe2172b04f299937824a9c1283369198151460b73c952acd056710c9bd5ea} of the vote.
PROPOSITIONS
City of Austin
Proposition A — $250 million for affordable housing-PASSED
Proposition B — $128 million for libraries, museums and cultural centers-PASSED
Proposition C — $149 million for parks and recreation-PASSED
Proposition D — $184 million for flood mitigation, open space, and water quality protection-PASSED
Proposition E — $16 million for health and human services-PASSED
Proposition F — $38 million for public safety-PASSED
Proposition G — $160 million for transportation infrastructure.-PASSED
Proposition J — have a public vote on any substantial changes to Land Development Code.-FAILED
Proposition K–launch a third party efficiency study of the City of Austin government-FAILED
Pflugerville ISD
Proposition A–Austin Community College Annexation of PISD-FAILED
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