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2022 Austin municipal elections

The 2022 Austin, Texas municipal elections took place on January 25, May 7, November 8, and December 13, 2022.[1][2]

2022 Austin municipal elections
← 2020 November 8th, 2022 2024 →

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

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District 4 (special)

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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

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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 %
Jose "Chito" Vela
State officials

Local officials

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
  • Liberal Austin Democrats
  • Our Revolution
  • Stonewall Democrats of Austin
  • University Democrats

Newspapers

Monica Guzmán
Local officials

Organizations

  • Texas Sierra Club

Newspapers

Notable individuals

  • Carmen Llanes Pulido, District 9 Planning Commissioner
Amanda Rios
Organizations

Proposition A (May 2022)

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"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

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Main article: 2022 Austin mayoral election

District 1

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

Declared

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Declined

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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

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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

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Declared ineligible

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Declined

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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

Local officials

  • Andy Brown, Travis County Judge
  • Delia Garza, Travis County Attorney
  • Dyana Limon-Mercado, Travis County Clerk-elect
  • Tonya Nixon, Travis County Constable, Precinct 1
  • Adan Ballesteros, Travis County Constable, Precinct 2
  • George Morales III, Travis County Constable, Precinct 4
  • Steve Adler, Mayor of Austin
  • Pio Renteria, Austin city councilor for District 3
  • Jose "Chito" Vela, Austin city councilor for District 4
  • Mike Martinez, former Austin city councillor, At-Large
  • Julie Ann Nitsch, ACC Trustee, Place 9
  • LaTisha Anderson, Austin ISD trustee, District 1
  • Geronimo Rodriguez, Austin ISD trustee, District 6
  • Jayme Mathias, former Austin ISD trustee, District 2
  • Paul Saldaña, former Austin ISD trustee, District 6
  • Cindy Anderson, former Austin ISD trustee, At-Large

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
  • Friends of Austin Neighborhoods
  • South Austin Democrats
  • University Democrats

Newspapers

Notable Individuals

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
José Noé Elías
Newspapers
2022 Austin District 3 general election
Candidate Votes %
Jose Velasquez 7,674 36.4
Daniela Silva 7,260 34.4
José Noé Elías 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

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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

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Declined

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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
  • Lulu Flores, state Representative-elect from the 51st district

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 of Austin

Newspapers

Ryan Alter
State Officials

Local Officials

  • Margaret Gómez, Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 4
  • Tonya Nixon, Travis County Constable, Precinct 1
  • Pio Renteria, Austin city councillor, District 3
  • Lynn Boswell, Austin ISD Trustee, District 5
  • Noelita Lugo, Austin ISD Trustee, At-Large Place 8
  • Arati Singh, Austin ISD Trustee, At-Large Place 9

Labor unions

  • Education Austin
  • LIUNA Local #1095

Newspapers

Stephanie Bazan
State officials

Local officials

Organizations

  • AURA
  • Austin Sierra Club
  • Austin Young Democrats
  • Friends of Austin Neighborhoods
  • Liberal Austin Democrats
  • Texas College Democrats

Labor Unions

  • Austin Firefighters Association

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

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

Declared

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Declined

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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 %
Richard Smith
Organizations
  • Save Austin Now

District 9

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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

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Declined

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Zohaib "Zo" Qadri defeated Linda Guerrero in the December 13, 2022 runoff election with 51.2% of the vote.[10]

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%
Linda Guerrero
State Officials

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

Notable individuals

  • Carmen Llanes Pulido, District 9 Planning Commissioner

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Zohaib "Zo" Qadri
Federal Officials

State Officials

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

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Ben Leffler
Newspapers
Joah Spearman
Local Officials

Notable Individuals

  • Chas Moore, Founder, Austin Justice Coalition
  • Nelson Linder, President, Austin NAACP

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Greg Smith
Organizations
  • Save Austin Now

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Proposition A (November)

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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."[15]

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

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  1. ^ "City elections in Austin, Texas (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "November 2022 Election | AustinTexas.gov". www.austintexas.gov. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Candidates confirmed and ballot positions set for Council elections". Austin Monitor. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Jose Velasquez". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ryan Alter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Paige Ellis". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Saldaña, Sean (December 29, 2022). "In D9, Qadri wants to ensure 'an abundance of affordable housing'". Austin Monitor. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Guerrero running for District 9 seat". Austin Monitor. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  9. ^ Sanders, Austin (October 28, 2022). "Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "Zohaib Qadri". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "Chronicle Endorsements for 2022 Travis County Elections". Austin Chronicle. October 21, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "Endorsements". Zo for Austin. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  13. ^ "Endorsements - Joah Spearman for Austin City Council, District 9". December 3, 2023. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  14. ^ "District 9 Endorsement - Greg Smith". Save Austin Now | For Austin's Current & Future Quality of Life. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "City of Austin - Office of the City Clerk - Election History | AustinTexas.gov". services.austintexas.gov. Retrieved March 18, 2024.