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Mayoral election in Austin, Texas (November 8, 2022 general election)

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2022 Austin elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: August 22, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Runoff election: December 13, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor
Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Austin, Texas, held a general election for mayor on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was August 22, 2022. A general runoff election was scheduled for December 13, 2022.

For coverage of the December 13, 2022, general runoff election, click here.

Elections

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Candidates and results

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Austin

Kirk Watson defeated Celia Israel in the general runoff election for Mayor of Austin on December 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Kirk Watson (Nonpartisan)
 
50.4
 
57,565
Image of Celia Israel
Celia Israel (Nonpartisan)
 
49.6
 
56,623

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 114,188
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General election

General election for Mayor of Austin

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Austin on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Celia Israel
Celia Israel (Nonpartisan)
 
40.0
 
122,377
✔
Image of Kirk Watson
Kirk Watson (Nonpartisan)
 
34.9
 
106,883
Image of Jennifer Virden
Jennifer Virden (Nonpartisan)
 
18.4
 
56,313
Image of Phil Campero Brual
Phil Campero Brual (Nonpartisan)
 
2.4
 
7,340
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Anthony Bradshaw (Nonpartisan)
 
2.3
 
7,137
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Gary Spellman (Nonpartisan)
 
1.9
 
5,815

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 305,865
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Mayoral partisanship

Austin has a Democratic mayor. As of September 2025, 66 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 23 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, three are independents, five identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.

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About the city

See also: Austin, Texas

Austin is the state capital of Texas. It is located in Travis County. As of 2020, its population was 961,855.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

Since 1924, the city of Austin has utilized a council-manager system.[1] In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2][3]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Austin, Texas
Austin Texas
Population 961,855 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 320 261,267
Race and ethnicity**
White 69.4% 69.2%
Black/African American 7.8% 12.1%
Asian 7.7% 4.9%
Native American 0.7% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 7.8% 6.2%
Multiple 6.5% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 33.3% 39.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 90.3% 84.4%
College graduation rate 53.4% 30.7%
Income
Median household income $75,752 $63,826
Persons below poverty level 12.5% 14.2%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Austin, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named gov
  2. ↑ Office of the City Manager, "About," accessed August 19, 2014
  3. ↑ Austin City Charter V 1-3, accessed August 26, 2014
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