2009 Austin mayoral election

2009 Austin mayoral election
	May 9, 2009
Turnout	13.02%
Mayor before election; Will Wynn;	Elected mayor ; Lee Leffingwell;

The 2009 Austin mayoral election was held on May 9, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Will Wynn was term-limited. No candidate received a majority of the vote, which would have precipitated a runoff election, but second-place finisher Brewster McCracken withdrew from the race ^[2] making Lee Leffingwell the winner by default.

Candidates

David Buttross
Josiah James Ingalls
Lee Leffingwell - Austin City Councilman
Brewster McCracken - Austin City Councilman
Carole Keeton Strayhorn - former Austin mayor, former Texas Comptroller, 2006 Independent gubernatorial candidate

Forum

2009 Austin mayoral election candidate forum
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Nonpartisan	Nonpartisan	Nonpartisan	Nonpartisan	Nonpartisan
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
					David Buttross	Josiah Ingalls	Lee Leffingwell	Brewster McCracken	Carole Keeton Strayhorn
1	Oct. 5, 2022	Austin American-Statesman KLRU KUT	Bruce Hight	YouTube	P	P	P	P	P

Election results

2009 Austin Mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Lee Leffingwell	27,500	47.23
	Nonpartisan	Brewster McCracken	15,613	26.81
	Nonpartisan	Carole Keeton Strayhorn	12,482	21.44
	Nonpartisan	David Buttross	2,230	3.83
	Nonpartisan	Josiah James Ingalls	403	0.69
Turnout			58,228

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "May 9, 2009 Joint General and Special Elections Travis County May 09, 2009 Official Results City of Austin Cumulative Report" (PDF). Travis County. May 20, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
^ "statesman.com | McCracken drops out of mayoral runoff | Election Updates". Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.

[results-1] "May 9, 2009 Joint General and Special Elections Travis County May 09, 2009 Official Results City of Austin Cumulative Report" (PDF). Travis County. May 20, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

[2] "statesman.com | McCracken drops out of mayoral runoff | Election Updates". Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.

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