Early Voting Totals, Day Four: More of the Same
Early voting in the Austin City Elections continue apace. A total of 1,893 ballots were cast yesterday, between in-person voting and voting by mail.Those numbers are eerily consistent with what we’ve...
View ArticleEarly Voting Weekend Totals: Past Performance is No Indicator of Future...
With early voting drawing to a close, turnout in the Austin city elections saw an expected uptick.Friday turnout – 2,449 votes in all – broke this election’s previous best of nearly 2,200 on the first...
View ArticleNo Joy in This Bundle: Shea, Leffingwell Trade Fundraising Barbs
Mayoral candidate Brigid Shea accused her opponent, Mayor Lee Leffingwell, of breaking city campaign donation rules in front of City Hall today. At issue are thousands of dollars Mayor Leffingwell...
View ArticleEarly Voting Totals, Day Eight: Moving on Up
Turnout traditionally increases towards the end of early voting, and the 2012 Austin City Council elections are no exception. 3,448 ballots were cast yesterday, the second-to-last day of early voting....
View ArticleEarly Voting Totals: That’s a Wrap
Turnout continued to climb on the final day of early voting for the Austin city elections, although overall turnout never managed to surpass that of Austin’s last mayoral election.Early voting returns...
View ArticleVideo: The Five Weirdest Austin Election Commercials
With early voting in the Austin city elections finished, and a scant four days left until Election Day, campaign ads are increasingly ubiquitous.But where’s the fun in what's on the airwaves? Most...
View ArticleEthics, Schmethics: When Candidates Trade Accusations, Who’s There to Decide?
On Monday, mayoral candidate Brigid Shea held a press conference accusing her opponent Lee Leffingwell of violating the city’s campaign finance laws. Leffingwell’s campaign denies the charge. And as of...
View ArticleCity Elections: All You Need to Know to Participate
Do you care at all about who runs the City of Austin? If not, you can go back to sleep. Otherwise, get pumped. Today is your chance to participate in the democratic process. Fourteen people are running...
View ArticleAustin Early Voting Results
Early voting results are out in the Austin city elections. All incumbents are in the lead.In the mayor's race, Lee Leffingwell is leading Brigid Shea by a margin that should probably hold all night....
View ArticleSheryl Cole Returning to Place 6
With a commanding 70 percent of the early vote, it's safe to say Place 6 Austin City Council member Sheryl Cole is assured a third term on the council.KUT News conducted interviews with all 14 of the...
View ArticleAustin Election Results: Update
Update (Midnight): Here are the final results.Mayor’s raceClay Dafoe: 5,307 10.86%Lee Leffingwell (incumbent): 25,434 52.06%Brigid Shea: 18,115 37.08%
View ArticleMike Martinez: 'We Feel Good'
With a steady lead over challenger Laura Pressley, Austin City Council member Mike Martinez just declared victory.The Place 2 incumbent just finished speaking to supporters minutes ago. KUT News spoke...
View ArticleLee Leffingwell Heading to Re-Election
With 52.08 percent of the vote and only 20 precincts outstanding, incumbent Mayor Lee Leffingwell has declared victory.Mayor Leffingwell just finished delivering a speech to supporters at Scholz...
View ArticleBill Spelman: In Re-Election Win, Validation
Despite facing down six opponents in his Place 5 re-election bid, Bill Spelman did surprisingly well, winning a second consecutive term without a runoff. With 217 of 237 precincts in, Spelman...
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