2022 Austin municipal elections


The 2022 Austin, Texas municipal elections took place on January 25, May 7, November 8, and December 13, 2022.
Five city council seats 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

District 4 (special)

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

Jose "Chito" Vela, former Austin Planning Commissioner and 2018 candidate for State Representative in District 46

Proposition A (May 2022)

"Shall an initiative ordinance be approved to eliminate enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and ban the use of "no knock" warrants by Austin police?

District 1

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

Declared

Natasha Harper-Madison, incumbent councillor
  • Melonie House-Dixon
  • Misael Ramos
  • Clinton Rarey

Declined

  • Ora Houston, former District 1 councilor

District 3

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

Jose Velasquez, community organizer
  • Jose Noe Elias
  • Gavino Fernandez Jr
  • Daniela Silva, community organizer
  • Jose Velasquez
  • Yvonne Weldon
  • Esala Wueschner

Declared ineligible

  • Bertha Rendon Delgado ''''

Declined

  • Pio Renteria, incumbent District 3 councilor
  • Susana Almanza, community organizer and 2014+2018 candidate for District 3
On November 8, 2022, Jose Velasquez and Daniela Silva advanced to a runoff. Velasquez went on to defeat Silva in the runoff election.

District 5

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

Declined

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.

District 8

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

Declared

Paige Ellis, incumbent councilor

Declined

District 9

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

Zohaib "Zo" Qadri, community organizer
  • Linda Guerrero, Austin ISD special needs teacher
  • Ben Leffler
  • Greg Smith
  • Joah Spearman, entrepreneur
  • Tom Wald, urbanist activist and director of the Red Line Parkway Initiative
  • Zena Mitchell
  • Kym Olson

Declined

  • Kathie Tovo, incumbent District 9 councilor '
  • Chris Riley, former At-Large councillor and 2014 runner-up for District 9 '
  • Danielle Skidmore, 2018 candidate for District 9
Zohaib "Zo" Qadri defeated Linda Guerrero in the December 13, 2022 runoff election with 51.2% of the vote.

Proposition A (November)

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."