2018 Austin mayoral election

The 2018 Austin mayoral election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the mayor of Austin, Texas. The election was a non-partisan mayoral election. If a candidate received a majority of the votes (50%+1 or greater), the candidate was elected, otherwise a runoff would be held between the top two candidates with the most votes. As incumbent Steve Adler secured a majority in the first round, a runoff was not required, and Adler was re-elected mayor for a second term.

2018 Austin mayoral election

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Turnout	41.73%[1]
Candidate Steve Adler Laura Morrison Popular vote 171,198 56,110 Percentage 59.15% 19.39%   Candidate Gustavo Peña Todd Phelps Popular vote 32,519 18,323 Percentage 11.23% 6.33%
Mayor before election Steve Adler Elected mayor Steve Adler

Campaign

Adler entered the election with a strong fundraising advantage over his challengers.^[2]

Adler's most formidable challenger was perceived to be former Austin City Council member Laura Morrison.^[2] Morrison had been a prominent critic of CodeNEXT (a shelved effort to rewrite the city's land development code) and the deal Adler was offering to bring a Major League Soccer team to the city.^[2]

Election results

Results^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%
Steve Adler (incumbent)		171,198	59.15
Laura Morrison		56,110	19.39
Gustavo "Gus" Peña		32,519	11.23
Todd Phelps		18,323	6.33
Travis Duncan		6,532	2.26
Alexander Strenger		2,860	0.99
Alan Pease		1,908	0.66
Voter turnout		%