Kirk Watson, Austin Mayor

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson poised to win reelection but race still too close to call
Unofficial final results show incumbent Austin Mayor Kirk Watson barely cleared the threshold needed to avoid a runoff.
Election results: Kirk Watson appears to narrowly avoid runoff to win race for Austin mayor
In addition to the presidential race, Texas Senate race and many others, voters in Austin had another major contest to consider: the race for mayor.Current Mayor Kirk Watson appeared to narrowly avoid a runoff with 100% of precincts reporting him receiving 50.
Watson is ahead in election for Austin mayor, but it's unclear if he'll avoid a runoff
Mayor Kirk Watson is defending his seat against four opponents. He needs to earn 50% of the vote, plus one vote, to avoid a runoff election in December.
Austinites vote to elect next mayor, Watson leads in a landslide
The City of Austin has turned out in high numbers on Election Day, eager to elect the next mayor for the Capitol City.With issues like affordable housing, transportation, and homelessness at the forefront of voters' minds,
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson appears to land reelection, outlast 4 contenders
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson as mayor, while in Round Rock, voters approved three out of four propositions for a school district's nearly $1 billion bond.
See photos of Austin mayoral candidate Kirk Watson's election night watch party
See photos from Austin mayoral candidate Kirk Watson's election night watch party. Microsoft's nuclear power partner Constellation Energy saw its stock drop on Monday as strong earnings couldn't overcome a ruling from the FERC late Friday that was pressuring nuclear stocks across the board.
Election results: Kirk Watson appears to narrowly avoid runoff in race for Austin mayor
With five candidates on the ballot, it takes at least a 50% vote total for a single candidate to not require a runoff.
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Why challengers are facing tough fight against incumbent Austin Mayor Kirk Watson
Four challengers hoping to unseat Austin Mayor Kirk Watson are facing a tough fight against an incumbent with more than ...
Watson in very tight race; childcare tax OK'd
To avoid a runoff, a candidate needs more than 50% of the vote. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson had 50.01% of the overall vote as of ...
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With Most Ballots Counted, Another Term for Mayor Watson Looks Likely
At the top of the local ballot, incumbent mayor Kirk Watson’s December plans remain unclear. If he nets more than 50% of the total votes cast by Austin voters (across three counties: Travis, ...
What Austin’s mayor and city council results mean for housing
Early election results show incumbent Austin Mayor Kirk Watson winning; he championed an overhaul of the city’s land use code ...
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Endorsement: With Austin headed in right direction, Kirk Watson is best choice as mayor
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has taken flak for a take-charge style that can leave his council colleagues and the public in the dark. If that irks some people, Watson isn't apologizing. “Look, we ...
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Election 2024: Recap of Austin City Council election results
On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde react to Florida's ...
2024 Texas general election live updates: Here's how candidates fared on Election Day
It remains unclear if incumbent Kirk Watson will avoid a runoff in his bid for a second, consecutive term for mayor of ...