Biography: Watson earned a bachelor's degree in political science in 1980 and a law degree in 1981 from Baylor University. Polls closed at 7 p.m. Decision Desk HQ called the election for Watson at 10:02 p.m. height: 50px; Austin ISD school board Five seats on the Austin school district's Board of Trustees are up for election: District 1 Roxanne Evans Candace Hunter District 4 Kathryn Whitley Chu Clint Small. Ron DeSantis over Democratic opponent Charlie Crist by a margin of 11 percentage points. "Austin voters elect Kirk Watson, who served as mayor two decades ago, to lead the city again", "Props D and E pass, changing how Austin elections work", "Austin mayor's race heading to a runoff, Dallas county judge wins reelection", "Virden positions herself as the 'common-sense' candidate for mayor", "Austin mayor's race results show a cleaved Austin", "One added to mayoral lineup as Littlefield tweets candidate facts", "Anthony Bradshaw wants 'to see an Austin, Texas, that is successful', "Campaign Treasurer Appointment Forms - Master List | AustinTexas.gov", "Austin mayoral candidate unveils 6-part housing affordability plan", "State Rep. Celia Israel announces run for Austin mayor", "Gary Spellman looks to disrupt Austin politics", "Jennifer Virden is running for mayor of Austin in 2022", "State Rep. Celia Israel launches exploratory committee for Austin mayor in 2022", "Nix drops out of mayoral race, issues endorsement for Israel", "Greg Casar to leave Austin City Council, run for Congress", "Conservative District 10 challenger Jennifer Virden announces run for Austin mayor", "Conservative Jennifer Virden officially announces run for Austin Mayor", "Celia Israel seeks to be a progressive voice for Austin", "Israel and Watson vie for endorsements of influential Democrat groups", "Unions Bet on Mayoral Candidate Kirk Watson", "Election Ticker: Southwest Council Races Illuminate Dual Political Divides", "LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorses 80 More LGBTQ Candidates, Including Robert Zimmerman for U.S. Congress", "Election Ticker: They Ban, We Plan Celia Israel and Kirk Watson answer urbanists, Israel lays out repro rights plan, and more", "Celia Israel on Instagram: "ENDORSEMENT ALERT", "Celia Israel on Instagram: " BREAKING: WE'VE BEEN ENDORSED BY @AustinChronicle! , Kathy Hochul, New Yorks first female governor, beat Rep. Lee Zeldin in the states closest race in decades. The Associated Press also provides estimates for the share of votes reported, which are shown for races for which The Times does not publish its own estimates. background-color: #6db24f; Ballot measures, Who represents me? overflow-x: scroll;

. . For more on how we select candidates to include, click here. Lazaro Gamio Nov. 9, 2022, Democrats and Republicans each need to win three more competitive Senate seats to win control of the chamber (in addition to the races they are expected to win most easily). by Joshua Fechter letter-spacing: 0.03em; , Gov. Nov. 8, 2022, Democrat Tim Ryan leads Republican J.D. It means a lot to me to know that Austinites in every part of this city still want the kind of leadership that Ive tried to deliver both as mayor and as your state senator.. padding-left: 8px; Follow our live analysis and the latest updates. Brian Kemp gained more votes compared to Trump in 2020 all across Georgia, beating Stacey Abrams by a more than seven-point margin. Heres how it works .votebox-covid-disclaimer { Share ideas online about improving Austin, Eleccin Secundaria del 13 de diciembre de 2022, Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer by a Candidate (CTA), Texas Ethics CommissionForms & Instructions. Cities | max-height: 580px; Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? In conjunction with the November 2014 elections, the city of Austin implemented the "10-ONE" plan, a charter amendment approved by voters in 2012, which shifted Austin's city government from at-large representation to district-based, geographical representation. font-weight: 300; Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, the race proceeded to a runoff election between Israel and Watson on December 13, which Watson won with 886 votesthe narrowest margin in over two decades. Currently, elections . Voters in these counties overall continued to support the Democratic candidate for governor, Beto ORourke. } In 2021, Austin voters approved Proposition D, a measure that aligns mayoral elections with presidential election years. .inner_percentage { PUBLISHED 7:06 AM CT Dec. 01, 2022. letter-spacing: .03em; Lt. Gov. To notify us of polls published in this election, please email us. Were tracking the remaining uncalled House races, and the most recently called races, as states continue to count the remaining votes. font-size: 2em; Were getting results for ballot measures related to abortion and reproductive rights in Kentucky, Michigan and Vermont. [8], Israel and Watson disagreed on how to spend a $250 million housing bond voters approved on November 8, 2022. Delia Garza and Ann Kitchen won contested races for Districts 2 and 5 respectively. Nevadas Senate race is rated a tossup by the Cook Political Report. Nov. 8, 2022, Republicans are favored to win the open Senate races in North Carolina and Ohio, but if Democrats have a better-than-expected day, these are two places we might see evidence of it. 2022 Primary - DEM - 62822 2022 Primary - REP - 62822 2022 Primary - LIB - 62822 2022 Primary - Non-Partisan -. In Floridas closely watched governors race, Gov. The filing deadline for this election was December 16, 2021. height: 22px; Larushka Ivan-Zadeh Thursday 13 May 2021 4:42 pm. His professional experience includes working as an attorney. font-size: 12px; Wiley Nickel, Democrat, wins U.S. House seat to represent North Carolinas 13th Congressional District. In Wisconsin, Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican, is up for re-election against Lt. Gov. Incumbent Stephen Adler did not run for re-election. Within the past two years, Austin cut the citys police spending in the wake of George Floyd protests and rolled back a ban on homeless encampments in public areas moves that Republican lawmakers in the Texas Legislature later rebuked by passing new laws reining in those measures and restricting other major Texas cities from following in Austins steps. Nov. 10, 2022, As of noon Eastern time, Democrats have won 190 House seats, Republicans have won 208, and 37 are still undecided. She will be one of the nations first openly lesbian governors. In the general election, state representative Celia Israel and former . NYT Graphics [1], Due to the passage of Proposition D in 2021, which scheduled mayoral elections in Austin to coincide with presidential elections, the winner of this election will serve a shortened two-year term. . Watson ran his record as mayor, saying, "I have a proven record of success in getting big things done for Austin and we're in a point in time we're no longer becoming a big city we're a big city and we need to do big things. The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2022: !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r