The 2009 Austin mayoral election was held on May 9, 2009. Incumbent Mayor

Will Wynn William Patrick Wynn (born September 10, 1961) is an American businessman and politician, who was the mayor of Austin, Texas from 2003 to 2009. Family Born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, Wynn was the sixth of seven children. He attended Te ...

was term-limited. No candidate received a majority of the vote, which would have precipitated a runoff election, but second-place finisher

Brewster McCracken Brewster McCracken was Mayor ''pro tem'' of the city council in Austin, Texas, and was a candidate for the office of Mayor in Austin. He is currently the CEO and president of Pecan Street, Inc., a non-profit research institute headquartered at T ...

withdrew from the race making

Lee Leffingwell Shelly "Lee" Leffingwell (born October 13, 1939) is an American environmentalist and politician who served as the mayor of Austin, Texas, from June 22, 2009 to January 6, 2015. He was first elected to the Austin City Council in 2005, and won re ...

the winner by default.

Candidates

* David Buttross * Josiah James Ingalls *

- Austin City Councilman *

Carole Keeton Strayhorn Carole Stewart Keeton (born September 13, 1939), formerly known as Carole Keeton McClellan, Carole Keeton Rylander and Carole Keeton Strayhorn, is an American politician and the former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Elected to the comptro ...

- former Austin mayor, former Texas Comptroller, 2006 Independent gubernatorial candidate

Election results

References

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Non-partisan elections