2009 Austin mayoral election

The 2009 Austin mayoral election was held on May 9, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Will Wynn was term-limited. No candidate received a majority of the vote, which would have precipitated a runoff election, but second-place finisher Brewster McCracken withdrew from the race making Lee Leffingwell the winner by default.

Candidates

 * David Buttross
 * Josiah James Ingalls
 * Lee Leffingwell - Austin City Councilman
 * Brewster McCracken - Austin City Councilman
 * Carole Keeton Strayhorn - former Austin mayor, former Texas Comptroller, 2006 Independent gubernatorial candidate