The Run-Off: Live Election Coverage
An historic race crosses the finish line
By the News Staff, 11:01PM, Tue. Dec. 16, 2014
A long and contentious election season comes to a close. As run-off results come in for the mayoral and Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10 races, we’ll update here and @ACNewsdesk. For more stories from the 2014 campaign trail, see our Elections home page.
10:42pm: Travis County Election office has issued the final, unofficial election results. Look for in-depth analysis in the morning and in Thursday's print issue.
City of Austin
MAYOR
Steve Adler..........52,125 / 67.05%
Mike Martinez........25,610 / 32.95%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1
Ora Houston.............4,234 / 74.25%
DeWayne Lofton........1,468 / 25.75%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
Susana Almanza..............1,722 / 40.24%
Sabino “Pio” Renteria...2,557 / 59.76%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
Greg Casar.........2,851 / 64.62%
Laura Pressley....1,561 / 35.38%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
Jimmy Flannigan.....3,821 / 48.79%
Don Zimmerman....4,010 / 51.21%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7
Jeb Boyt........2,685 / 33.77%
Leslie Pool...5,267 / 66.23%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
Ed Scruggs..........6,172 / 49.77%
Ellen Troxclair....6,229 / 50.23%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 10
Mandy Dealey.......7,373 / 45.24%
Sheri Gallo..........8,923 / 54.76%
AISD Board
AT-LARGE POSITION 9
Kendall Pace..........28,842 / 65.05%
Hillary Procknow.....15,495 / 34.95%
DISTRICT 1
Edmund “Ted” Gordon....3,164 / 55.91%
David “D” Thompson.........2,495 / 44.09%
DISTRICT 6
Kate Mason-Murphy......2,690 / 46.83%
Paul Saldaña................3,054 / 53.17%
Austin Community College
ACC Trustee, Place 2
Gigi Edwards Bryant......29,222 / 53.98%
Jade Chang Sheppard.....24,911 / 46.02%
10:33pm:
#ACVotes "I worked as hard as I did in the first round" D1's Ora Houston on her strong victory; Lofton made "gracious" call to concede
— Michael King (@PointAustin) December 17, 201410:14pm:
"I'm good now. I'm having a beer." @SaldanaAISD6 started celebrating finally #acvotes
— Richard Whittaker (@YorkshireTX) December 17, 201410:10pm: The latest numbers from the Travis County Election Office put Scruggs less than 100 votes behind Troxclair.
City of Austin
MAYOR
Steve Adler..........51,297 / 66.97%
Mike Martinez....25,295 / 33.03%
217 of 236 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1
Ora Houston............4,234 / 74.25%
DeWayne Lofton......1,468 / 25.75%
34 of 34 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
Susana Almanza...........1,722 / 40.26%
Sabino “Pio” Renteria...2,555 / 59.74%
20 of 20 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
Greg Casar.........2,851 / 64.62%
Laura Pressley....1,561 / 35.38%
18 of 18 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
Jimmy Flannigan....3,239 / 47.581%
Don Zimmerman....3,536 / 52.19%
18 of 34 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7
Jeb Boyt.......2,685 / 33.77%
Leslie Pool...5,266 / 66.23%
29 of 29 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
Ed Scruggs.........6,169 / 49.77%
Ellen Troxclair....6,226 / 50.23%
25 of 27 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 10
Mandy Dealey.... 7,373 / 45.24%
Sheri Gallo..........8,923 / 54.76%
32 of 32 precincts reporting
AISD Board
AT-LARGE POSITION 9
Kendall Pace..........28,808 / 65.06%
Hillary Procknow...15,472 / 34.94%
174 of 174 precincts reporting
DISTRICT 1
Edmund “Ted” Gordon....3,164 / 55.99%
David “D” Thompson......2,495 / 44.09%
29 of 29 precincts reporting
DISTRICT 6
Kate Mason-Murphy...2,665 / 46.84%
Paul Saldaña................3,024 / 53.16%
32 of 32 precincts reporting
Austin Community College
ACC Trustee, Place 2
Gigi Edwards Bryant......29,185 / 53.97%
Jade Chang Sheppard....24,888 / 46.03%
230 of 230 precincts reporting
9:57pm:
Troxclair's boss, state Rep. Jason Isaac swings by to offer congrats. If Ellen wins, she'll leave her job at the capitol." #ACvotes
— Nina Hernandez (@neenthirteen) December 17, 2014It looks like WilCo has its results in and Flannigan got 100 over Zimmerman #ACvotes
— Amy Kamp (@amyleekramp) December 17, 20149:47pm:
#ACVotes Arandinas stuffed w/Casar supporters. GC confident but not counting yet (up by 65-35). Doggett on hand: "He was once too young too"
— Michael King (@PointAustin) December 17, 20149:43pm:
Renteria now delivering his victory speech; thanks campaign team, supporters #acvotes pic.twitter.com/m6TwrIi0cB
— Mary Tuma (@TumaTime) December 17, 20149:36pm:
On her lead in D8, Troxclair said, "It proves how desperately people want a taxpayer advocate on city council." #acvotes
— Nina Hernandez (@neenthirteen) December 17, 2014Just got off the phone with @AustinISD Place 9 frontrunner Kendall Pace - no victory party, she was with her family having dinner #acvotes
— Richard Whittaker (@YorkshireTX) December 17, 20149:29pm: Newest numbers...
City of Austin
MAYOR
Steve Adler..........41,774 / 67.55%
Mike Martinez....20,064 / 32.45%
217 of 236 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1
Ora Houston............3,659 / 73.59%
DeWayne Lofton......1,313 / 26.41%
34 of 34 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
Susana Almanza...........1,247 / 41.35%
Sabino “Pio” Renteria...1,769 / 58.65%
20 of 20 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
Greg Casar.........2,766 / 64.40%
Laura Pressley....1,529 / 35.60%
18 of 18 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
Jimmy Flannigan....2,636 / 48.58%
Don Zimmerman....2,790 / 51.42%
18 of 34 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7
Jeb Boyt.......2,258 / 34.05%
Leslie Pool...4,373 / 65.95%
29 of 29 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
Ed Scruggs.........5,116 / 48.93%
Ellen Troxclair...5,340 / 51.07%
25 of 27 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 10
Mandy Dealey.... 5,464 / 45.67%
Sheri Gallo..........6,499 / 54.33%
32 of 32 precincts reporting
AISD Board
AT-LARGE POSITION 9
Kendall Pace..........23,385 / 64.89%
Hillary Procknow...12,655 / 35.11%
174 of 174 precincts reporting
DISTRICT 1
Edmund “Ted” Gordon....2,801 / 55.17%
David “D” Thompson......2,276 / 44.83%
29 of 29 precincts reporting
DISTRICT 6
Kate Mason-Murphy...2,039 / 48.51%
Paul Saldaña................2,164 / 51.49%
32 of 32 precincts reporting
Austin Community College
ACC Trustee, Place 2
Gigi Edwards Bryant......23,852 / 54.05%
Jade Chang Sheppard....20,274 / 45.95%
230 of 230 precincts reporting
9:23pm:
Renteria will make a speech in about 20mins; says he wants to wait for his wife to be there #acvotes pic.twitter.com/oWkEV2Ufij
— Mary Tuma (@TumaTime) December 17, 20149:19pm:
With early voting totals and 44 of 136 voting locations reporting, turnout still only 11%. Going to need some big boxes to fix that #acvotes
— Richard Whittaker (@YorkshireTX) December 17, 20149:16pm: New numbers...
City of Austin
MAYOR
Steve Adler.........38,530 / 68.24%
Mike Martinez...17,933 / 31.76%
217 of 236 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1
Ora Houston............3,340 / 73.88%
DeWayne Lofton......1,181 / 26.12%
34 of 34 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
Susana Almanza...........1,191 / 41.82%
Sabino “Pio” Renteria...1,657 / 58.18%
20 of 20 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
Greg Casar.........2,181 / 62.93%
Laura Pressley....1,285 / 37.07%
18 of 18 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
Jimmy Flannigan....2,622 / 48.50%
Don Zimmerman....2,784 / 51.50%
18 of 34 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7
Jeb Boyt.......2,210 / 34.13%
Leslie Pool...4,266 / 65.87%
29 of 29 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
Ed Scruggs.........4,150 / 48.46%
Ellen Troxclair....4,414 / 51.54%
25 of 27 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 10
Mandy Dealey.... 5,397 / 45.69%
Sheri Gallo......... 6,415 / 54.31%
32 of 32 precincts reporting
AISD Board
AT-LARGE POSITION 9
Kendall Pace..........21,270 / 64.91%
Hillary Procknow...11,500 / 35.09%
174 of 174 precincts reporting
DISTRICT 1
Edmund “Ted” Gordon....2,552 / 54.58%
David “D” Thompson......2,124 / 45.42%
29 of 29 precincts reporting
DISTRICT 6
Kate Mason-Murphy...1,920 / 48.77%
Paul Saldaña................2,017 / 51.23%
32 of 32 precincts reporting
Austin Community College
ACC Trustee, Place 2
Gigi Edwards Bryant......21,787 / 53.97%
Jade Chang Sheppard....18,581 / 46.03%
230 of 230 precincts reporting
9pm: Mayor-elect Steve Adler with Mayor Lee Leffingwell at Adler's victory party at Midway Field House.
8:57pm: New numbers from the Travis County Elections office.
City of Austin
MAYOR
Steve Adler.........36,372 / 69.00%
Mike Martinez...16,343 / 31.00%
217 of 236 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1
Ora Houston..........2,824 / 73.54%
DeWayne Lofton......1,016 / 26.46%
34 of 34 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
Susana Almanza...........1,167 / 42.07%
Sabino “Pio” Renteria...1,607 / 57.93%
20 of 20 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
Greg Casar.........1,877 / 62.50%
Laura Pressley....1,126 / 37.50%
18 of 18 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
Jimmy Flannigan....2,425 / 47.63%
Don Zimmerman....2,666 / 52.37%
18 of 34 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7
Jeb Boyt.......1,759 / 34.16%
Leslie Pool...3,390 / 65.84%
29 of 29 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
Ed Scruggs.........4,130 / 48.39%
Ellen Troxclair...4,404 / 51.61%
25 of 27 precincts reporting
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 10
Mandy Dealey.... 5,236 / 45.70%
Sheri Gallo......... 6,221 / 54.30%
32 of 32 precincts reporting
AISD Board
AT-LARGE POSITION 9
Kendall Pace..........19,999 / 64.98%
Hillary Procknow...10,776 / 35.02%
174 of 174 precincts reporting
DISTRICT 1
Edmund “Ted” Gordon....2,061 / 52.26%
David “D” Thompson......1,883 / 47.74%
29 of 29 precincts reporting
DISTRICT 6
Kate Mason-Murphy...1,905 / 48.80%
Paul Saldaña................1,999 / 51.20%
32 of 32 precincts reporting
Austin Community College
ACC Trustee, Place 2
Gigi Edwards Bryant......20,296 / 54.00%
Jade Chang Sheppard....17,287 / 46.00%
230 of 230 precincts reporting
8:45pm: Leslie Pool celebrates her win in District 7 with (from left to right) Kathie Tovo, Barbara Rush, Danette Chimento, Laura Morrison, and Sheryl Cole.
Pool just got the call from Boyt saying he's conceded District 7. Here she is with some celebratory cake. #acvotes pic.twitter.com/9SrYN2xBGH
— Chase Hoffberger (@hoffberger) December 17, 2014Pio Renteria election night party on Haskell St in full swing; guests are hopeful of a victory #acvotes pic.twitter.com/lnZjdY9sc8
— Mary Tuma (@TumaTime) December 17, 20148:36pm: Latest numbers from Travis County below, including early votes and election day. We'll update with number of precincts reported shortly.
City of Austin
MAYOR
Steve Adler.........34,476 / 69.65%
Mike Martinez...15,022 / 30.35%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1
Ora Houston..........2,601 / 73.23%
DeWayne Lofton......951 / 26.77%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
Susana Almanza...........1,090 / 43.03%
Sabino “Pio” Renteria...1,443 / 56.97%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
Greg Casar.........1,824 / 62.21%
Laura Pressley....1,108 / 37.79%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
Jimmy Flannigan....2,278 / 47.89%
Don Zimmerman....2,479 / 52.11%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7
Jeb Boyt.......1,640 / 34.27%
Leslie Pool...3,146 / 65.73%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
Ed Scruggs.........4,095 / 48.30%
Ellen Troxclair...4,384 / 51.70%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 10
Mandy Dealey.... 4,718 / 45.07%
Sheri Gallo......... 5,751 / 54.93%
AISD Board
AT-LARGE POSITION 9
Kendall Pace..........18,757 / 64.80%
Hillary Procknow...10,189 / 35.20%
DISTRICT 1
Edmund “Ted” Gordon....1,886 / 51.00%
David “D” Thompson......1,812 / 49.00%
DISTRICT 6
Kate Mason-Murphy...1,842 / 49.17%
Paul Saldaña................1,904 / 50.83%
Austin Community College
ACC Trustee, Place 2
Gigi Edwards Bryant......19,079 / 53.96%
Jade Chang Sheppard....16,278 / 46.04%
8:22pm
OH: "I had to come up with something, but I didn't want to jinx it." Friend: "How is that not a jinx?" #acvotes pic.twitter.com/7GaZv8IZRe
— Chase Hoffberger (@hoffberger) December 17, 2014Council women Tovo, Morrison, and Cole out here at La Mancha on Hancock joining a festive crowd in support of Leslie Pool #acvotes
— Chase Hoffberger (@hoffberger) December 17, 20148:02pm:
Scruggs on 300 vote deficit: "It's going to be tough to overcome, but we still can. It's going to be tough." #ACvotes
— Nina Hernandez (@neenthirteen) December 17, 20148pm:
#ACVotes Delia Garza introduces MM & Lara Wendler. MM thanks but obviously done. Congratulated Steve.
— Michael King (@PointAustin) December 17, 20147:54pm: Mike Martinez confirms he's called Steve Adler and conceded the mayoral race. He should address supporters soon.
7:40pm:
Scruggs supporters hijack Chuy's #ACvotes pic.twitter.com/FJgCiK8QyS
— Nina Hernandez (@neenthirteen) December 17, 20147:38pm:
#atxvotes Martinez: not blindsided because we were always the underdog. But no 40 point turnaround today. Expecting public remarks soon.
— Michael King (@PointAustin) December 17, 20147:37pm:
#Atxvotes Stunning evote returns for Adler over Martinez 70-30. Martinez just arrived.
— Michael King (@PointAustin) December 17, 2014#atxvotes Martinez: this supposed to be a party! Cues music.
— Michael King (@PointAustin) December 17, 20147:34pm: Williamson County has released its unofficial early voting numbers.
Mayor, City of Austin
Steve Adler........1,455 votes / 77.93%
Mike Martinez.....412 votes / 22.07%
District 6
Jimmy Flannigan....920 votes / 49.65%
Don Zimmerman....933 votes / 50.35%
ACC Trustee, Place 2
Gigi Edwards Bryant......1,521 votes / 60.38%
Jade Chang Sheppard.......998 votes / 39.62%%
7:25pm: Austin ISD voters have decided to turn this second round into a nail biter in two races. In what could turn out to be a remarkable upset in District 6, long-time education advocate and PR consultant Paul Saldana is only 62 votes ahead of former Ann Richards Leadership Academy for Young Women teacher Kate Mason-Murphy (50.83% to 49.87%). That's a real surprise, since Mason Murphy has fought a zero-expenditure campaign. There's not much more comfort for UT department head Edmund. T Gordon in District 1, who is only 94 votes ahead of Austin Stone Community Church Minister David "D" Thompson (51.4% to 48.6%). That race, to replace exiting trustee Cheryl Bradley, remains highly volatile: Thompson has faced criticism for his connections to charter groups, but he has mounted an aggressive ground game over the last couple of weeks, while Gordon has never seemed like a natural campaigner.
However, one race seems fairly settled. In the At-Large Position 9 race, AISD District Advisory Council member Kendall Pace is romping ahead of UT program director Hillary Procknow, 64.84% to 35.16%.
Across in the Austin Community College Place 2 race, ACC Foundation board member Gigi Edwards Bryant is running comfortably ahead of construction entrepreneur and ACC employee union favorite Jade Chang Sheppard, 54% to 46%. Those numbers only include Travis County, so if Sheppard can pull off a minor miracle in Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Caldwell, and Lee counties, she may still have an outside shot. – Richard Whittaker
7:11pm: The Travis County Clerk has just issued the unofficial early voting tally.
City of Austin
MAYOR
Steve Adler.........34,133 / 69.79%
Mike Martinez...14,778 / 30.21%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1
Ora Houston..........2,421 / 73.39%
DeWayne Lofton....878 / 26.61%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
Susana Almanza...........1,086 / 43.03%
Sabino “Pio” Renteria...1,438 / 56.97%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
Greg Casar.........1,681 / 63.53%
Laura Pressley....965 / 36.47%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
Jimmy Flannigan....2,277 / 47.89%
Don Zimmerman....2,478 / 52.11%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7
Jeb Boyt.......1,637 / 34.29%
Leslie Pool...3,137 / 65.71%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
Ed Scruggs.........4,094 / 48.29%
Ellen Troxclair...4,384 / 51.71%
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 10
Mandy Dealey.... 4,715 / 45.06%
Sheri Gallo......... 5,749 / 54.94%
AISD Board
AT-LARGE POSITION 9
Kendall Pace..........18,529 / 64.84%
Hillary Procknow...10,046 / 35.16%
DISTRICT 1
Edmund “Ted” Gordon....1,730 / 51.40%
David “D” Thompson......1,636 / 48.60
DISTRICT 6
Kate Mason-Murphy...1,840 / 49.17%
Paul Saldaña................1,902 / 50.83%
Austin Community College
ACC Trustee, Place 2**
Gigi Edwards Bryant......18,845 / 54.00%
Jade Chang Sheppard....16,054 / 46.00%
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Election 2014, December 2014 Run-Off, Mayoral & City Council, AISD Board, Steve Adler, Mike Martinez, Ora Houston, DeWayne Lofton, Susana Almanza, Pio Renteria, Greg Casar, Laura Pressley, Don Zimmerman, Jimmy Flannigan, Leslie Pool, Jeb Boyt, Ellen Troxclair, Ed Scruggs
