The 2012 Austin mayoral election was held on May 12, 2012 to elect the

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. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor

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. Due to a shift in the following 2014 election from mayoral elections from being held every three years to being held every four years in

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years, this was an election to an abbreviated term.

Election results

References

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Non-partisan elections