The 2026 election is days away, and more than 20 candidates are vying for five seats on the Austin City Council.
The results will usher in at least two new representatives: Districts 3, 5 and 9 have incumbents defending their spots, while newcomers seek to represent Districts 1 and 8.
Candidates were required to submit their final campaign finance reports before the Nov. 3 election on Monday, offering one last financial snapshot of their campaigns. While raising or spending the most money doesn’t guarantee victory, the reports offer a compelling picture of which campaigns might have momentum and which are running on fumes in the final stretch before the polls close.
District 1
Read our candidate profiles to better understand where the candidates stand on pressing issues facing East and northeast Austin neighborhoods.
District 3
Read our candidate profiles to better understand where the candidates stand on pressing issues facing East and southeast Austin neighborhoods.
District 5
Read KUT’s candidate profiles to better understand where the candidates stand on pressing issues facing South and southwest Austin neighborhoods.
District 8
Read KUT’s candidate profiles to better understand where the candidates stand on pressing issues facing West and southwest Austin neighborhoods.
District 9
Read our candidate profiles to better understand where the candidates stand on pressing issues facing Austin’s downtown.
Sam Stark is Austin Current’s government reporter. He has been reporting in Austin for several years, most recently as a broadcast reporter at KXAN.
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