Austin mayor race might head into runoff election

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson poised to win reelection but race still too close to call
Unofficial final results show incumbent Austin Mayor Kirk Watson barely cleared the threshold needed to avoid a runoff.
Watson is ahead in election for Austin mayor, but it's unclear if he'll avoid a runoff
Mayor Kirk Watson is defending his seat against four opponents. He needs to earn 50% of the vote, plus one vote, to avoid a runoff election in December.
Election results: Kirk Watson appears to narrowly avoid runoff to win race for Austin mayor
With five candidates on the ballot, it takes at least a 50% vote total for a single candidate to not require a runoff.
Austin mayor race might head into runoff election in December
It appears the incumbent Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has a good chance at keeping his title, but he might have to go into a runoff election with another candidate before it's official.
City Council and Mayoral races decided in Austin
AUSTIN, Minn. (KTTC) – Here are the results of Austin’s city council and mayoral races: Incumbent Mayor Steve King took home 6,894 votes (51.89%) defeating challenger Bradley Johnson who earned 6,331 votes (47.65%).
Why the Austin mayoral race is still too close to call
The Austin mayoral race will be too close to call until official results come out, which will account for some final mail-in ballots, military or overseas ballots and provisional ballots.
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