Election Roundup 2015: Here's How Austin Voted This Year

While there wasn’t a statewide governor’s race or presidential election this year, several local and statewide propositions were on the ballot this in this year’s election. Here’s how Austin voted.

Jonestown Mayor: Charles T. Powell, 71 percent

Proposition 1: Increasing the homestead exemption tax from $15,000 to $25,000.

Passed, 86 percent in favor.

Proposition 2: The proposition exempts the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran from property taxation. Veterans who died before 2011 will not qualify. The proposition would apply to taxes imposed beginning or after January 1, 2016.

Passed, 91 percent.

Proposition 3: This proposition includes repeal of the requirement that state leaders, including the comptroller of public account, attorney general, and commissioner of the General Land Office from living in Austin. Currently, the statewide elected officials are required to live in the state capital for the duration of their term.

Passed, 66 percent.

Proposition 4: This amendment will allow professional sports team charitable foundations to legally conduct charity raffles.

Passed, 69 percent.

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Proposition 5: This amendment would increase the maximum population of a county that is allowed to build and maintain private roads from 5,000 to 7,500.

Passed, 82 percent.

Proposition 6: This amendment recognizes the right to fish, hunt and harvest wildlife. This amendment would add laws and regulations intended to conserve and manage wildlife, as well as preserving the future of fishing and hunting in the Bill of Rights of the Texas Constitution.

Passed, 81 percent.

Proposition 7: This amendment will ensure that a portion of revenue from state sales tax and motor vehicle tax will go to the State Highway Fund. Funds would then be used to maintain, construct or acquire rights-of-way for public roadways, excluding toll roads. This would also serve as a way to repay transportation-related debt. Because of numerous traffic accidents in the Austin area that have been attributed to roadways that need improvements, this proposition is especially important to local Austinites.

Passed, 83 percent.

Travis County Prop. 1: $287.275 million bond for a courthouse

Result: 51 percent vote against the proposition.

In Pflugerville:

Proposition One — $10.7 million to build a new animal shelter

Result: 52 percent vote against the proposition.

Proposition Two — $9.5 million for street improvements on Weiss Lane

Result: 63 percent vote in favor of the proposition.

Pflugerville City Council 3rd Seat

Result: Omar Peña wins the election with 80 percent of votes.

Pflugerville City Council 5th Seat

Result: Mike Heath won, according to unofficial results.