Steve Adler Steve Adler The 2018 Austin mayoral election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the mayor of Austin, Texas.

As incumbent Steve Adler secured a majority in the first round, a runoff was not required, and Adler was re-elected mayor for a second term.

Adler entered the election with a strong fundraising advantage over his challengers.

[2] Adler's most formidable challenger was perceived to be former Austin City Council member Laura Morrison.

[2] Morrison had been a prominent critic of CodeNEXT (a shelved effort to rewrite the city's land development code) and the deal Adler was offering to bring a Major League Soccer team to the city.