2012 Austin mayoral election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2012 Austin mayoral election

| flag_image = Flag of Austin, Texas.svg

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2009 Austin mayoral election

| previous_year = 2009

| next_election = 2014 Austin mayoral election

| next_year = 2014

| election_date = May 12, 2012

| turnout = 10.60% {{decrease}}

| image1 = File:Mayor of Austin, Texas (6760317815) (1).jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| candidate1 = Lee Leffingwell

| colour1 = c0c0c0

| popular_vote1 = 25,446

| percentage1 = 52.06%

| image2 = File:Brigid Shea.png

| candidate2 = Brigid Shea

| colour2 = c0c0c0

| popular_vote2 = 18,126

| percentage2 = 37.08%

| image3 = 3x4.svg

| candidate3 = Clay Dafoe

| colour3 = c0c0c0

| popular_vote3 = 5,310

| percentage3 = 10.86%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Lee Leffingwell

| after_election = Lee Leffingwell

}}

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The 2012 Austin mayoral election was held on May 12, 2012, to elect the mayor of Austin, Texas. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Lee Leffingwell.

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 United States midterm election years, this was an election to an abbreviated term.