FYI-There Was An Election Today

Courtesy Austin Political Report  Sat, 05/10/2008 - 7:32pm

Leffingwell Beats Meeker, Looks Ahead To McCracken

Lee Leffingwell handily defeated challenger Jason Meeker, setting the stage for the Austin city council member’s expected race against colleague Brewster McCracken in next year’s mayoral race.

Leffingwell needed a big win to position himself for his next campaign — and got it. He swamped Meeker in the fundraising sweepstakes and fended off both the RG4N spokesman and a third-party TV campaign by Discount Electronics honcho Rick Culleton without...


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