Remember folks, tomorrow is election day in Austin. If you haven’t voted early, go to your precinct between 7am and 7pm and let your voice be heard.

Leading up to tomorrow’s vote, you’ve probably heard something about which interest groups are backing which candidates. There are the big endorsements, such as the local papers, but there are a litany of smaller endorsements from groups you have never heard of. I did a little detective work and tracked down as many of these endorsements as I could find online. 51 different groups have given public council endorsements, ranging from 14 single-candidate backers to one group backing 5 different candidates.

If you care about what interest groups have to say, here is how the influence is being peddled leading up to tomorrow’s election (percent of all endorsements):

Place 1
78% Lee Leffingwell
15% Andrew Bucknall
5% Casey Walker
3% Steve Adams

Place 3
45% Margot Clarke
21% Jennifer Kim
19% Gregg Knaupe
15% Mandy Dealey

Place 4
84% Betty Dunkerley
5% Wes Benedict
3% Jennifer Gale

It’s probably no surprise to anyone that Lee Leffingwell and Betty Dunkerley are running away with the Place 1 and 4 popularity contests, but I was a bit surprised at how tight Place 3 is. Margot Clarke is favored relative to any individual opponent, but each challenger has a substantial base of support. I’m assuming Place 3 is headed for a run-off, but I’m not familiar with the rules on this. Anyone have the details handy?

UPDATE: Endorsement listings are now available in the extended entry. These are based on my informal research of candidate websites, interest groups, and aggregators such as the Austin Chronicle and Burnt Orange Report. In other words, it’s a reasonable shot but I’m sure it ain’t perfect.