Llanes Pulido's concession comes a day after she requested a partial ballot recount in the five-way race. The city clerk said the petition had defects.

Llanes-Pulido pointed out that a slim margin of 12 votes was the difference from forcing a runoff election. She said her team determined a recount was not in her best interest. Kirk Watson will begin his fourth term as Austin's mayor, and will serve four more years beginning in January.

Carmen Llanes Pulido officially concedes the mayoral race to Kirk Watson, one day after filing a petition requesting a recount.Pulido was asking for a recount i

Carmen Llanes Pulido requested a recount in the Austin mayoral race, trailing Mayor Kirk Watson by a thin margin.

Llanes Pulido's petition comes a week after incumbent Mayor Kirk Watson declared victory in the five-way race.

Read more Second-place candidate Carmen Llanes Pulido says she’s officially filed a petition to request a recount in the Austin mayoral race in 11 precincts inside Williamson County. But Austin Mayor Kirk Watson says that partial recount request is illegal.

Second-place candidate Carmen Llanes Pulido officially filed a petition to request a recount in the Austin mayoral race Thursday in 11 precincts inside Williamson County.

Llanes Pulido, who came in second to incumbent Mayor Kirk Watson, is seeking a recount after falling short of the threshold for a runoff election by just 14 votes.

Austin mayoral candidate Carmen Llanes Pulido has filed for a recount in the November election. Austin mayoral candidate Carmen Llanes Pulido has filed for a recount in the November general election.