| 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% |
| Image1: | File:Mayor of Austin, Texas (6760317815) (1).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Lee Leffingwell |
| Colour1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 25,446 |
| Percentage1: | 52.06% |
| 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% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Lee Leffingwell |
| After Election: | Lee Leffingwell |
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.