2021 St. Louis mayoral election

2021 Saint Louis mayoral election

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Turnout29.15%
 
Candidate Tishaura Jones Cara Spencer
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 30,166 27,865
Percentage 51.70% 47.75%

Jones:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Spencer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%
     No votes

Mayor before election

Lyda Krewson
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Tishaura Jones
Nonpartisan

The 2021 St. Louis mayoral election occurred in two stages, with a unified primary on March 2, 2021, and a two-candidate general election on April 6, 2021.[1] Incumbent Democratic mayor Lyda Krewson was eligible to seek re-election to a second term in office, but chose to retire.[2]

In a primary field of four candidates, St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones and Alderwoman Cara Spencer advanced to the general election.[3] Jones defeated Spencer in the general election by nearly 4% of votes cast, becoming the first African-American woman elected to the office of mayor.[4]

  1. ^ "Upcoming Elections". Government of St. Louis. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson to retire, will not seek re-election". KMOV. November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Schlinkmann, Mark (March 3, 2021). "Tishaura Jones, Cara Spencer advance to St. Louis mayoral runoff". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  4. ^ KSDK Digital (April 6, 2021). "Tishaura Jones makes history as first Black woman to be St. Louis mayor". KSDK. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

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