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==Primary election==
{| class="wikitable" style="background:transparent; width=40%;" colspan="4"
! colspan="45" |March 2, 2021
Primary Election Results<ref name="official primary results22">{{cite web |title=FINAL OFFICIAL RESULTS - BY APPROVAL PERCENTAGE |url=https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/Mar21-Final-Official-Summary.pdf |website=stlouis-mo.gov |publisher=Board of Election Commissioners for the City of St. Louis |access-date=May 4, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
Primary Election Results
|-
|
| valign="top" |'''Tishaura Jones'''
|[[File:Tishaura Jones tight crop.jpg|border|240x160px|Tishaura Jones]]
'''[[Tishaura Jones]]'''
|[[File:Cara Spencer crop.jpg|border|240x160px|Cara Spencer]]
'''[[Cara Spencer]]'''
|[[File:Lewis_E._Reed_crop.jpg|frameless|149x149px]]
[[Lewis E. Reed]]
|[[File:Andrew Jones 2021 logo.png|border|x80px]]
[[Andrew Jones]]
|-
|Party preference:
|[[File:Democratic Disc.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
[[Democratic Party]]
|[[File:Democratic Disc.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
[[Democratic Party]]
|[[File:Democratic Disc.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
[[Democratic Party]]
|[[File:Republican Disc.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
[[Republican Party]]
|-
|
Votes of approval:
|'''25,388'''
|'''20,659'''
|17,186
|6,428
|-
|Approval percentage:
|'''56.96%'''
|'''46.35%'''
|38.56%
|14.42%
|-
|[[English Wikipedia]] article:
|[[w:Tishaura Jones|Tishaura Jones]]
|[[w:Cara Spencer|Cara Spencer]]
|[[w:Lewis E. Reed|Lewis E. Reed]]
|[[w:Andrew Jones (Missouri politician)|Andrew Jones]]
|-
|[[Wikidata]] entry:
|[[W:wikidata:Q7809573|Q7809573]]
|[[w:wikidata:Q99674856|Q99674856]]
|[[W:wikidata:Q16194768|Q16194768]]
|[[W:wikidata:Q114815947|Q114815947]]
|-
! colspan="5" |''' Total Vote Cards Cast: 44,571 '''
|}St. Louis held its first-ever [[approval voting]] primary on March 2, 2021. The new approval-based primary was a non-partisan election, though candidates were allowed to state their party preference on the ballot. Three of the candidates (Tishaura Jones, Cara Spencer, and Lewis Reed) all declared their party preference "[[Democratic Party]]". Tishaura Jones was the Treasurer of St. Louis since 2013. Reed was the President of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen since 2007, and a candidate for mayor in 2013 and 2017 (see [[w:2013 St. Louis mayoral election]] and [[w:2017 St. Louis mayoral election]] on English Wikipedia). Another candidate, Andrew Jones, declared that he preferred the [[Republican Party]].
 
Because they received the largest number of votes of approval (thus having the highest approval rating as measured by the ballots), Tishuara Jones and Cara Spencer advanced to the general election. Lewis E. Reed (who also preferred the [[Democratic Party]]) and Andrew Jones (who preferred the [[Republican Party]]) were not allowed to have their name printed on the general election ballot.
'''Approval: 57.0%'''<br>Party preference:<br />[[Democratic Party]]<br /><small>Wikipedia: <br />[[w:Tishaura Jones|Tishaura Jones]]</small>
| valign="top" |'''Cara Spencer'''
<br />[[File:Cara Spencer crop.jpg|border|240x160px|Cara Spencer]]
 
Reed has offered his support for an effort to repeal approval voting.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schlinkmann|first=Mark|title=Effort underway to repeal ‘approval voting’ in St. Louis, replace it with new system|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/effort-underway-to-repeal-approval-voting-in-st-louis-replace-it-with-new-system/article_2c3bad65-1e46-58b6-8b9f-1d7f49d0aaeb.html|access-date=2022-02-26|website=STLtoday.com|language=en}}</ref>
<br />'''Approval: 46.4%'''<br>Party preference:<br />[[Democratic Party]]<br /><small>Wikidata:<br />[[w:wikidata:Q99674856|wikidata:Q99674856]]</small>
| valign="top" |Lewis E. Reed
[[File:Lewis_E._Reed_crop.jpg|frameless|149x149px]]<br>Approval: 38.6%<br />Party preference:<br />[[Democratic Party]]<br /><small>Wikipedia: <br />[[w:Lewis E. Reed|Lewis E. Reed]]</small>
| valign="top" |Andrew Jones<br /><br /><br />[[File:Andrew Jones 2021 logo.png|border|x80px]]<br /><br /><br />Approval: 14.4%<br />Party preference:<br />[[Republican Party]]
|}
 
St. Louis held its first-ever [[approval voting]] primary on March 2, 2021. Lewis E. Reed and Andrew Jones (a [[Republican Party]] candidate) were eliminated. The new approval-based primary was a non-partisan election, though candidates were allowed to state their party preference on the ballot. The top three candidates (Tishaura Jones, Cara Spencer, and Lewis Reed) declared their party preference "[[Democratic Party]]" and Andrew Jones declared his party preference "[[Republican Party]]". Because they received the largest number of votes of approval, Jones (Tishuara) and Spencer advanced to the general election. Reed and Jones (Andrew), as well as all other candidates, were eliminated from consideration.
 
Reed was the President of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen since 2007, and a candidate for mayor in 2013 and 2017 (see [[w:2013 St. Louis mayoral election]] and [[w:2017 St. Louis mayoral election]] on English Wikipedia). Reed has offered his support for an effort to repeal approval voting.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schlinkmann|first=Mark|title=Effort underway to repeal ‘approval voting’ in St. Louis, replace it with new system|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/effort-underway-to-repeal-approval-voting-in-st-louis-replace-it-with-new-system/article_2c3bad65-1e46-58b6-8b9f-1d7f49d0aaeb.html|access-date=2022-02-26|website=STLtoday.com|language=en}}</ref>
 
==General election==
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* Show Me Victories - March 4–6, 2021 - 40%/35%/25% (Jones/Spencer/undecided) <ref>https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/poll-shows-jones-spencer-running-close-in-mayoral-race/article_1d6b4b59-447c-5b02-868d-0686f385fcb4.html</ref>
* Show Me Victories - March 25–28, 2021 - 42%/37%/21% (Jones/Spencer/undecided) <ref>https://www.showmevictories.com/news/recent-poll-shows-tishaura-jones-has-slight-lead-in-st-louis-city-mayors-contest/</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="background:transparent; width=40%;" colspan="4"
|+-
! colspan="53" |April 6, 2021
General Election Results<ref name=":12">{{cite web|title=Summary For CITYWIDE, All Counters, All Races FINAL OFFICIAL RESULTS|url=https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/Apr21-Final-Official-Summary.pdf|access-date=23 July 2021|publisher=St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners}} Note: Using the "cards counted" number for percentages in table rather than the Board of Election Commissioners reported percentages.</ref>
St. Louis mayoral
 
(top two candidates from primary election)
General Election Results
|-
|'''[[Tishaura Jones]]'''
! colspan="2" |Party
'''Choose-one votes: 30,166'''
!Candidate
 
!Votes
'''Percentage of cards cast: 51.38%'''
!%
|[[Cara Spencer]]
Choose-one votes: 27,865
 
Percentage of cards cast: 47.46%
|Write-in candidates
Choose-one votes: 319
 
Percentage of cards cast: 0.54%
|-
|[[File:Tishaura Jones tight crop.jpg|border|240x160px|Tishaura Jones]]
| colspan="2" |Prefers
Party preference:
 
[[Democratic Party]]
 
|[[File:Tishaura Jones tight crop.jpg|border|137x137px|Tishaura Jones]]
<small>Wikipedia:</small>
'''Tishaura Jones'''
 
|'''30,166'''
<small>[[w:Tishaura Jones|Tishaura Jones]]</small>
votes
|[[File:Cara Spencer crop.jpg|border|240x160px|Cara Spencer]]
|'''51.70%'''
Party preference:
|-
 
| colspan="2" |Prefers
[[Democratic Party]]
 
|[[File:Cara Spencer crop.jpg|border|155x155px|Cara Spencer]]
<small>Wikidata:</small>
Cara Spencer
 
|27,865
<small>[[w:wikidata:Q99674856|wikidata:Q99674856]]</small>
votes
| [[File:St. Louis, Missouri mayoral election results by ward, 2021.svg|frameless|230x230px]]
|47.75%
St. Louis, Missouri mayoral election
 
Results by ward
 
April 2021
 
[[W:commons:File:St. Louis, Missouri mayoral election results by ward, 2021.svg|Wikimedia Commons]]
|-
! colspan="3" |''' Total Vote Cards Cast: 58,707 '''
|
| colspan="2" |Write-in
|319
votes
|0.55%
|-
! colspan="3" |Total votes
|'''58,237'''
votes
|'''100.00%'''
|}
 
Tishaura Jones defeated Cara Spencer by a 4% margin.<ref name=":1" /> Jones' margin of victory largely came from Northern St. Louis, while Spencer was stronger in the south.<ref name="KSDK">{{cite web|url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/elections/st-louis-mayoral-election-voter-wards-analysis/63-542b872a-14cc-4869-be64-f7e58522dbe0|title=Analysis: Ward-by-ward breakdown of how St. Louis voted for mayor|website=KSDK|last1=Richey|first1=Erin|date=April 7, 2021|accessdate=April 10, 2021}}</ref> Jones received her largest margins in wards where Lewis Reed had come second in the primary.<ref name="KSDK" />
Tishaura Jones defeated Cara Spencer by a margin of nearly 4%.<ref name=":1" /> Jones' margin of victory largely came from the northern half St. Louis, while Spencer was stronger in the southern half.<ref name="KSDK">{{cite web|url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/elections/st-louis-mayoral-election-voter-wards-analysis/63-542b872a-14cc-4869-be64-f7e58522dbe0|title=Analysis: Ward-by-ward breakdown of how St. Louis voted for mayor|website=KSDK|last1=Richey|first1=Erin|date=April 7, 2021|accessdate=April 10, 2021}}</ref> Jones received her largest margins in wards where Lewis Reed had come second in the primary.<ref name="KSDK" />
 
==See also==
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<references />
 
[[Category:Mayoral elections in the United States|Missouri]]
[[Category:Approval voting elections]]
[[Category:2020s in American politics]]
[[Category:Missouri]]
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