2021 St. Louis mayoral election: Difference between revisions

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|[[File:Tishaura Jones tight crop.jpg|border|240x160px|Tishaura Jones]]

|[[File:Cara Spencer crop.jpg|border|240x160px|Cara Spencer]]

|[[File:Lewis_E._Reed_crop.jpg|frameless|149x149px]]

|[[File:Andrew Jones 2021 logo.png|border|x80px]]

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|[[English Wikipedia]] article:

|[[w:Tishaura Jones|Tishaura Jones]]

|[[w:Lewis E. Reed|Lewis E. Reed]]

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|[[Wikidata]] entry:

|[[w:wikidata:Q99674856|Q99674856]]

|[[W:wikidata:Q16194768|Q16194768]]

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! colspan="5" |''' Total Vote Cards Cast: 44,571 '''

 

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.

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>

 

St. Louis held its general election on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, reporting results that evening. The two candidates on the ballot (Tishaura Jones and Cara Spencer) had won the primary election a month prior. On April 6, Tishaura Jones defeated Cara Spencer to earn her first term as mayor of St. Louis, winning by over two-thousand votes.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 7, 2021|title=7 Takeaways From A History-Making Election Night In St. Louis|work=[[w:St. Louis Public Radio|St. Louis Public Radio]]|url=https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2021-04-07/7-takeaways-from-a-history-making-election-night-in-st-louis|access-date=February 5, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> This constituted nearly 4% of the people that voted that evening.<ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref>

 

Leading up to the early April election, over 20% of voters told pollsters that they were undecided.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-30|title=Recent Poll Shows Tishaura Jones has Slight Lead in St. Louis City Mayor’s Contest|url=https://www.showmevictories.com/news/recent-poll-shows-tishaura-jones-has-slight-lead-in-st-louis-city-mayors-contest/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=Show Me Victories|language=en-US}}</ref>

 

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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>

 

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'''Choose-one votes: 30,166'''

 

'''Percentage of cards cast: 51.38%'''

Choose-one votes: 27,865

 

 

<small>[[w:wikidata:Q99674856|wikidata:Q99674856]]</small>

St. Louis, Missouri mayoral election

 

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[[Category:Approval voting elections]]