2021 St. Louis mayoral election: Difference between revisions

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'''Tishaura Jones'''
'''[[Tishaura Jones]]'''
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'''Cara Spencer'''
'''[[Cara Spencer]]'''
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Lewis E. Reed
[[Lewis E. Reed]]
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Andrew Jones
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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>
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 ==
==General election==
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>
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>
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>


*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 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>
* 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>
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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>
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>


(top two candidates from primary election)
(top two candidates from primary election)
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|'''Tishaura Jones'''
|'''[[Tishaura Jones]]'''
'''Choose-one votes: 30,166'''
'''Choose-one votes: 30,166'''


'''Percentage of cards cast: 51.38%'''
'''Percentage of cards cast: 51.38%'''
| Cara Spencer
|[[Cara Spencer]]
Choose-one votes: 27,865
Choose-one votes: 27,865


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St. Louis, Missouri mayoral election
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