2021 St. Louis mayoral election
| March 2021 Primary Election Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Tishaura Jones Approval: 57.0% Party preference: Democratic Party Wikipedia: Tishaura Jones |
Cara Spencer Approval: 46.4% Party preference: Democratic Party Wikidata: wd:Q99674856 |
Lewis E. Reed Approval: 38.6% Party preference: Democratic Party Wikipedia: Lewis E. Reed |
Andrew Jones Approval: 14.4% Party preference: Republican Party |
The 2021 St. Louis mayoral election occurred in two stages, with an approval voting 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 narrowly defeated Spencer in the general election, becoming the first African-American woman elected to the office of mayor.[4]
See w:2021 St. Louis mayoral election to learn more about the first election using Approval.
- ↑ "Upcoming Elections". Government of St. Louis. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ↑ "St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson to retire, will not seek re-election". KMOV. November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ↑ 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 2021-04-06.
- ↑ KSDK Digital (April 6, 2021). "Tishaura Jones makes history as first Black woman to be St. Louis mayor". KSDK. Retrieved April 6, 2021.