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Lyda Krewson
Lyda Krewson was the Mayor of St. Louis in Missouri. Krewson assumed office on April 18, 2017. Krewson left office on April 20, 2021.
Prior to becoming mayor, Krewson was a member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen in Missouri, representing Ward 28. First elected to the board in a 1997 special election, she won re-election to full terms in 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2015. As her term on the board of aldermen was not set to end until 2019, a special election was held to fill her position on the board.[1][2]
Elections
2021
Lyda Krewson did not file for re-election in 2021.[3]
2017
The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held elections for mayor, comptroller, board of aldermen, and the St. Louis Community College in 2017. Fourteen of the 29 seats on the board were up for general election. Additionally, the Ward 16 seat held by Donna Baringer (D) was up for special election, following her successful election to the state house of representatives in 2016. Partisan primary elections took place on March 7, 2017. The general election between the primary winners took place on April 4, 2017.[4] The following candidates ran in the general election for mayor of St. Louis.[5]
| St. Louis Mayor, General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Lyda Krewson |
67.53% | 39,471 | |
| Republican | Andrew Jones Jr. | 17.30% | 10,112 | |
| Independent | Larry Rice | 10.48% | 6,126 | |
| Green | Johnathan McFarland | 2.14% | 1,251 | |
| Libertarian | Robert E. Cunningham | 0.88% | 515 | |
| Independent | Tyrone Austin | 0.41% | 241 | |
| Write-in votes | 1.26% | 737 | ||
| Total Votes | 58,453 | |||
| Source: St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "April 4, 2017 General Municipal Election -- April 4th, 2017 General Municipal Election Final Official Results Summary," April 12, 2017 | ||||
| St. Louis Mayor, Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lyda Krewson |
32.04% | 17,253 |
| Tishaura Jones | 30.40% | 16,374 |
| Lewis Reed | 18.30% | 9,856 |
| Antonio French | 15.84% | 8,530 |
| Jeffrey L. Boyd | 2.67% | 1,439 |
| Bill Haas | 0.48% | 257 |
| Jimmie Matthews | 0.27% | 145 |
| Total Votes | 53,854 | |
| Source: St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "March 7, 2017 Primary Municipal Election -- March 7th, 2017 Final Official Results," March 13, 2017 | ||
2015
The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held elections for its board of aldermen on April 7, 2015. A primary election took place on March 3, 2015.
In the Democratic primary election for Ward 28, incumbent Lyda Krewson defeated William C. Haas. Jerome H. Bauer ran unopposed in the Green Party primary. Krewson defeated Bauer in the general election.[6][7]
| St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 28 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Lyda Krewson Incumbent |
90% | 796 | |
| Green | Jerome H. Bauer | 10% | 88 | |
| Total Votes | 884 | |||
| Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015 | ||||
| St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 28 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Lyda Krewson Incumbent |
92.1% | 894 | ||
| William C. Haas | 7.9% | 77 | ||
| Total Votes | 971 | |||
| Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015 | ||||
Noteworthy events
Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
Krewson was mayor of St. Louis during the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, when events and activity took place in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Events in St. Louis, Missouri, began on Friday, May 29, 2020, at the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters downtown.[8] On May 30, Gov. Mike Parsons (R) activated the Missouri National Guard following a request made by Kansas City officials.[9] St. Louis County Executive Sam Page (D) asked the governor to avoid deploying the guard to the St. Louis area. Page said, "I have spoken to [St. Louis County Police Chief Mary Barton] and she is confident that local law enforcement will be able to keep everyone safe here."[10] The guard was deployed by May 31.[11] On June 1, Parsons discussed his decision to deploy the guard, saying, "You don't start getting prepared for a riot once the riot's taking place."[9] No curfews were issued in the city over the weekend.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of St. Louis, "Krewson," accessed December 22, 2014
- ↑ West End Word, "Balancing Act," June 17, 2011
- ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Three St. Louis mayoral candidates disqualified after failing to get enough signatures," January 6, 2021
- ↑ St. Louis, Missouri, "Primary Municipal Election," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ City of St. Louis, "Final Unofficial List of Candidates as of 5:00 PM 1-6-2017," January 6, 2017
- ↑ KSDK, "Unofficial election results," accessed April 8, 2015
- ↑ St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "Primary Election Candidate List," accessed January 5, 2015
- ↑ KSDK, "Protesters gather in St. Louis over George Floyd death in Minneapolis," May 29, 2020
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 News Tribune, "Our Opinion: Governor right to deploy National Guard to protests," June 3, 2020
- ↑ St. Louis Today, "LIVE: Gov. Parson activates Missouri National Guard as 'precaution'; tear gas deployed in Ferguson," May 30, 2020
- ↑ St. Louis Today, "National Guard responds to protesters in Richmond Heights," May 31, 2020
- ↑ Washington Post, "The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes," May 30, 2020
- ↑ The New York Times, "8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody," May 31, 2020
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 USA Today, "Medical examiner and family-commissioned autopsy agree: George Floyd's death was a homicide," June 1, 2020
- ↑ Associated Press, "Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death," April 20, 2021
- ↑ CNN, "Protests across America after George Floyd's death," accessed June 2, 2020
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| Preceded by Francis Slay (D) |
St. Louis Mayor 2017-2021 |
Succeeded by Tishaura Jones (D) |
| Preceded by - |
St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 28 1997-2017 |
Succeeded by Heather Navarro |
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