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Mayoral election in St. Louis, Missouri (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 4, 2021 |
| Primary election: March 2, 2021 General election: April 6, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held a general election for mayor on April 6, 2021. A primary was scheduled for March 2, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was January 4, 2021.
In the March 2021 election, the city of St. Louis began to use the approval voting system to elect the offices of mayor, comptroller, president of the Board of Aldermen, and the Board of Aldermen. In this system, instead of voting for only one candidate, voters had the option to vote for one or more candidates. The top two vote-getters in a race advanced to the general election. The city's elections were also changed from partisan to nonpartisan. This new voting system was approved by voters in November 2020 with 68% of the vote.
For detailed information on the March 2021 top-two primary, click here.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of St. Louis
Tishaura Jones defeated Cara Spencer in the general election for Mayor of St. Louis on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tishaura Jones (Nonpartisan) | 51.7 | 30,166 |
 | Cara Spencer (Nonpartisan) | 47.8 | 27,865 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 319 | ||
| Total votes: 58,350 | |||
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Primary election
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of St. Louis
Tishaura Jones and Cara Spencer defeated Lewis E. Reed and Andrew Jones Jr. in the primary for Mayor of St. Louis on March 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tishaura Jones (Nonpartisan) | 36.4 | 25,388 |
| ✔ | | Cara Spencer (Nonpartisan) | 29.7 | 20,659 |
 | Lewis E. Reed (Nonpartisan) | 24.7 | 17,186 | |
 | Andrew Jones Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 6,428 | |
| Total votes: 69,661 | |||
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Note: The table above shows the percentage of votes received, while the table below shows the percentage of ballots cast. Under approval voting, voters may choose to vote for more than one candidate.
| Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of St. Louis, 2021 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Tishaura Jones |
56.97% | 25,374 | |
| Cara Spencer |
46.36% | 20,649 | |
| Lewis Reed | 38.53% | 17,162 | |
| Andrew Jones | 14.42% | 6,422 | |
| Ballots Cast | 44,538 | ||
| Source: City of St. Louis | |||
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Missouri elections, 2021
March 2, 2021
April 6, 2021
- City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2021)
- St. Louis Public Schools, Missouri, elections (2021)
- Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Missouri, Proposition 1, Charter Amendment (April 2021)
- Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Missouri, Proposition 2, Charter Amendment (April 2021)
- Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Missouri, Proposition 3, Charter Amendment (April 2021)
- Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Missouri, Proposition 4, Charter Amendment (April 2021)
- Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Missouri, Proposition 5, Charter Amendment (April 2021)
- Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Missouri, Proposition Y, Bond Issue (April 2021)
- St. Louis, Missouri, Proposition E, Earnings Tax (April 2021)
August 3, 2021
Mayoral partisanship
Mayoral elections were held in 28 of the 100 largest U.S. cities in 2021. Once mayors elected in 2021 assumed office, the mayors of 64 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party.
The following top-100 mayoral offices changed partisan control in 2021:
- Mayor John J. Lee of North Las Vegas, Nevada, announced that he was changing his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican on April 6, 2021.[1]
- David Bronson (R) was elected as mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on May 11, 2021. He assumed office on July 1, 2021, replacing nonpartisan Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson.
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About the city
- See also: St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city located in Missouri. It was at one time the county seat of St. Louis County, but voters chose to separate from the county and form an independent city in 1876.[2] As of 2020, its population was 301,578.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of St. Louis uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for St. Louis, Missouri | ||
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| St. Louis | Missouri | |
| Population | 301,578 | 6,154,913 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 61 | 68,746 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 45.7% | 78.3% |
| Black/African American | 43.1% | 11.1% |
| Asian | 3.4% | 2.1% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| Multiple | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.5% | 91.6% |
| College graduation rate | 40.2% | 31.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $55,279 | $68,920 |
| Persons below poverty level | 19.8% | 12.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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