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Sharon Tyus
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2023 - Present
2027
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Sharon Tyus is a member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen in Missouri, representing Ward 12. She assumed office on April 18, 2023. Her current term ends on April 20, 2027.
Tyus ran for re-election to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to represent Ward 12 in Missouri. She won in the general election on April 4, 2023.
Tyus previously represented Ward 20 from 1991 to 2003. [1][2]
Elections
2023
General election
General election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 12
Incumbent Sharon Tyus defeated Tashara Earl in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 12 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sharon Tyus (Nonpartisan) | 55.4 | 1,077 | |
| Tashara Earl (Nonpartisan) | 44.1 | 858 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 1,944 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
| St. Louis uses approval voting, where voters may cast ballots for any number of candidates. A candidate's Approval Percentage is the number of votes cast for the candidate as a percentage of all votes cast. Under this system, the two candidates who receive the most votes advance to the general election. | |||
| Candidate | % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sharon Tyus (Nonpartisan) | 63.03% | 1,004 |
| |
Tashara Earl (Nonpartisan) | 35.59% | 567 |
| Yolanda Brown (Nonpartisan) | 29.57% | 471 | |
| Darron Collins-Bey (Nonpartisan) | 14.19% | 226 | |
| Walter Rush (Nonpartisan) | 7.28% | 116 | |
| Incumbents are bolded and underlined. | Total votes: | 2,384 | |
| Source: St. Louis certified primary results, 2023 The results have been certified. | |||
2021
See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2021)
General election
General election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 1
Incumbent Sharon Tyus defeated Yolanda Brown in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 1 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sharon Tyus (Nonpartisan) | 58.2 | 866 | |
| Yolanda Brown (Nonpartisan) | 41.7 | 620 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,488 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 1
Incumbent Sharon Tyus and Yolanda Brown defeated Loren Watt in the primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 1 on March 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sharon Tyus (Nonpartisan) | 54.3 | 700 | |
| ✔ | Yolanda Brown (Nonpartisan) | 41.0 | 528 | |
| Loren Watt (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 1,288 | |||
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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.[3] Incumbent Sharon Tyus (D) ran unopposed in the general election for Ward 1 of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.[4]
| St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 1 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Sharon Tyus Incumbent (unopposed) |
94.38% | 1,158 | |
| Write-in votes | 5.62% | 69 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,227 | |||
| 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 Board of Aldermen, Ward 1 Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Sharon Tyus Incumbent |
44.32% | 694 |
| Marissa Brown | 40.29% | 631 |
| Azim Aziz | 15.39% | 241 |
| Total Votes | 1,566 | |
| Source: St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "March 7, 2017 Primary Municipal Election -- March 7th, 2017 Final Official Results," March 13, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sharon Tyus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Sharon Tyus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Officeholder St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 12 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ STL Today, "Sharon Tyus, returning to St. Louis Board of Aldermen, says she won't be silent," March 6, 2013
- ↑ City of St. Louis, "Tyus," accessed December 22, 2014
- ↑ 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
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bill Stephens |
St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 12 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 1 2013-2023 |
Succeeded by Anne Schweitzer |
| Preceded by - |
St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 20 1991-2003 |
Succeeded by - |
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