The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held elections for the board of aldermen on April 7, 2015. Partisan primary elections took place on March 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 2, 2015. Eighteen of the Board's 29 seats—including the position of President of the Board—were up for a vote.^[1]

Only one incumbent, Phyllis Young, did not run for re-election. Young resigned from her Ward 7 seat in December 2014. Eight of the 18 general election races featured both a Democratic and a Republican candidate. Candidates elected in 2015 served terms that expired in 2019.

Because the city of St. Louis was overwhelmingly Democratic in 2015, most of the general election races were expected to be anticlimactic. St. Louis had not had a Republican mayor since 1949 and none of its current Aldermen were Republican. The most recent Republican Alderman was Fred Heitert, who served in Ward 12 prior to Larry Arnowitz's election in 2011.^[2] Every race in 2015 with a Republican candidate also had a Democratic incumbent running for re-election.

President of the Board Lewis Reed (D) made fostering a better relationship between citizens and police a major part of his campaign platform. Although he faced a challenger from both the Republican and Green parties, he was declared the winner of the race by multiple outlets following his win in the Democratic primary.^[3]^[4] You can read more about the police issue here and information on his rocky relationship with Mayor Francis Slay is available here.

A handful of area school boards also held elections on April 7, 2015. Districts in the surrounding county are Ferguson-Florissant, Hazelwood, Mehlville, Parkway and Rockwood.

Board of Alderman

Candidate list

President of the Board of Aldermen

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Lewis Reed a - Incumbent Reed was elected President of the Board in 2007.
Jimmie Matthews

March 3 Republican primary candidates:

Erik Shelquist a

March 3 Green Party primary candidates:

Jeffrey Schaefer a

April 7 General election candidates:

Lewis Reed

Erik Shelquist

Jeffrey Schaefer

Ward 2

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Dionne Flowers a - Incumbent Flowers was elected to the Board in 1999.
Joyce M. Hall
Jasmine Turnage
Winfield Scott

March 3 Green Party primary candidates:

Elston McCowan a

April 7 General election candidates:

Dionne Flowers

Elston McCowan

Ward 4

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Samuel Moore a - Incumbent Moore was elected to the Board in 1997.
Arneatrice Myers

April 7 General election candidates:

Samuel Moore

Ward 6

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Christine Ingrassia a - Incumbent Ingrassia was elected to the Board in 2013.

March 3 Republican primary candidates:

Daniel Elder a

March 3 Green Party primary candidates:

Johnathan McFarland a

April 7 General election candidates:

Christine Ingrassia

Daniel Elder

Johnathan McFarland

Ward 7

Note: Incumbent Phyllis Young resigned in December 2014.^[5]

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

April 7 General election candidates:

John Coatar

Ward 8

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Stephen J. Conway a - Incumbent Conway was elected to the Board in 1990.
Kevin McKinney

March 3 Republican primary candidates:

Robert J. Shelli a

April 7 General election candidates:

Stephen J. Conway

Robert J. Shelli

Ward 10

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Joseph Vollmer a - Incumbent

March 3 Republican primary candidates:

Daniel Kalaf a

April 7 General election candidates:

Joseph Vollmer

Daniel Kalaf

Ward 12

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Larry Arnowitz a - Incumbent Arnowitz was elected to the Board in 2011.
Rafael Hernandez

April 7 General election candidates:

Larry Arnowitz

Ward 13

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Beth Murphy a - Incumbent Murphy was elected to the Board in 2014.

March 3 Republican primary candidates:

Conan Prendergast a

April 7 General election candidates:

Beth Murphy

Conan Prendergast

Ward 14

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Carol J. Howard a - Incumbent Howard was elected to the Board in 2010.

April 7 General election candidates:

Carol J. Howard

Ward 15

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Megan Ellyia Green a - Incumbent Green was elected to the Board in 2014.
Beth Braznell

March 3 Republican primary candidates:

Joshua Simpson a

April 7 General election candidates:

Megan Ellyia Green

Joshua Simpson

Ward 16

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Donna Baringer a - Incumbent Baringer was elected to the Board in 2003.

April 7 General election candidates:

Donna Baringer

Ward 18

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Terry Kennedy a - Incumbent Kenndy was elected to the Board in 1989.

March 3 Republican primary candidates:

Charles Grumbach a

April 7 General election candidates:

Terry Kennedy

Charles Grumbach

Ward 20

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Craig Schmid - Incumbent Schmid was elected to the Board in 2003.
Cara Spencer a
David A. Gaither

March 3 Green Party primary candidates:

Vickie A. Ingram a

April 7 General election candidates:

Cara Spencer

Vickie A. Ingram

Stephen Jehle

Ward 22

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Jeffrey L. Boyd a - Incumbent Boyd was elected to the Board in 2003.
Deceal Burgess
Angela Newsom

March 3 Green Party primary candidates:

Renee Keeble a

April 7 General election candidates:

Jeffrey L. Boyd

Renee Keeble

Ward 24

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Scott Ogilvie a - Incumbent Ogilvie was elected to the Board in 2011.
Tom Bauer

March 3 Republican primary candidates:

Peter Schumaker a

April 7 General election candidates:

Scott Ogilvie

Peter Schumaker

Ward 26

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Frank A. Williamson a - Incumbent
Rodney Norman

March 3 Green Party primary candidates:

Fred Raines a

April 7 General election candidates:

Frank A. Williamson

Fred Raines

Ward 28

March 3 Democratic primary candidates:

Lyda Krewson a - Incumbent Krewson was elected to the Board in 1997.
William C. Haas

March 3 Green Party primary candidates:

Jerome H. Bauer a

April 7 General election candidates:

Lyda Krewson

Jerome H. Bauer

Election results

General election

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President of the Board of Aldermen General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lewis Reed Incumbent	82.6%	14,657
	Republican	Erik Shelquist	10.8%	1,925
	Green	Jeffrey Schaefer	6.6%	1,172
Total Votes				17,754
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 2 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dionne Flowers Incumbent	63%	534
	Green	Elston McCowan	37%	314
Total Votes				848
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 6 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Christine Ingrassia Incumbent	77%	879
	Green	Johnathan McFarland	16.1%	184
	Republican	Daniel Elder	6.9%	79
Total Votes				1,142
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 8 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Stephen J. Conway Incumbent	92.3%	802
	Republican	Robert J. Shelli	7.7%	67
Total Votes				869
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 10, General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joseph Vollmer	89.6%	592
	Republican	Daniel Kalaf	10.4%	69
Total Votes				661
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 13 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Beth Murphy Incumbent	83.5%	415
	Republican	Conan Prendergast	16.5%	82
Total Votes				497
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 15 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Megan Ellyia Green Incumbent	90%	681
	Republican	Joshua Simpson	10%	76
Total Votes				757
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 18 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Terry Kennedy Incumbent	93.3%	597
	Republican	Charles Grumbach	6.7%	43
Total Votes				640
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 20 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Cara Spencer	98.1%	568
	Green	Vickie A. Ingram	1.9%	11
Total Votes				579
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 22 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeffrey L. Boyd Incumbent	88.3%	605
	Green	Renee Keeble	11.7%	80
Total Votes				685
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 24 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Scott Ogilvie Incumbent	82.2%	580
	Republican	Peter Schumaker	17.8%	126
Total Votes				706
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 26 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Frank A. Williamson	84.8%	669
	Green	Fred Raines	15.2%	120
Total Votes				789
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

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

Primary election

President of the Board of Aldermen Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lewis Reed Incumbent	82.4%	12,844
Jimmie Matthews	17.6%	2,735
Total Votes		15,579
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 2 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dionne Flowers Incumbent	44.4%	396
Jasmine Turnage	44%	392
Joyce M. Hall	6.5%	58
Winfield Scott	5.1%	45
Total Votes		891
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 4 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Samuel Moore Incumbent	66.4%	505
Arneatrice Myers	33.6%	255
Total Votes		760
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 7 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Coatar	57.3%	593
Chelsea Merta	24.3%	252
Samuel J. Cummings, III	18.4%	190
Total Votes		1,035
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 8 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Stephen J. Conway Incumbent	53.1%	843
Kevin McKinney	46.9%	744
Total Votes		1,587
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 12 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Larry Arnowitz Incumbent	72.6%	665
Rafael Hernandez	27.4%	251
Total Votes		916
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections - Primary Election Results

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 15 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Megan Ellyia Green Incumbent	71.5%	932
Beth Braznell	28.5%	372
Total Votes		1,304
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections - Primary Election Results

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 20 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Cara Spencer	48.1%	360
Craig Schmid Incumbent	36%	270
David A. Gaither	15.9%	119
Total Votes		749
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 22 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jeffrey L. Boyd Incumbent	76.9%	420
Deceal Burgess	22.3%	122
Angela Newsom	0.7%	4
Total Votes		546
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 24 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Scott Ogilvie Incumbent	74.5%	777
Tom Bauer	25.5%	266
Total Votes		1,043
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 26 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Frank A. Williamson Incumbent	54.8%	556
Rodney Norman	45.2%	459
Total Votes		1,015
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

Issues

President of the Board Lewis Reed

Police

See also: Shooting in Ferguson, Missouri

Spurred by the events in Ferguson, Mo., in August 2014, President of the Board Lewis Reed (D) pushed for a civilian review board for the St. Louis Police Department. Critics said that without subpoena power the board would be powerless, while Reed argued that it would foster a stronger relationship with the Board of Aldermen's Public Safety Committee, which had subpoena power. Reed noted that he hoped this and other efforts would help bridge a perceived division between the public and police in the wake of shootings in Ferguson and around the country.^[6]

Relationship with mayor

Political Flier

Reed and Mayor Francis Slay had a tenuous relationship, originating in November 2012 when Reed filed to run against Slay for the mayor's seat. At one point, Reed questioned Slay's "core Democratic values," alleging that Slay had taken money from Republican organizations and suppressed unions. Slay did, in fact, receive $100,000 in donations from local Republicans Sam Fox and Rex Sinquefield.^[7] Further controversy erupted in February 2013 when a flier (right) surfaced depicting Slay as a slave master and his supporters as slaves. Although both campaigns denounced the flier, Slay laid blame for it on Reed and his supporters.^[8] Reed publicly stated that he expected Slay to endorse a candidate against him in the race, though no such candidate materialized.^[9]

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Footnotes

[1] St. Louis, Missouri, "Past Election Results," accessed September 16, 2021

[2] St. Louis City Talk, "St. Louis Mayors 1949 to Present," November 2, 2011

[3] St. Louis Business Journal, "Reed wins reelection as Board of Aldermen president," March 4, 2015

[PR-4] St. Louis Public Radio, "Reed faces surprisingly smooth path to third term as Board of Aldermen chief," February 24, 2015

[5] St. Louis Today, "Longtime St. Louis alderman Phyllis Young to retire," December 5, 2014

[6] St. Louis Public Radio, "Reed faces surprisingly smooth path to third term as Board of Aldermen chief," February 24, 2015

[7] St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Lewis Reed questions Francis Slay's 'Democratic values,'" January 24, 2013

[8] CBS St. Louis, "Slay Defeats Reed, Matthews In Bid For Fourth Term," March 5, 2013

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