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Tyrone Austin
Tyrone Austin was an independent candidate for mayor of St. Louis in Missouri. Austin was defeated in the general election on April 4, 2017.
Elections
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.[1] The following candidates ran in the general election for mayor of St. Louis.[2]
| 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 | ||||
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