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Municipal elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2016)

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2016 St. Louis elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: N/A
General election: April 5, 2016
Election stats
Offices up: Community College district
Total seats up: 1
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2016

The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held a special election for one seat on the St. Louis Community College Board on April 5, 2016.

Elections

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General election

Special general election for St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees Subdistrict 1

Candace Gardner defeated Theodis Brown Sr. and Derek Novel in the special general election for St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees Subdistrict 1 on April 5, 2016.

Candidate
%
Votes
Candace Gardner (Nonpartisan)
 
50.9
 
20,433
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Theodis Brown Sr. (Nonpartisan)
 
24.1
 
9,653
Derek Novel (Nonpartisan)
 
23.4
 
9,378
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
654

Total votes: 40,118
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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.[1] 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
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

St. Louis, Missouri Missouri Municipal government Other local coverage
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