2017 St. Louis mayoral election
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The 2017 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 4, 2017, to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. Incumbent Mayor Francis Slay chose not to run for reelection. Slay, who was serving his fourth term as mayor, indicated in March 2016 that he would run for reelection,[2] but announced in April 2016 that he would not run for a fifth term.[3] Primary elections took place on March 7, 2017, and the general election was held on April 4. Alderwoman Lyda Krewson was elected and became the first female Mayor of St. Louis.[4]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jeffrey Boyd, Alderman[5]
- Antonio French, Alderman[6]
- Bill Haas, school board member[7]
- Tishaura Jones, City Treasurer and former state representative[8][9]
- Lyda Krewson, Alderwoman[10][11]
- Jimmie Matthews[7]
- Lewis E. Reed, president of the board of aldermen and candidate for mayor in 2013[12]
Withdrew
[edit]- Sam Dotson, Commissioner of Police[13]
- Jamilah Nasheed, state senator[14]
Declined
[edit]- Gregory F.X. Daly, Collector of Revenue[15]
- Francis Slay, incumbent mayor[16]
Democratic Party mayoral candidates
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Jeffrey Boyd -
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Bill Haas -
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Jimmie Matthews -
Endorsements
[edit]Antonio French
Organizations
- The St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board[17]
Tishaura Jones
Local officials
- Chris Carter III, member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen[17]
- Jason Kander, Missouri Secretary of State[17]
- Jamilah Nasheed, Missouri State Senator[17]
- Jake Zimmerman, St. Louis County Assessor[17]
Organizations
Lyda Krewson
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of error | Jeffrey Boyd | Antonio French | Bill Haas | Tishaura Jones | Lyda Krewson | Jimmie Matthews | Lewis E. Reed | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington Research Group[23] | February 14–15, 2017 | 1,006 | ± 3% | 4% | 12% | 3% | 16% | 34% | 1% | 14% | 16% |
| Remington Research Group[24] | February 7–8, 2017 | 803 | ± 3.43% | 3% | 14% | 1% | 13% | 36% | 1% | 15% | 16% |
| Remington Research Group | January 24–25, 2017 | 917 | ± 3.16% | 5% | 13% | 2% | 8% | 29% | 2% | 18% | 24% |
| Remington Research Group[25] | January 17–18, 2017 | 949 | ± 3.16% | 4% | 13% | 2% | 9% | 27% | 1% | 18% | 26% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lyda Krewson | 17,110 | 32.0 | |
| Democratic | Tishaura Jones | 16,222 | 30.4 | |
| Democratic | Lewis E. Reed | 9,775 | 18.3 | |
| Democratic | Antonio French | 8,460 | 15.8 | |
| Democratic | Jeffrey Boyd | 1,429 | 2.7 | |
| Democratic | Bill Haas | 257 | 0.5 | |
| Democratic | Jimmie Matthews | 145 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 53,398 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Andrew Jones, utility executive[26][11]
- Andy Karandzieff, owner of Crown Candy Kitchen[27]
- Jim Osher, building owner[26]
Withdrew
[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andrew Jones | 1,022 | 61.8 | |
| Republican | Andy Karandzieff | 399 | 24.1 | |
| Republican | Jim Osher | 232 | 14.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,653 | 100 | ||
Libertarian primary
[edit]- Robb Cunningham, former Congressional candidate[26]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Robb Cunningham | 57 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 57 | 100 | ||
Green primary
[edit]- Jonathan McFarland, former U.S. Senate candidate[26]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Jonathan McFarland | 46 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 46 | 100 | ||
Independent candidates
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- Tyrone Austin, small business owner[29]
- Kacey Cordes[30]
- Rev. Larry Rice, founder of the New Life Evangelistic Center[31]
Results
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lyda Krewson | 39,375 | 67.54% | −14.68% | |
| Republican | Andrew Jones | 10,088 | 17.30% | 17.30% | |
| Independent | Larry Rice | 6,102 | 10.47% | N/A | |
| Green | Johnathan McFarland | 1,248 | 2.14% | −13.4% | |
| Libertarian | Robb Cunningham | 512 | 0.88% | 0.88% | |
| Independent | Tyrone Austin | 241 | 0.41% | N/A | |
| N/A | Write-ins | 737 | 1.26% | N/A | |
| Total | 58,303 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "FINAL OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). stlouis-mo.gov. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ Mannies, Jason Rosenbaum, Jo (March 28, 2016). "Politically Speaking: Mayor Slay talks about earnings tax, NGA — and his political future". Retrieved November 17, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ McDermott, Kevin (April 8, 2016). "St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay announces he will not run again next year". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "Democrat Lyda Krewson declares victory in St. Louis mayoral race". FOX2now.com. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ Addo, Koran (November 21, 2016). "22nd Ward Alderman Jeffrey Boyd enters mayor's race". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ "Antonio French enters race for mayor". KSDK. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ a b "7 people officially declared for St. Louis mayor". Fox2. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ Addo, Koran (November 14, 2016). "Treasurer Tishaura Jones announces bid for mayor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "Tishaura Jones: I'm Running for Mayor, Dotson Should Resign". CBS St. Louis. October 5, 2016. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ Pistor, Nicholas J.C. (June 14, 2016). "Alderman Lyda Krewson officially joins the race to be St. Louis mayor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ a b Addo, Koran (March 8, 2017). "Krewson wins Democratic mayoral primary, will likely be next St. Louis mayor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ Addo, Koran. "Lewis Reed formally launches mayoral campaign". stltoday.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ Byers, Joe Holleman, Christine. "St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson withdraws from mayor's race". stltoday.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Nasheed drops out of St. Louis mayoral election - The Missouri Times". themissouritimes.com. January 6, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ Addo, Koran. "Collector of Revenue Daly won't run for mayor, will put support and money behind another candidate". stltoday.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ McDermott, Kevin. "St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay announces he will not run again next year". stltoday.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Wilson, D.J. (February 18, 2017). "How endorsements of Lyda Krewson and Tishaura Jones are shaping the mayoral race". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c King, Chris (February 20, 2017). "MoveOn.org, Democracy for America, SEIU endorse Tishaura Jones for mayor". The St. Louis American. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ Tobias, Jimmy (March 3, 2017). "Can a Champion of Black Lives Matter Become Mayor of St. Louis?". The Nation. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ "Working Families Party endorses Tishaura Jones for mayor". The St. Louis American. February 28, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ Kloepple, Sarah (February 2, 2017). "Slay endorses Lyda Krewson for mayor". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ Moore, Doug (December 21, 2016). "St. Louis police union endorses Lyda Krewson for mayor". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ Remington Research Group
- ^ Remington Research Group
- ^ Remington Research Group
- ^ a b c d Addo, Koran. "An even dozen file to run for St. Louis mayor's job". stltoday.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ Holleman, Joe. "Crown Candy's Andy Karandzieff files for St. Louis mayor". stltoday.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ Holleman, Joe (November 13, 2015). "Protest figure Umar Lee withdraws from mayoral race". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Addo, Koran. "St. Louis GOP candidate for mayor says he's got Democratic apathy on his side". stltoday.com. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ "Kacey Cordes". Building St. Louis. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ Addo, Koran. "Rev. Larry Rice turns in signatures to run for mayor, will appear on April ballot". stltoday.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.