2017 St. Louis mayoral election

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]

2017 St. Louis mayoral election

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Turnout	30.12%^[1]
Candidate Lyda Krewson Andrew Jones Larry Rice Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 39,375 10,088 6,102 Percentage 67.54% 17.30% 10.47%
Results by ward Krewson:      <50%      50%      55%      60%      65%      70%      75%      80%
Mayor before election Francis Slay Democratic Elected Mayor Lyda Krewson Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• 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

• Sam Dotson, Commissioner of Police^[13]
• Jamilah Nasheed, state senator^[14]

Declined

• 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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  Antonio French

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  Bill Haas

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  Tishaura Jones

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  Lyda Krewson

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  Jimmie Matthews

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  Lewis E. Reed

Endorsements

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

• Coalition of Black Trade Unionists^[17]
• Democracy for America^[18]
• Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment^[19]
• MoveOn^[18]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[17]
• Service Employees International Union^[17][18]
• Working Families Party^[20]
• Young Democrats of St. Louis^[17]

Lyda Krewson

Local officials

• Francis Slay, Mayor of St. Louis^[21]

Organizations

• St. Louis Police Officers Association^[22]

Polling

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	February 14–15, 2017	1,006	± 3%	4%	12%	3%	16%	34%	1%	14%	16%
Remington Research Group	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	January 17–18, 2017	949	± 3.16%	4%	13%	2%	9%	27%	1%	18%	26%

 

Lyda Krewson (left), Tishaura Jones (center), and Lewis E. Reed (right) at a mayoral forum. Krewson, Jones, and Reed respectively won the most votes.

Democratic primary results

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

Candidates

Declared

• Andrew Jones, utility executive^[23][11]
• Andy Karandzieff, owner of Crown Candy Kitchen^[24]
• Jim Osher, building owner^[23]

Withdrew

• Umar Lee, activist^[25]

 

A campaign poster for Andrew Jones's campaign

Republican primary results

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

• Robb Cunningham, former Congressional candidate^[23]

Libertarian primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Robb Cunningham	57	100
Total votes			57	100

Green primary

• Jonathan McFarland, former U.S. Senate candidate^[23]

Green primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Jonathan McFarland	46	100
Total votes			46	100

Independent candidates

 

A poster for Rice's independent campaign

• Tyrone Austin, small business owner^[26]
• Kacey Cordes^[27]
• Rev. Larry Rice, founder of the New Life Evangelistic Center^[28]

Results

Results

St. Louis mayoral election, 2017

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

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