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
April 4, 2017
Turnout30.12%[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

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Democratic primary

Declared

Withdrew

Declined
Democratic Party mayoral candidates

Endorsements
Antonio French
Organizations
Tishaura Jones
Local officials
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Lyda Krewson
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 Sample

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 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

Declared

Withdrew
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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  15. 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.
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  18. King, Chris (February 20, 2017). "MoveOn.org, Democracy for America, SEIU endorse Tishaura Jones for mayor". The St. Louis American. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  19. Tobias, Jimmy (March 3, 2017). "Can a Champion of Black Lives Matter Become Mayor of St. Louis?". The Nation. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  20. "Working Families Party endorses Tishaura Jones for mayor". The St. Louis American. February 28, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  21. Kloepple, Sarah (February 2, 2017). "Slay endorses Lyda Krewson for mayor". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  22. Moore, Doug (December 21, 2016). "St. Louis police union endorses Lyda Krewson for mayor". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  23. Addo, Koran. "An even dozen file to run for St. Louis mayor's job". stltoday.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  24. Holleman, Joe. "Crown Candy's Andy Karandzieff files for St. Louis mayor". stltoday.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  25. Holleman, Joe (November 13, 2015). "Protest figure Umar Lee withdraws from mayoral race". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  26. Addo, Koran. "St. Louis GOP candidate for mayor says he's got Democratic apathy on his side". stltoday.com. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  27. "Kacey Cordes". Building St. Louis. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  28. Addo, Koran. "Rev. Larry Rice turns in signatures to run for mayor, will appear on April ballot". stltoday.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
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