2017_St._Louis_mayoral_election References

2017 St. Louis mayoral election
Turnout	30.12%
	Results by ward; Krewson: <50% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80%
Mayor before election; Francis Slay; Democratic	Elected Mayor ; Lyda Krewson; Democratic

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

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

Jeffrey Boyd
Antonio French
Bill Haas
Tishaura Jones
Lyda Krewson
Jimmie Matthews
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

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%

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]

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

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

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

^ "FINAL OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). stlouis-mo.gov. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ Mannies, Jason Rosenbaum, Jo. "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. "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. "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. "Alderman Lyda Krewson officially joins the race to be St. Louis mayor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Addo, Koran. "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. 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.
^ ^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.

[1] "FINAL OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). stlouis-mo.gov. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[2] Mannies, Jason Rosenbaum, Jo. "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)

[3] McDermott, Kevin. "St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay announces he will not run again next year". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 17, 2016.

[4] "Democrat Lyda Krewson declares victory in St. Louis mayoral race". FOX2now.com. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.

[5] Addo, Koran (November 21, 2016). "22nd Ward Alderman Jeffrey Boyd enters mayor's race". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

[6] "Antonio French enters race for mayor". KSDK. Retrieved November 17, 2016.

[:0-7] "7 people officially declared for St. Louis mayor". Fox2. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.

[8] Addo, Koran. "Treasurer Tishaura Jones announces bid for mayor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 17, 2016.

[9] "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.

[10] Pistor, Nicholas J.C. "Alderman Lyda Krewson officially joins the race to be St. Louis mayor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 17, 2016.

[:3-11] Addo, Koran. "Krewson wins Democratic mayoral primary, will likely be next St. Louis mayor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 9, 2017.

[12] Addo, Koran. "Lewis Reed formally launches mayoral campaign". stltoday.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[13] 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)

[14] "Nasheed drops out of St. Louis mayoral election - The Missouri Times". themissouritimes.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[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.

[16] McDermott, Kevin. "St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay announces he will not run again next year". stltoday.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[2017Endorsements-17] ^ ^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.

[SomeEndorsements-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.

[ChampionOfBLM-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.

[:1-23] 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.

[:2-28] 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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