2025 St. Louis mayoral election
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Spencer: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Jones: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% No votes Tie | |||||||||||||
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The 2025 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 8, 2025, to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. The non-partisan election used approval voting, with the top-two candidates in the March 4 primary advancing to the April general election. In a rematch of the 2021 election, first-term incumbent mayor Tishaura Jones was defeated by alderwoman Cara Spencer by a wide margin.
Candidates
Candidates who advanced to the general election
| Candidate | Experience | Announced | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
Tishaura Jones |
Incumbent mayor (2021–present) Treasurer of St. Louis (2013–2021) State representative for the 63rd district (2009–2013) |
May 16, 2024 (Website) |
[2] |
Cara Spencer |
Alder for the 8th ward[a] (2015–present) Candidate for mayor in 2021 |
May 23, 2024 (Website) |
[3] |
Candidates eliminated in the primary
| Candidate | Experience | Announced | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
Michael Butler |
St. Louis Recorder of Deeds (2019–present) Chair of the Missouri Democratic Party (2020–2023) State representative for the 79th district (2013–2019) |
August 2, 2024 (Website) |
[4] |
Andrew Jones |
Utility executive Perennial candidate |
(Website) | [5] |
Primary election
Endorsements
Tishaura Jones
- Local officials
- Megan Green, president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen (2022–present) from the 15th ward (2014–2022)[6]
- Organizations
- EMILY's List[7]
- Everytown for Gun Safety[8]
- Greater St. Louis Labor Council (co-endorsement with Spencer)[9]
Cara Spencer
- Individuals
- Robert Clark, real estate executive[10]
- Organizations
- Greater St. Louis Labor Council (co-endorsement with Jones)[9]
- Party chapters
- St. Louis Democratic Party[11]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Michael Butler |
Andrew Jones |
Tishaura Jones |
Cara Spencer |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington Research (R)[12][A] | February 26–27, 2025 | 416 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 24% | 13% | 34% | 51% | — |
Results
Because the primary election was conducted using approval voting (and voters had the opportunity to mark their approval of more than one candidate), the percentages add up to more than 100 percent; they reflect what percentage of voters voted for that candidate.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cara Spencer | 23,826 | 68.11% | |
| Tishaura Jones (incumbent) | 11,612 | 33.19% | |
| Michael Butler | 8,701 | 24.87% | |
| Andrew Jones | 4,769 | 13.63% | |
| Total votes | 34,982 | ||
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tishaura Jones |
Cara Spencer |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington Research (R)[14][A] | March 25–27, 2025 | 622 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 31% | 55% | 14% |
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cara Spencer | 32,162 | 64.15% | |
| Tishaura Jones (incumbent) | 17,974 | 35.85% | |
| Total votes | 50,137[b] | 100.00% | |
Notes
- ^ Represented the 20th ward prior to the 2023 redistricting
- ^ One vote went to write-in candidate Jerome Bauer
- Partisan clients
References
- ^ "Cumulative Results Report" (PDF). City of St. Louis. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ First Alert 4 Staff (May 16, 2024). "St. Louis Mayor Tishuara Jones officially running for re-election". First Alert 4.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Somers, Jennifer (May 23, 2024). "Alderwoman Cara Spencer announces campaign for St. Louis mayor". KSDK]. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ First Alert 4 Staff (August 2, 2024). "Michael Butler announces St. Louis City mayoral campaign". First Alert 4. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Rosenbaum, Jason (January 3, 2025). "Jones to face off against three challengers for St. Louis mayoral reelection bid". KWMU. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Huguelet, Austin (December 6, 2024). "St. Louis board president Megan Green endorses Mayor Tishaura O. Jones". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ "EMILYs List Endorses Mayor Tishaura Jones for Reelection as Mayor of St. Louis". EMILYs List (Press release). February 11, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ "Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chair Tishaura Jones for Re-election". Everytown for Gun Safety (Press release). February 25, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ^ a b "C.O.P.E. Endorsements". Missouri AFL-CIO (Press release). February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ^ Kukuljan, Steph (January 28, 2025). "St. Louis mayoral race challenger nets $100,000 from Clayco exec". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ Maxwell, Mark; Barczewski, Laura (March 8, 2025). "St. Louis Democratic Party endorses Cara Spencer for mayor in 'unprecedented' vote against incumbent mayor". KSDK.
- ^ "Poll shows Cara Spencer, Tishaura Jones as No. 1 and 2 choices in St. Louis mayor's race". St. Louis Business Journal. March 1, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ "March 4, 2025 Primary Election Final Official Results" (PDF). March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ^ Kirn, Jacob (March 29, 2025). "Poll has Cara Spencer with big lead over Tishaura Jones in St. Louis mayor's race". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ "April 8, 2025 General Election Final Official Results" (PDF). April 14, 2025. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
External links
- Official campaign websites