# 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, but announced in April 2016 that he would not run for a fifth term. 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.

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Jeffrey Boyd, Alderman
* Antonio French, Alderman
* Bill Haas, school board member
* Tishaura Jones, City Treasurer and former state representative
* Lyda Krewson, Alderwoman
* Jimmie Matthews
* Lewis E. Reed, president of the board of aldermen and candidate for mayor in 2013

#### Withdrew

* Sam Dotson, Commissioner of Police
* Jamilah Nasheed, state senator

#### Declined

* Gregory F.X. Daly, Collector of Revenue
* Francis Slay, incumbent mayor
* Jeffrey Boyd
* Antonio French
* Bill Haas
* Tishaura Jones
* Lyda Krewson
* Jimmie Matthews
* Lewis E. Reed

### Endorsements

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* The St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board
Local officials
* Chris Carter III, member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen
* Jason Kander, Missouri Secretary of State
* Jamilah Nasheed, Missouri State Senator
* Jake Zimmerman, St. Louis County Assessor
Organizations
* Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
* Democracy for America
* Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment
* MoveOn
* NARAL Pro-Choice America
* Service Employees International Union
* Working Families Party
* Young Democrats of St. Louis
Local officials
* Francis Slay, Mayor of St. Louis
Organizations
* St. Louis Police Officers Association

### 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 | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 53,398 | 100 |

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Andrew Jones, utility executive
* Andy Karandzieff, owner of Crown Candy Kitchen
* Jim Osher, building owner

#### Withdrew

* Umar Lee, activist
Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Andrew Jones | 1,022 | 61.8 |
| | Republican | Andy Karandzieff | 399 | 24.1 |
| | Republican | Jim Osher | 232 | 14.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,653 | 100 |

## Libertarian primary

* Robb Cunningham, former Congressional candidate
Libertarian primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Libertarian | Robb Cunningham | 57 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 57 | 100 |

## Green primary

* Jonathan McFarland, former U.S. Senate candidate
Green primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Jonathan McFarland | 46 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46 | 100 |

## Independent candidates

* Tyrone Austin, small business owner
* Kacey Cordes
* Rev. Larry Rice, founder of the New Life Evangelistic Center

## Results
### Results

St. Louis mayoral election, 2017 :
| Party | 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 58,303 |