STL municipal elections Tuesday

St. Louis mayor's race, county's 'Prop B' highlight Tuesday's municipal elections

BY Gregg Palermo St. Louis

PUBLISHED 11:48 AM CT Apr. 07, 2025 PUBLISHED April 7, 2025 @11:48 AM

ST. LOUIS—Mayoral contests across the region and a ballot question that is the latest battle line between St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and the county council highlight the decisions Missouri voters will make in Tuesday’s municipal elections.

What You Need To Know

Polls open Tuesday at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Anyone in line at 7 p.m. is able to vote

Flash flooding in the region has prompted changes for some polling places. In Jefferson County, the polling location at Brookdale Farms has moved to Eureka Fire Protection District Station 1. Voters can also cast their ballot at the County Clerk's office in Hillsboro. In Franklin County, voters who would normally use the polling location at the Tri County Senior Center in Pacific will need to use the Pacific Order of Eagles social room instead

St. Charles County voters can find their polling place here

Voters in the city of St. Louis can cast a ballot at any city polling location. St. Louis county voters can vote at any county polling site

In the city of St. Louis, alderwoman Cara Spencer will look to see if she can repeat her decisive primary win in the race for mayor, or if the incumbent, Tishaura Jones, can boost turnout in the general election and win a second term.

St. Louis comptroller Darlene Green faces her stiffest re-election bid in years against former alderwoman and state representative Donna Baringer.

There are four contested races for seats on the Board of Aldermen in Ward 1–Incumbent Anne Schweitzer and Tony Kirchner; Ward 3–Incumbent Shane Cohn and Dallas Adams; Ward 7–incumbent Alisha Sonnier and Cedric Redmon; and Ward 11–Incumbent Laura Keys and Rebecca McCloud.

The winner of the mayor’s race and the reconstituted board of aldermen will almost immediately have to navigate the transition of the city’s police department back to the control of a state-appointed board and related budgetary challenges that will come along with that, an evolving budget situation as the city weighs the impact of federal clawbacks of COVID-era aid, as well as the future of the more than $290 million the city has in unspent funds from the city’s settlement with the NFL.

In smaller communities in the St. Louis region, residents in Chesterfield, Ballwin, and Lake St. Louis will be among those choosing new mayors.

St. Louis County voters are being asked if the county council should have the power to fire county department heads in the latest tug of war between Page and the council. Department heads were unsuccessful in legal efforts to get it off the ballot. Council members say the power is necessary to make the administration more accountable, while Page has said it will hamper department heads who will wonder if their job status depends on how quickly they respond to one particular council member’s request over another.

Further legal action would appear likely if the measure is approved.

Among the more closely-watched school board races in the region, St. Louis Public school board president Toni Cousins is the only incumbent in a field of 12 candidates seeking three seats on the panel. The district is trying to regain its footing after a tumultuous year where the district fired a superintendent, faced questions about spending authorized on credit cards which prompted a state audit.

In Jefferson County, voters in Crystal City are being asked if the school district there should retain a four-day school week. A state law passed last year gives districts operating on a four day week until July 1, 2026 to hold an election asking voters for permission to stay on that schedule.