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04.08.2009 3:02 pm

Ward breakdowns show home turf came up huge for Slay

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — Ward breakdowns released this morning by the city Board of Elections show that Mayor Francis Slay’s base came through in a big way on Tuesday.

Slay, who clinched a third term, carried more than 90 percent of the vote…

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04.07.2009 7:39 pm

Absentees favor Slay by a wide margin

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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UPDATE: Slay adds to lead — 64 percent with a quarter of the votes tallied.

ST. LOUIS — The first results are in: Mayor Francis Slay lapped his rivals in absentee votes.

In numbers released moments ago, Slay netted 1,802 —…

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04.07.2009 1:37 pm

Maida Coleman picks banquet hall to track results tonight

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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ST. LOUIS — Former State Sen. Maida Coleman, running for mayor today as an independent candidate, will watch the results from a banquet hall near Midtown.

Coleman will be at the “Friends- A Meeting Place” at the corner of Compton and…

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04.06.2009 4:13 pm

With one day left, mayoral candidates make final push

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Coleman, left, and Slay

Coleman, left, and Slay

ST. LOUIS — With a low turnout expected, the candidates for mayor are making every extra effort to get their supporters out.

On Sunday, both Former State Sen. Maida Coleman, running as an independent, and Mayor Francis Slay, the…

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04.02.2009 2:17 pm

Slay’s cash on hand advantage better than 40-to-1

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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ST. LOUIS — Lopsided is the best way to describe the campaign finances of Mayor Francis Slay and his nearest rival.

Campaign reports submitted Monday show Slay took in $229,065 since the last week in February, bringing his total raised for re-election…

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03.31.2009 1:52 pm

Watch: Mayoral candidates lock horns at debate

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — Last night’s debate at the downtown library felt like a road game for Mayor Francis Slay, who did not receive nearly as many cheers as challengers Elston McCowan of the Green Party and…

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03.30.2009 9:17 am

Oxford backs Maida Coleman for mayor

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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ST. LOUIS - State Rep. Jeanette Mott Oxford is not one to worry about whether decisions she makes upset her party’s orthodoxy.

She proves that again today, with an endorsement of former State Sen. Maida Coleman for mayor of St. Louis.

Both Oxford and…

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03.27.2009 3:15 pm

Clergy group to host mayoral forum on Sunday

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — Earlier, Mayor Francis Slay was criticized for not appearing at any candidate debates during the primary campaign.

Now, with the Democratic nomination in hand, Slay’s got back-to-back outings.

Metropolitan Congregations United announced today that they will host Slay and…

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03.23.2009 4:27 pm

Slay to face challengers in mayoral debate

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — Mayor Francis Slay will face independent candidate Maida Coleman in a debate next week sponsored by the League of Women Voters.

Green Party nominee Elston McCowan and Libertarian Robb Cunningham have also agreed to participate.

The 7 p.m event will be next Monday,…

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03.23.2009 10:21 am

Tower Grove coffee house is not anti-Slay — just “pro-change”

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MoKaBe's

ST. LOUIS — It’s unusual for a high-profile city business to publicly air their misgivings with Mayor Francis Slay.

But that’s exactly what MoKaBe’s, the popular coffee shop and cafe across from Tower Grove Park, has done in this election cycle,…

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