New Directions: Exploring the issues in the St. Louis City mayoral race
The candidates on crime, economic development, housing, public education, transportation and regional governance.
(7) updates to this series since
Four candidates, each with a record of accomplishment, are vying for the city’s top job in an election unlike any held before.
Four mayoral candidates are working to convince voters they can urgently tackle gun violence and a spiraling homicide rate.
“This is a major, major inflection point,” said Jason Hall, CEO of the region’s new civic leadership group, Greater St. Louis Inc.
The four candidates in mayoral primary on March 2 have a unique opportunity to focus on affordable housing.
Enrollment in St. Louis Public Schools dropped to around 18,000, while close to 12,000 students enrolled in charter schools.
The next mayor will influence discussions about control of St. Louis Lambert International Airport, expansion of MetroLink and city-county cooperation, among other issues.
With the League of Women Voters, the Post-Dispatch presents this guide to the races on the March 2 primary ballot.
New reports show pro-Reed forces raising about $531,000 through Thursday. Backers of Tishaura Jones and Cara Spencer raised about $456,000 and $433,000, respectively.
Residents can vote for more than one candidate. In another switch, the top two finishers advance to a runoff in the April general election.
It will be the first election held under the city’s new nonpartisan ‘approval voting’ system. The top two vote-getters per office advance to an April runoff.
The top two vote-getters in Tuesday's four-way primary will face each other in the April 6 general election.