St. Louis Democrats back Spencer over Jones for mayor

Cara Spencer versus Tishaura Jones in 2025 St. Louis mayoral race
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Cara Spencer, Tishaura Jones advance to runoff in St. Louis mayor's race
Cara Spencer and Tishaura Jones on Tuesday advanced to an April 8 runoff election in the St. Louis mayor's race.
Cara Spencer, incumbent Tishaura Jones advance to April ballot for St. Louis Mayor
St. Louisans went to the polls and indicated they’d like a new mayor. The primary election saw challenger Cara Spencer net 68-percent to incumbent Tishuara Jones’$2 33-percent.
Cara Spencer wins primary for St. Louis mayor; Tishaura Jones makes runoff
ST. LOUIS — Alderwoman Cara Spencer took a commanding lead in the race for mayor, tallying in Tuesday's primary more than double the votes of her closest competitor, Mayor Tishaura O. Jones.
Poll shows Cara Spencer, Tishaura Jones as No. 1 and 2 choices in St. Louis mayor's race
A new poll shows Cara Spencer and Tishaura Jones as the No. 1 and 2 choices, respectively, in the St. Louis mayoral primary Tuesday. If the result mirrors the poll, it would mean an April 8 runoff between the two and a rematch of the 2021 mayor's race that put Jones in office.
Spencer, Jones set to face off in St. Louis Mayoral Election
Alderwoman Cara Spencer and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones advanced to the April’s mayoral election, with Spencer taking first place and Jones finishing second.
Mayor Tishaura O. Jones: ‘This is something I was called to do.’
Elections both, nationally and locally, have dramatically shifted since President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, which was rife with misinformation, stereotyping, name-calling and just outright lies.
Jones, Spencer in rematch for St. Louis mayor in April
In terms of a popularity contest, Spencer soared above the incumbent mayor, who has recently received criticism for the city's response to a January snowstorm.
In rare move, St. Louis Democrats back Spencer over Jones for mayor
St. Louis Alderwoman Cara Spencer answers a questions during a St. Louis mayoral debate as Mayor Tishaura O. Jones listens on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, at the Royale in the Tower Grove South Neighborhood.
Mayor Jones, Spencer to face off April 8th
A crowd gathered at Mayor Tishaura Jones’ election night watch party on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, seemed unusually quiet. The event was held at Laborer’s Local 42 in midtown St. Louis, and unlike election night parties where guests nervously mingle with food or drinks in hand,
St. Louis mayor's race primary election results 2025
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones' first term is coming to a close, and she faces off against three other candidates in the March 4 primary municipal election: Recorder of Deeds Michael Butler, businessman Andrew Jones Jr. and Ward 8 Alderwoman Cara Spencer.
Democrats endorse candidate challenging incumbent St. Louis mayor
The St. Louis Democratic Central Committee officially endorsed Alderwoman Cara Spencer for St. Louis mayor in a rare move ...
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5 takeaways from St. Louis’ mayoral primary
Alderwoman Cara Spencer won the city’s mayoral primary in a landslide, pulling in more than twice as many votes as her ...