No-Excuse Absentee Voting is now available for voters who want to cast a ballot in the April 8 General Municipal Election.
No-excuse absentee voting means a person can vote absentee without needing to provide an excuse. It will continue for two weeks leading up to Election Day. The date to submit an absentee ballot by mail, March 26, 2025, has expired, according to the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners.
The city of St. Louis will hold general elections for mayor, comptroller, board of aldermen, and community college board on April 8, 2025. Candidates will compete in Aldermanic Wards 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13.
The St. Louis mayoral race is arguably the most contentious and highly watched competition this year. Incumbent Mayor Tishaura Jones is defending her seat against Ald. Cara Spencer (8th Ward). In the 2021 April Municipal Election, Jones won 51.70% votes compared to Spencer’s 47.75%.
Ward-by-ward results released by the St. Louis City Board of Election Commissioners show that both candidates kept their majorities in the wards where they performed best in the primary. The north-south political divide was highly visible in wards on each side of Delmar Boulevard with Jones retaining a commanding lead in nine wards, with more than three-quarters of the vote.
Although Spencer’s main source of support was in largely white wards, Jones garnered historic reception in largely Black wards around the city and several high-voting white or integrated wards.
There was 29% voter turnout in the 2021 general election which was slightly lower than the 2017 general election when Mayor Lyda Krewson ran against candidates from other parties. However, the turnout was still higher than turnout in the primary, showing an increase of more than six percentage points. Voter turnout in the March 2025 primary election was a bit under 18%.
County voters wishing to cast a ballot before April 8 can do so at the St. Louis County Board of Elections at 725 Northwest Plaza Drive in St. Ann between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. On March 31, six satellite voting sites will open to accommodate voters:
- North County Recreation Complex | 2577 Redman Road, St. Louis MO
- UMSL Millennium Student Center | 17 Arnold Grobman Drive, St. Louis, MO
- Mid County Branch Library | 7821 Maryland Avenue, Clayton MO
- Daniel Boone Branch Library | 300 Clarkson Road, Ellisville MO
- Grand Glaize Branch Library | 1010 Meramec Station Road, Ballwin, MO
- Grant’s View Branch Library | 9700 Musick Road, St. Louis, MO
For more information contact: The St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners
(314) 622-4336
300 N Tucker Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63101
Monday – Friday 8 AM – 5 PM
Election Day Polls Open at 6 AM and Close at 7 PM
electionboard@stlouis-mo.gov
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