2009 St. Louis mayoral election

The 2009 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 7, 2009 to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Francis Slay to a third term.

2009 St. Louis mayoral election

April 7, 2009
Turnout	17.01%
Candidate Francis Slay Maida Coleman Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 22,920 12,954 Percentage 60.69% 34.30%
Mayor before election Francis Slay Democratic Elected mayor Francis Slay Democratic

The election was preceded by party primaries on March 3.

Democratic primary

Incumbent mayor Francis Slay was challenged for renomination by alderman Irene J. Smith as well as by Denise Coleman.

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Francis Slay (incumbent)	19,359	61.56
	Democratic	Irene J. Smith	10,039	31.93
	Democratic	Denise Coleman	2,047	6.51
Total votes			31,445

Green primary

Green primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Elston McCowan	117	69.64
	Green	Don DeVivo	51	30.36
Total votes			168

Libertarian primary

Libertarian primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Robb Cunningham	78	100
Total votes			78

Independent candidates

• Maida Coleman

General election

General election result

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Francis Slay (incumbent)	22,920	60.69%
	Independent	Maida Coleman	12,954	34.30%
	Green	Elston McCowan	1,209	3.20%
	Libertarian	Robb Cunningham	595	1.58%
	Write-in	Write-ins	86	0.23%
Turnout			37,764	17.01