New mayors, new school board members and more results from Tuesday’s elections

Cara Spencer won the St. Louis mayoral election with about 64% of the vote, defeating incumbent Tishaura O. Jones.
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St. Louis is just one of the cities across the region with new leaders elected on Tuesday.

Cara Spencer, in her second run for mayor against Tishaura O. Jones, won with about 64% of the vote.

Here is coverage of other races. For full results, check here.

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Photos: Cara Spencer ousts Tishaura Jones, becomes 48th mayor of St. Louis

St. Louis Mayor-elect Cara Spencer speaks to supporters in the Grand Hall of Union Station after defeating Mayor Tishaura O. Jones in a landslide election on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones raises her hand up giving praise to her campaign staff after she was defeated by Cara Spencer in the St. Louis mayoral election on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Omega Center in St. Louis. Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Mayor-elect Cara Spencer high-fives Jerry Amsler following her speech to supporters in the Grand Hall of Union Station after defeating Mayor Tishaura O. Jones in a landslide election on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Spencer and Amsler both served previously on the Books for Newborns Board. Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Mayor-elect Cara Spencer raises a glass while speaking before her supporters in the Grand Hall of Union Station after defeating Mayor Tishaura O. Jones in a landslide election on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones is embraced by Simone Boyd, 7, of St. Louis, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Omega Center in St. Louis. Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Mayor-elect Cara Spencer is escorted to the Grand Hall of Union Station to speak to her supporters after defeating Mayor Tishaura O. Jones in a landslide on Tuesday. Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones reacts to her supporters as they give her a round of applause during her election night watch party on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Omega Center in St. Louis. Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch

Alderwoman Cara Spencer greets voters outside the Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club in Soulard on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones stands for a picture with Joshua Anderson, of St. Louis, outside of a polling location on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Deaconess Center in St. Louis. Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Alderwoman and mayoral candidate Cara Spencer stumps outside the polls on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Buder Library in the St. Louis Hills area of St. Louis. Laurie Skrivan, Post-Dispatch

"Her husband is the reason I went to college," said Mayor Tishaura Jones, left, who talks with Ethel Scroggin, right, while stumping outside the polls on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Schlafly Library in the Central West End. Jones said Scroggin's husband was her counselor in high school. Laurie Skrivan, Post-Dispatch

Alderwoman Cara Spencer greets Margot Henry, center, her sister Iris and their mother Elizabeth Henry after Henry cast her vote at the Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club in Soulard on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. “We like to bring them along and expose them to things that are important to us,” said Henry of her decision to bring her daughters along, wearing power capes given to them by an aunt for Christmas. Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, center right, high-fives Joshua Anderson, left, of St. Louis, while they laugh outside of a polling center on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Deaconess Center in St. Louis. Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch

Alderwoman Cara Spencer casts her vote inside Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club in Soulard on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones stands outside of a polling location while she looks towards a campaign sign for her opponent Cara Spencer on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Sigel Elementary School in St. Louis. Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch

Alderwoman Cara Spencer visits with bar patrons at the Cat’s Meow in Soulard while stopping in for a cup of water while greeting voters outside the Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club in Soulard on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, left, speaks with friends and members of her campaign Lauren Spearman, of Atlanta, Ga., and Mackenzie Long-Sanchez, of St. Louis, outside of a polling location on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Lexington Elementary School in St. Louis. Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch

Alderwoman Cara Spencer arrives to greet voters outside the Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club in Soulard on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, left, stands outside of a polling location while she speaks with Hellen Marshall, of St. Louis, about the placement of speedbumps in her neighborhood on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Sigel Elementary School in St. Louis. Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch

Alderwoman Cara Spencer, center, stands with supporters as they greet voters outside Nance Elementary School in Baden on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones stands for a portrait while campaigning outside of a polling location on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Lexington Elementary School in St. Louis. Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Alderwoman and mayoral candidate Cara Spencer stumps outside the polls on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Buder Library in the St. Louis Hills area of St. Louis. Laurie Skrivan, Post-Dispatch

Election worker Lisa Collier offers a moment of levity by leading a rendition of the Hokey Pokey at the Vinita Park polling place in the Parkview Branch of the St. Louis County Library, during the general election on April 8, 2025. Christian Gooden

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