2013 St. Louis mayoral election

2013 St. Louis mayoral election
Turnout	12.08%
	Results by ward; Slay: 70–80% 80–90%
Mayor before election; Francis Slay; Democratic	Elected Mayor ; Francis Slay; Democratic

The 2013 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 2, 2013^[1] to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Francis Slay to a fourth term.

The election was preceded by party primaries on March 5.^[2]

Democratic primary

Incumbent mayor Francis Slay was challenged for renomination by St. Louis City Board of Aldermen President Lewis E. Reed, as well as by Jimmie Matthews.

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Francis Slay (incumbent)	23,968	54.42
	Democratic	Lewis Reed	19,496	44.27
	Democratic	Jimmie Matthews	576	1.31
Total votes			44,040

Green primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	James McNeely	115	100
Total votes			115

General election result^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Francis Slay (incumbent)	19,989	82.22%
	Green	James McNeely	3,779	15.54%
	Write-in	Write-ins	543	2.23%
Turnout			24,311	12.08