Analysis: Ward-by-ward breakdown of how St. Louis voted for mayor Cara Spencer narrowed the margin of victory by five points, winning over more voters in wards she won before, but it wasn't enough to beat Tishaura Jones Author: Erin Richey (KSDK) Updated: 2:12 PM CDT April 7, 2021 ST. LOUIS — Going into April 6, the race for mayor in the City of St. Louis was more heated than in any year before. That's because of the new nonpartisan approval voting system, giving voters two Democratic candidates to pick between. Primary results from March showed that Tishaura Jones and Cara Spencer had pockets of supporters, split between north and south.