1993 St. Louis mayoral election
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The 1993 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 6, 1993[1] to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the election of Freeman Bosley Jr., the first African-American Mayor of St. Louis.
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April 6, 1993
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| Turnout | 22.02% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The election was preceded by party primaries on March 2.[2]
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Freeman Bosley Jr. | 40,372 | 44.04 | |
| Democratic | Tom Villa | 33,055 | 36.06 | |
| Democratic | Tony Ribaudo | 11,359 | 12.39 | |
| Democratic | Steven Roberts | 6,879 | 7.51 | |
| Turnout | 91,665 | 23.11 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Freeman Bosley Jr. | 58,089 | 66.49 | |
| Republican | John O'Gorman | 15,034 | 17.21 | |
| Independent | Bill Haas | 13,452 | 15.4 | |
| Independent | James Garrison Jr. | 790 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | 87,365 | 22.02 | ||
