The 2001 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 3, 2001 to elect the

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of St. Louis,

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. It saw the election of

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and the defeat of incumbent mayor

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in the Democratic primary. The election was preceded by party primaries on March 6.

Democratic primary

General election

References

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