approval.vote // St. Louis, MO Comptroller
The St. Louis, MO Primary Municipal Election was held on March 4, 2025. Donna M.C. Baringer, and Darlene Green were the winners out of 3 candidates. Totals are calculated from Cast Vote Record data. Top two winners move to the General Election.
There were 33,667 ballots, with 41,403 approvals. There was an average of 1.2 approvals per ballot in this race.
Approval Distribution
This shows how many candidates voters approved, both overall and broken down by each candidate's supporters. This reveals whether some candidates attracted voters who approved multiple candidates versus those who approved fewer candidates. In approval voting, voters can select as many candidates as they wish.
| Number of Candidates Approved | ||||
Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| All Candidates (33,667 voters) | 79.8% | 17.4% | 2.8% | |
| Donna M.C. Baringer (16,689 voters) | 67.3% | 27.1% | 5.6% | |
| Darlene Green (16,157 voters) | 75.8% | 18.5% | 5.8% | |
| Celeste Metcalf (8,557 voters) | 39.5% | 49.5% | 10.9% | |
Co-Approval Matrix
For every pair of candidates, this table shows the fraction of voters who approved one candidate that also approved the other. This reveals voting patterns and candidate coalitions.
| Also approved | ||||
Approved | Donna M.C. Baringer | Darlene Green | Celeste Metcalf | |
| Donna M.C. Baringer | — | 15.4% | 22.9% | |
| Darlene Green | 15.9% | — | 14.2% | |
| Celeste Metcalf | 44.6% | 26.7% | — | |
"Anyone But" Analysis
This shows which candidates were excluded when voters approved all candidates except one. These ballots reveal strong opposition patterns, where voters are saying "I'll support anyone except this candidate."
5,868 ballots approved all but one candidate (17.4% of all ballots).
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