As the dust settles from Tuesday’s races in the Missouri General Municipal Election, there's been a rise in the trend of write-in candidates from races big to small.
MAPLEWOOD, Mo. — There were a couple major upsets in some St. Louis County elections thanks to write-in votes. In Maplewood, former Mayor Barry Greenberg made a comeback victory over incumbent Mayor Nikylan Knapper, winning 63-percent of the vote. Knapper unseated Greenberg in 2021. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Greenberg entered the race after […]
Several contentious issues have cropped up — including a mayoral election challenge, a mystery salary for the city manager and two ethics investigations.
Without advertising job opening or hiring search firm, council votes 5-1 to hire Amber Withycombe, a friend and political ally of Mayor Nikalyn Knapper.