County Council - District 1
St. Louis County, Missouri
My vote power
Normal
Election date
August 4, 2026 · Primary election
This seat represents District 1, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 58 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 995,569 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,191,814 ÷ 995,569) ÷ ln(50,000) = 58.45, measured against a statewide vote in MO (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, health programs, and elections
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Ella Jones is a Democratic candidate for the St. Louis County Council in District 1. She previously served as mayor of Ferguson, Missouri, the city's first Black and first woman mayor.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Democratic · declared
Maria N. Chappelle-Nadal is a Democratic candidate for the St. Louis County Council in District 1. She previously served about 16 years in the Missouri Legislature, in both the House and Senate.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Rita H. Days is a Democratic candidate for the St. Louis County Council in District 1. She has served on the County Council since 2019 and is its current chair; she previously served in the Missouri Legislature.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for, 1 against, Government Efficiency 2 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 2 for,
Sources: extcontent.stlouisco.com · sos.mo.gov