Recorder of Deeds
St. Louis city, Missouri
My vote power
Above average
Election date
August 4, 2026 · Primary election
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: Above average · 64 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 288,512 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 ÷ 288,512) ÷ ln(50,000) = 64.17, measured against a statewide vote in MO (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Recording deeds, mortgages, and liens
- Keeping property records open to the public
- Issuing certified copies of recorded documents
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Data Privacy
Candidates
Anthony T. Brandon, Jr.
Did not advanceDemocratic · lost
Anthony T. Brandon, Jr. is a Democratic candidate for St. Louis Recorder of Deeds. Missouri Ethics Commission records list his active candidate committee for the August 2026 Recorder of Deeds primary.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for
Don De Vivo
Did not advanceGreen · lost
Don De Vivo is a Green candidate for St. Louis Recorder of Deeds in the August 2026 primary.
Records: Anti-Corruption 1 for
Jerome H. Bauer
AdvancedGreen · advanced
Jerome H. Bauer is a Green candidate for St. Louis Recorder of Deeds. His voter-guide biography describes him as a retired college professor and trained manuscript librarian and archivist.
Patty Ellison-Brown
Did not advanceDemocratic · lost
Patty Ellison-Brown is a Democratic candidate for St. Louis Recorder of Deeds. Her campaign identifies her as the 4th Ward Democratic Committeewoman and Records Manager in the Recorder of Deeds office, where she has worked since 2010.
Shane Cohn
AdvancedDemocratic · advanced
Shane Cohn is a Democratic candidate for St. Louis Recorder of Deeds and the current Ward 3 Alderman. City sources state that he has served as Ward 3 Alderman since 2021 and previously represented Ward 25 beginning in 2009.
Yolonda "Yogi" Yancie
Did not advanceDemocratic · lost
Yolonda "Yogi" Yancie is a Democratic candidate for St. Louis Recorder of Deeds. Reporting identifies her as a Head Start social worker, and community materials identify her as a Democratic Committeewoman.
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Shane Cohn (Democratic), Jerome H. Bauer (Green)
Source: stlouis-mo.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sources: stlouis-mo.gov2