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License Collector

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

  • Issuing business licenses and collecting fees
  • Keeping records of businesses allowed to operate in the county
  • Penalizing businesses that operate without a license

Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Corporate Accountability

Candidates

Dylan Hassinger

Did not advance

Democratic · lost

Dylan Hassinger is a Democratic candidate for St. Louis License Collector. His voter-guide biography identifies him as a software engineering manager with a background in technology startups and local businesses.

Mavis "Tessa" Thompson

Advanced

Democratic · Incumbent · advanced

Mavis "Tessa" Thompson is the St. Louis License Collector and a Democratic candidate for re-election. City materials state that she was appointed in 2013 and elected in 2014; she previously served as Circuit Clerk for the 22nd Judicial Circuit.

Records: Anti-Corruption 1 against, Government Efficiency 1 against

Results

  • Advanced · Certified

    Winner: Mavis "Tessa" Thompson (Democratic)

    Source: stlouis-mo.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Sources: stlouis-mo.gov2