He also criticized McClure for the rise in crime the city had seen during his terms as mayor. McClure was challenged by marketer Marcus Aton who was campaigning alongside his brother Alexander, who was running for council member for General Seat A in the city council.Īton criticized McClure's and the city's handling of COVID-19, arguing that stay-at-home orders and capacity limitations, as well as mask mandates were hurting the city, despite the majority of Springfield residents supporting the mandates. McClure previously served as a member of the Springfield City Council beginning in 2015 and was chief of staff to former governor Matt Blunt from 2004 to 2006 and was vice president of Missouri State University until his retirement in 2015. McClure first became mayor of Springfield in 2017, taking the place of incumbent mayor Bob Stevens. Springfield mayoral elections are nonpartisan and candidates are not affiliated with a specific party on ballots. McClure was re-elected mayor by a margin of 34.94 percentage points. Incumbent mayor Ken McClure was challenged by opponent Marcus Aton. Springfield, Missouri held an election for mayor on April 6, 2021.
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