St. Louis city, Missouri

License Collector

One candidate is tracked for License Collector on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Mavis "Tessa" Thompson. Candidate information follows official St. Louis City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

August 4 primary result: Mavis "Tessa" Thompson (79.9 percent) won the Democratic nomination over Dylan Hassinger (20.1 percent) and advances to the November 3 ballot, per graphics.stltoday.com reporting of the official results (re-verify against the certified canvass). A contested race on the August 4 Democratic ballot; no other party fielded a candidate on the city's certified sample ballot, so the Democratic vote effectively decides the office.

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Mavis "Tessa" Thompson

Democratic

Biography

Mavis "Tessa" Thompson is an attorney who holds a nursing degree and a law degree from the University of Missouri and completed Harvard's Kennedy School of Government program, per the official city website. She previously served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and as president of the National Bar Association. She is the sitting St. Louis City License Collector and the Democratic candidate seeking reelection. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

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