April 2025 municipal election

Former City Manager Jason Gage resigned in mid-January and is now city manager of Brentwood, Tennessee. Late last month, Springfield City Council announced the city manager's starting pay would be raised to $350,000; Gage was paid $220,000 per year when he was hired back in 2018. He received a severance worth roughly $415,000 upon his resignation.

Springfield voters faced a choice between two business leaders for mayor.

On Monday, candidates running in Missouri’s election on April 8 faced an 8-day reporting deadline for their campaign finances, under state law. Reports from the two candidates running for Springfield mayor show a lopsided money race.

A few days ago, KSMU’s Gregory Holman caught up with candidates for Springfield mayor and city council.

On April 8, Springfield voters will choose between Mary Collette and Jeff Schrag.

Heather Hardinger and Eric Pauly are running for citywide General Seat A, and Matthew Simpson and Bruce Adib-Yazdi are running for Zone 4 — the seat covering southeast Springfield — in the April 8 municipal election.

Next month’s election will decide which two individuals will join the governing body that oversees Missouri’s largest public-school district.

Kelly Byrne, Sarah Hough, David Myers and Gail Smart are running for two open seats on the Springfield Public Schools Board of Education.

The extension of a current 1/2 cent sales tax will be on the ballot for Strafford voters April 8.

The April 8 municipal election features three candidates: Eddie Campbell, Donald Currence and David Snider.