Sunset Hills Mayor Runs Unopposed; Nine Vie for Council Seats | The Locally Times
Incumbent Mayor Patricia Fribis is unopposed in the April 7 municipal election, while all four city aldermanic seats feature contested races with a total of nine candidates.
Residents of Sunset Hills will elect a mayor and four aldermen in the General Municipal Election on April 7, 2026. A candidate filing list from the City of Sunset Hills reveals a key contrast for the election: while incumbent Mayor Patricia Fribis is running unopposed, all four of the city's aldermanic seats are contested. ## Contested Races in All Four Aldermanic Wards City records show voters in all four wards will choose between multiple candidates. In Ward 1, which has no incumbent running, Natalie Akins and Frank Hardy are competing for the open seat. In the city's other three wards, incumbents face challengers. The Ward 2 race is a three-way contest between incumbent Casey F. Wong and challengers Greg Zveitel and Mark Schwarz. In Ward 3, incumbent Kurtis Krueger faces a challenge from Angie Weigel. The Ward 4 race features incumbent Mark Colombo and challenger Cathy Friedmann. ## Mayor Unopposed; Other Regional Elections on Same Day While every aldermanic seat is contested, the city’s official candidate list shows incumbent Mayor Patricia Fribis as the sole candidate who filed for the mayoral race. City candidate filings do not specify why no challengers emerged for the mayoral race. The Sunset Hills election is one of several municipal contests scheduled for April 7, 2026. Public notices confirm elections in neighboring communities including Webster Groves, where voters will select a mayor and three council members, and Crestwood, where voters will decide on four proposed City Charter amendments in addition to electing officials. Louis City Board of Election Commissioners, the deadline for residents to register to vote was March 11, 2026. The final day to request an absentee ballot by mail was March 25, and the last day to vote absentee in person is April 6. On election day, April 7, mail-in ballots must be received by 7 p.m. Voters casting ballots in person must be in line by 7 p.m. ## Public Filings Lack Candidate Platforms The city’s candidate filing list, posted on January 15, 2026, provides the names and addresses of all candidates. However, the public documents do not contain campaign platforms, financial disclosures, or statements of purpose from any of the nine aldermanic candidates or the unopposed mayoral incumbent. The records do not specify the policy positions of the candidates, leaving voters to seek that information from other sources.