PHOTO GALLERY: Laura Nauser wins Fifth Ward special election

By Missourian staff

February 5, 2013 | 10:59 p.m. CST

Fifth Ward candidates held watch parties Tuesday evening in anticipation of the special election results. Laura Nauser won with 43 percent of the vote.

Laura Nauser laughs while waiting for Fifth Ward City Council election results Tuesday evening at D Rowe's restaurant. Nauser had 43 percent of the vote and won by 55 votes. | Whitney Hayward

Fifth Ward candidate Susan "Tootie" Burns talks to friend and supporter Jimmy Collier on Tuesday at Bleu Restaurant and Wine Bar moments before finding out she lost the special election to Laura Nauser by 55 votes. | Showkat Nanda

Fifth Ward candidate Mark Jones talks to a reporter from KOMU on Tuesday at 44 Stone Public House. Jones had about 16 percent of the vote. | Sarah Ng