St. Louis voters said no to public dollars for MLS soccer tonight — rejecting a measure that would earmark $50 million in tax revenue to build a new soccer stadium near downtown.
Proposition 2 failed, according to complete but unofficial results, with 52.7 percent of city voters saying no and 47.2 percent saying yes.
The money was sought by a group of businessmen and investors who said it was necessary to land an MLS franchise for the city. But while city voters handily agreed to a tax increase to fund MetroLink expansion, they said no — just barely — to the related measure that would allocate a portion of the increased revenue to the soccer stadium.
The vote was close from the beginning and drew closer as the night wore on.…