2004 St. Louis County Executive special election

2004 St. Louis County Executive special election
November 2, 2004
 
Nominee Charlie Dooley Gene McNary
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 280,520 242,903
Percentage 52.90% 45.80%
County Executive before election

Charlie Dooley
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Charlie Dooley
Democratic

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The 2004 St. Louis County Executive special election took place on November 2, 2004. County Executive Buzz Westfall, who was elected to his fourth term in 2002, died on October 27, 2003, following an illness.[1] County Councilman Charlie Dooley, who briefly served as Acting County Executive as Westfall's condition worsened,[2] was elected by the Council to serve until a special election could be held.[3]

Dooley ran in the special election to serve out the remainder of Westfall's term. He won the primary election and advanced to the general election, where he faced former County executive Gene McNary. Dooley defeated McNary, 53–46 percent, a narrower margin than Westfall's past elections and slightly worse than Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's performance in the presidential election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Charlie Dooley, incumbent County Executive[4]
  • Charlotte Meshell, neighborhood activist[5]
  • Carl Johnson, security guard[6]
  • David J. Lee, electrician, 2002 Democratic candidate for County Executive[5]
  • Thomas Patrick Van Berkel, computer network engineer[5]
  • John Basil Moldovan, retired engineer[5]

Results

Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlie Dooley (inc.) 89,760 65.46%
Democratic Charlotte Meshell 22,503 16.41%
Democratic Carl Johnson 9,130 6.66%
Democratic David J. Lee 8,315 6.06%
Democratic Thomas Patrick Van Berkel 4,214 3.07%
Democratic John Basil Moldovan 3,199 2.33%
Total votes 137,121 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gene McNary 45,182 48.44%
Republican Kurt Odenwald 40,643 43.57%
Republican Dennis Hancock 5,538 5.94%
Republican Edward L. Golterman 1,912 2.05%
Total votes 93,275 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • Ted Brown, former firefighter and police officer[11]

Results

Libertarian primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Ted Brown 401 100.00%
Total votes 401 100.00%

General election

Results

2004 St. Louis County Executive special election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlie Dooley (inc.) 280,520 52.90%
Republican Gene McNary 242,903 45.80%
Libertarian Thomas Boehm 6,879 1.30%
Total votes 530,302 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ Van Der Werf, Martin (October 29, 2003). "County mourns Westfall". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. A12. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  2. ^ Van Der Werf, Martin (October 15, 2003). "Democrat takes over for ailing Westfall". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. C1. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  3. ^ Van Der Werf, Martin (November 5, 2003). "Emotions run deep as Dooley takes over". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. A1. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  4. ^ Van Der Werf, Martin (March 27, 2004). "Dooley files to keep job as county executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. A8. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e Van Der Werf, Martin (July 1, 2004). "County executive hopefuls compete in crowded field". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. C1, C5. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  6. ^ Van Der Werf, Martin (July 29, 2004). "Candidate couple: He's running for county executive; she seeks a seat on the County Council". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. B1. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "PRIMARY ELECTION - ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. May 5, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  8. ^ Lavery, Kevin (February 26, 2004). "McNary Running for Old Job Again: County Executive". KWMU. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  9. ^ Van Der Werf, Martin (December 16, 2003). "Parties' primaries may be full of candidates". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. C1. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  10. ^ Raack, BIll (February 24, 2004). "Ballot Crowded for St. Louis County Executive". KWMU. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  11. ^ Taylor, Steve (July 28, 2004). "Lesser-knowns list challenges, hopes". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. B1, B3. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  12. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION - OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. November 19, 2004. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
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