2006 St. Louis County Executive election

2006 St. Louis County Executive election
November 7, 2006
 
Nominee Charlie Dooley Joe Passanise
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 272,465 124,850
Percentage 67.34% 30.86%

County Executive before election

Charlie Dooley
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Charlie Dooley
Democratic

The 2006 St. Louis County Executive election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent County Executive Charlie Dooley, who was elected to serve out the remainder of former Executive Buzz Westfall's term, ran for re-election to a full term. After defeating two little-known candidates in the Democratic primary, Dooley advanced to the general election, where was challenged by Joe Passanise, a retired engineer and the 1998 Republican nominee for County Executive. Dooley defeated Passanise in a landslide, winning 67 percent of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Charlie Dooley, incumbent County Executive[1]
  • Charlotte Meshell, community activist, 2004 Democratic candidate for County Executive[2]
  • Carl Johnson, retired security officer, 2004 Democratic candidate for County Executive[2]

Results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlie Dooley (inc.) 39,620 79.57%
Democratic Charlotte Meshell 6,891 13.84%
Democratic Carl Johnson 3,281 6.59%
Total votes 49,792 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Joe Passanise, retired county engineer, 1998 Republican nominee for County Executive[4]

Results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Passanise 35,413 100.00%
Total votes 35,413 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • Ted Brown, former firefighter and police officer, 2004 Libertarian nominee for County Executive

Results

Libertarian primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Ted Brown 308 100.00%
Total votes 308 100.00%

General election

Results

2006 St. Louis County Executive election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlie Dooley (inc.) 272,465 67.34%
Republican Joe Passanise 124,850 30.86%
Libertarian Ted Brown 7,158 1.77%
Write-in 125 0.03%
Total votes 404,598 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ Barbour, Clay (July 31, 2005). "Charlie Dooley emerges as political power in county". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. C1. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Bandle, Scott (July 31, 2005). "Three join Democratic primary for county executive". Northeast County Journal. Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "PRIMARY ELECTION - OFFICIAL FINAL" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. August 22, 2006. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  4. ^ Barbour, Clay (August 7, 2006). "Dooley looking long term, observers say". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. B7. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  5. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION - OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. November 21, 2006. Retrieved July 8, 2025.