2020 St. Louis County Executive special election

2020 St. Louis County Executive special election
	November 3, 2020
County Executive before election; Sam Page; Democratic	Elected County Executive ; Sam Page; Democratic

The 2020 St. Louis County Executive special election took place on November 3, 2020. On April 29, 2019, County Executive Steve Stenger resigned following a federal indictment for bribery and fraud. The County Council elected Council Chairman Sam Page to serve as County Executive until the 2020 special election.^[1]

Page ran to serve out the remainder of Stenger's term. He faced a competitive Democratic primary, with challenges from 2018 candidate Mark Mantovani and County Assessor Jake Zimmerman, and won the primary with a 38 percent plurality. In the general election, he was challenged by Paul Berry III, the Republican nominee, who previously ran for the office in 2018. Page won re-election in a landslide, receiving 58 percent of the vote to Berry's 36 percent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Sam Page, incumbent County Executive^[2]
Mark Mantovani, businessman, lawyer, 2018 Democratic candidate for County Executive^[3]
Jake Zimmerman, County Assessor^[4]
Jamie Tolliver, life coach, publishing company owner^[5]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Page (inc.)	71,006	38.10%
	Democratic	Mark Mantovani	55,129	29.58%
	Democratic	Jake Zimmerman	45,665	24.50%
	Democratic	Jamie Tolliver	14,553	7.81%
Total votes			186,353	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Paul Berry III, bail bondsman and political commentator, 2018 Republican nominee for County Executive^[7]
Ed Golterman, civic activist, 2004 Republican nominee for County Executive

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Berry III	28,938	57.98%
	Republican	Ed Golterman	20,974	42.02%
Total votes			49,912	100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Ted Brown, perennial candidate, former firefighter and police officer^[8]

Results

Libertarian primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Ted Brown	743	100.00%
Total votes			743	100.00%

Green Party primary

Candidates

Betsey Mitchell, businesswoman, retired educator^[9]

Results

Green Party primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Betsey Mitchell	199	100.00%
Total votes			199	100.00%

General election

Results

2020 St. Louis County Executive special election^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Page (inc.)	307,154	58.27%
	Republican	Paul Berry III	191,839	36.39%
	Green	Betsey Mitchell	16,654	3.16%
	Libertarian	Ted Brown	11,496	2.18%
	Write-in		2	0.00%
Total votes			527,145	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Kohler, Jeremy; Benchaabane, Nassim (April 30, 2019). "Sam Page is sworn in". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. A1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ Rosenbaum, Jason (November 21, 2019). "Page Kicks Off His Campaign To Keep St. Louis County Executive Post". KWMU. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ Rosenbaum, Jason (February 19, 2020). "Mantovani Makes Second St. Louis County Executive Bid Official". KWMU. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ Kohler, Jeremy (October 30, 2019). "Zimmerman enters race for county executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. A3. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ Rosenbaum, Jason (July 7, 2020). "Politically Speaking: Jamie Tolliver Breaks Down Her Candidacy For St. Louis County Executive". KWMU. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI - PRIMARY ELECTION - 8/4/2020" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. August 14, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
^ Rosenbaum, Jason (August 30, 2020). "Paul Berry III On The Big Issues In His Second St. Louis County Executive Bid". KWMU. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ Ryan, Monica (September 28, 2020). "Your ballot: Theo Brown, Sr. in the St. Louis County Executive race". KTVI. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ Ryan, Monica (September 28, 2020). "Your ballot: Betsey Mitchell in the St. Louis County Executive race". KTVI. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ "GENERAL ELECTION - SAINT LOUIS COUNTY - 11/3/2020". St. Louis County Board of Elections. November 17, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2025.

[1] Kohler, Jeremy; Benchaabane, Nassim (April 30, 2019). "Sam Page is sworn in". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. A1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[2] Rosenbaum, Jason (November 21, 2019). "Page Kicks Off His Campaign To Keep St. Louis County Executive Post". KWMU. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[3] Rosenbaum, Jason (February 19, 2020). "Mantovani Makes Second St. Louis County Executive Bid Official". KWMU. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[4] Kohler, Jeremy (October 30, 2019). "Zimmerman enters race for county executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. A3. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[5] Rosenbaum, Jason (July 7, 2020). "Politically Speaking: Jamie Tolliver Breaks Down Her Candidacy For St. Louis County Executive". KWMU. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[primary_results-6] "ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI - PRIMARY ELECTION - 8/4/2020" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. August 14, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2025.

[7] Rosenbaum, Jason (August 30, 2020). "Paul Berry III On The Big Issues In His Second St. Louis County Executive Bid". KWMU. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[8] Ryan, Monica (September 28, 2020). "Your ballot: Theo Brown, Sr. in the St. Louis County Executive race". KTVI. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[9] Ryan, Monica (September 28, 2020). "Your ballot: Betsey Mitchell in the St. Louis County Executive race". KTVI. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[10] "GENERAL ELECTION - SAINT LOUIS COUNTY - 11/3/2020". St. Louis County Board of Elections. November 17, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2025.

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