2020 St. Louis County Executive special election
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November 3, 2020
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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.
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]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Mark Mantovani |
Sam Page |
Jake Zimmerman |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington Research Group (R)[6][A] | November 6–7, 2019 | 612 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 19% | 33% | – | 48% |
| 21% | 26% | 17% | 36% |
Results
| 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[8]
- Ed Golterman, civic activist, 2004 Republican nominee for County Executive
Results
| 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[9]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Ted Brown | 743 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 743 | 100.00% | ||