2004 St. Louis County Executive special election
The2004 St. Louis County Executive special election took place on November 2, 2004. County ExecutiveBuzz Westfall , who was elected to his fourth term in2002 , died on October 27, 2003, following an illness.[ 1] County CouncilmanCharlie 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 executiveGene McNary . Dooley defeated McNary, 53–46 percent, a narrower margin than Westfall's past elections and slightly worse than Democratic presidential nomineeJohn Kerry 's performancein the presidential election .
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] Libertarian primary [ edit ] Ted Brown, former firefighter and police officer[ 11] Libertarian primary results[ 7] Party Candidate Votes % Libertarian Ted Brown 401 100.00% Total votes 401 100.00%
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