2022 St. Louis County Executive election
The2022 St. Louis County Executive special election took place on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Democratic County ExecutiveSam Page , who was appointed in 2019 following the resignation ofSteve Stenger and won a2020 special election to serve out the remainder of Stenger's term, ran for re-election. He defeated lobbyist Jane Dueker, former chief of staff to GovernorBob Holden , in the general election, and advanced to the general election. Page was originally set to face State RepresentativeShamed Dogan , but Dogan lost the Republican primary in an upset to activist and conspiracy theorist Katherine Pinner. Pinner subsequently withdrew from the race, and was replaced by businessman Mark Mantovani, a 2018 and 2020 Democratic candidate for County Executive. Page won re-election by a reduced margin from his2020 victory, winning by a 52–46 margin as opposed to his 58–36 margin two years prior.
Sam Page , incumbent County Executive[ 1] Jane Dueker, attorney and lobbyist, former chief of staff to GovernorBob Holden [ 2] Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin Jane Sam Undecided Vic Fingerhut Campaigns (D)[ 3] May 31 – June 3, 2022 300 (RV) ± 5.7% 8% 57% 35%
Democratic primary results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Sam Page (inc.) 68,479 63.47% Democratic Jane Dueker 39,419 36.53% Total votes 107,898 100.00%
Republican primary results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Katherine Pinner 33,281 56.10% Republican Shamed Dogan 26,043 43.90% Total votes 59,324 100.00%
Pinner's victory over State RepresentativeShamed Dogan was viewed as a minor upset, given that Pinner was little-known, had spent little money, and promoted conspiracy theories.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] 2018 and2020 , as their nominee.[ 11]
Green Party primary [ edit ] Green Party primary results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Green Randall Holmes 103 100.00% Total votes 103 100.00%
Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin Sam Mark Randall Undecided Remington Research Group (R)[ 12] [ A] October 5–7, 2022 1,012 (LV) ± 3.0% 48% 43% 1% 8%
Hypothetical polling
Sam Page vs. Shamed Dogan Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin Sam Shamed Undecided Remington Research Group (R)[ 13] [ A] September 15–16, 2021 542 (LV) ± 4.4% 49% 30% 21% Remington Research Group (R)[ 14] [ A] January 20–21, 2021 1,044 (LV) ± 3.0% 49% 32% 19%
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