1973 St. Louis mayoral election

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1973 St. Louis mayoral election
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April 3, 1973
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Turnout21.63%
 
Candidate John Poelker Joseph Badaracco
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote76,60157,962
Percentage56.93%43.07%
Mayor before election

Alfonso Cervantes
Democratic

Elected mayor

John Poelker
Democratic

The 1973 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 3, 1973 [1] to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the election of John Poelker and the defeat of incumbent mayor Alfonso Cervantes in the Democratic primary.

Contents

The election was preceded by party primaries on March 6. [2]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Poelker 48,941 46.33
Democratic Alfonso Cervantes (incumbent)43,34041.02
Democratic James F. Conway 13,36712.65
Turnout 105,64816.98

General election

General election result [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Poelker 76,601 56.93
Republican Joseph Badaracco57,96243.07
Turnout 134,56321.63

References

  1. 1 2 "St. Louis Mayor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "St. Louis Mayor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.


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