1997 St. Louis mayoral election

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1997 St. Louis mayoral election
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April 1, 1997
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Turnout18.75%
 
Candidate Clarence Harmon Marit ClarkJay Dearing
Party Democratic Independent Republican
Popular vote53,64617,1383,590
Percentage72.13%23.04%4.83%
Mayor before election

Freeman Bosley Jr.
Democratic

Elected mayor

Clarence Harmon
Democratic

The 1997 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 1, 1997 [1] to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the election of Clarence Harmon and the defeat of incumbent mayor Freeman Bosley Jr. in the Democratic primary.

Contents

The election was preceded by party primaries on March 4. [2]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clarence Harmon 56,926 56.35
Democratic Freeman Bosley Jr. (incumbent)43,34642.91
Democratic Bill Haas7560.75
Turnout 101,02825.47

General election

General election result [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clarence Harmon 53,646 72.13
Independent Marit Clark17,13823.04
Republican Jay Dearing3,5904.83
Turnout 74,37418.75

References

  1. 1 2 "St. Louis Mayor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "St. Louis Mayor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 19, 2020.


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