2001 St. Louis mayoral election

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2001 St. Louis mayoral election
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  1997 April 3, 2001 2005  
Turnout13.61%
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Candidate Francis Slay Mike Chance
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote41,4725,917
Percentage87.51%12.49%

Mayor before election

Clarence Harmon
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Francis Slay
Democratic

The 2001 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 3, 2001 [1] to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the election of Francis Slay and the defeat of incumbent mayor Clarence Harmon in the Democratic primary.

Contents

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

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Francis Slay 46,090 53.52
Democratic Freeman Bosley Jr. 35,32641.02
Democratic Clarence Harmon (incumbent)4,2824.97
Democratic Bill Haas4240.49
Turnout 86,12224.73

General election

General election result [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Francis Slay 41,472 87.51
Republican Mike Chance5,91712.49
Turnout 47,38913.61

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References

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