2006 St. Louis County Executive election

2006 St. Louis County Executive election

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Nominee Charlie Dooley Joe Passanise Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 272,465 124,850 Percentage 67.34% 30.86%

County Executive before election Charlie Dooley Democratic Elected County Executive Charlie Dooley Democratic

The 2006 St. Louis County Executive election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent County Executive Charlie Dooley, who was elected to serve out the remainder of former Executive Buzz Westfall's term, ran for re-election to a full term. After defeating two little-known candidates in the Democratic primary, Dooley advanced to the general election, where was challenged by Joe Passanise, a retired engineer and the 1998 Republican nominee for County Executive. Dooley defeated Passanise in a landslide, winning 67 percent of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Charlie Dooley, incumbent County Executive ^[1]
• Charlotte Meshell, community activist, 2004 Democratic candidate for County Executive ^[2]
• Carl Johnson, retired security officer, 2004 Democratic candidate for County Executive ^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Dooley (inc.)	39,620	79.57%
	Democratic	Charlotte Meshell	6,891	13.84%
	Democratic	Carl Johnson	3,281	6.59%
Total votes			49,792	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Joe Passanise, retired county engineer, 1998 Republican nominee for County Executive ^[4]

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Passanise	35,413	100.00%
Total votes			35,413	100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

• Ted Brown, former firefighter and police officer, 2004 Libertarian nominee for County Executive

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Ted Brown	308	100.00%
Total votes			308	100.00%

General election

Results

2006 St. Louis County Executive election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Dooley (inc.)	272,465	67.34%
	Republican	Joe Passanise	124,850	30.86%
	Libertarian	Ted Brown	7,158	1.77%
	Write-in		125	0.03%
Total votes			404,598	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. Barbour, Clay (July 31, 2005). "Charlie Dooley emerges as political power in county". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. p. C1. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
2. Bandle, Scott (July 31, 2005). "Three join Democratic primary for county executive". Northeast County Journal. Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
3. "PRIMARY ELECTION - OFFICIAL FINAL" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. August 22, 2006. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
4. Barbour, Clay (August 7, 2006). "Dooley looking long term, observers say". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. p. B7. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
5. "GENERAL ELECTION - OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. November 21, 2006. Retrieved July 8, 2025.