2010 St. Louis County Executive election

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2010 St. Louis County Executive election
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Nominee Charlie Dooley Bill Corrigan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote191,222175,025
Percentage51.05%46.72%
County Executive before election

Charlie Dooley
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Charlie Dooley
Democratic

The 2010 St. Louis County Executive election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent County Executive Charlie Dooley ran for re-election to a second full term. He won the Democratic primary by a closer margin than expected, [1] and faced attorney Bill Corrigan, the Republican nominee, in the general election. Corrigan attacked Dooley over high county property tax rates, while Dooley emphasized his experience in managing the county through the economic crisis. [2] Dooley ended up defeating Corrigan to win re-election, receiving 51 percent of the vote to Corrigan's 47 percent.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charlie Dooley (inc.) 47,916 75.82%
Democratic Ronald E. Levy15,27824.18%
Total votes63,194 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Corrigan 66,288 88.56%
Republican Nick Farace8,56511.44%
Total votes74,853 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Results

Libertarian primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Ted Brown 752 100.00%
Total votes752 100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Charlie
Dooley (D)		Bill
Corrigan (R)		Other /
Undecided
Hamilton Campaigns [7] June 21, 2010550 (LV)± 4.4%53%38%9%
Tarrance Group [7] August 4–5, 2010300 (RV)± 5.8%46%43%11%

Results

2010 St. Louis County Executive election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charlie Dooley (inc.) 191,222 51.05%
Republican Bill Corrigan175,02546.72%
Libertarian Ted Brown8,1252.17%
Write-in 2140.06%
Total votes374,586 100.00%
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ↑ Sutin, Phil (August 5, 2010). "Upset south St. Louis County Democratic voters send County Executive Charlie Dooley an electoral message". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. Archived from the original on August 13, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ Sutin, Phil (October 22, 2010). "Dooley, Corrigan: Issues in the race". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ Anthony, Mike (July 14, 2010). "Dooley faces challenge in next month's primary". St. Louis Call. St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "PRIMARY ELECTION - OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. August 13, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ Corrigan, Don (July 14, 2010). "Lawyer Bill Corrigan First To Enter Race For County Executive". Webster-Kirkwood Times. St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Five candidates set for County Executive primaries". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Hampel, Paul (August 13, 2010). "A tale of two polls in St. Louis County". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. Archived from the original on August 16, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION - OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. November 16, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2025.


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