2022 St. Louis County Executive election

2022 St. Louis County Executive election

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Nominee Sam Page Mark Mantovani Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 189,405 168,721 Percentage 51.56% 45.93%

County Executive before election Sam Page Democratic Elected County Executive Sam Page Democratic

The 2022 St. Louis County Executive special election took place on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Sam Page, who was appointed in 2019 following the resignation of Steve Stenger and won a 2020 special election to serve out the remainder of Stenger's term, ran for re-election. He defeated lobbyist Jane Dueker, former chief of staff to Governor Bob Holden, in the general election, and advanced to the general election. Page was originally set to face State Representative Shamed Dogan, but Dogan lost the Republican primary in an upset to activist and conspiracy theorist Katherine Pinner. Pinner subsequently withdrew from the race, and was replaced by businessman Mark Mantovani, a 2018 and 2020 Democratic candidate for County Executive. Page won re-election by a reduced margin from his 2020 victory, winning by a 52–46 margin as opposed to his 58–36 margin two years prior.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Sam Page, incumbent County Executive ^[1]
• Jane Dueker, attorney and lobbyist, former chief of staff to Governor Bob Holden ^[2]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Jane Dueker	Sam Page	Undecided
Vic Fingerhut Campaigns (D) [3]	May 31 – June 3, 2022	300 (RV)	± 5.7%	8%	57%	35%

Results

Democratic primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Page (inc.)	68,479	63.47%
	Democratic	Jane Dueker	39,419	36.53%
Total votes			107,898	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Katherine Pinner, Republican activist ^[5]
• Shamed Dogan, State Representative ^[6]

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Katherine Pinner	33,281	56.10%
	Republican	Shamed Dogan	26,043	43.90%
Total votes			59,324	100.00%

Nomination

Pinner's victory over State Representative Shamed Dogan was viewed as a minor upset, given that Pinner was little-known, had spent little money, and promoted conspiracy theories. ^[7] Shortly after the primary, Pinner told the local Republican Party that she planned on dropping out of the race for an unspecified reason, ^[8] reversed her decision and affirmed her commitment to staying in the race, ^[9] and then dropped out again. ^[10] Following Pinner's withdrawal, the St. Louis County Republican Party selected businessman Mark Mantovani, a former Democrat who ran for the office in 2018 and 2020, as their nominee. ^[11]

Green Party primary

Candidates

• Randall Holmes, musician

Results

Green Party primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Randall Holmes	103	100.00%
Total votes			103	100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Sam Page (D)	Mark Mantovani (R)	Randall Holmes (G)	Undecided
Remington Research Group (R) [12] [A]	October 5–7, 2022	1,012 (LV)	± 3.0%	48%	43%	1%	8%

Hypothetical polling

Sam Page vs. Shamed Dogan

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Sam Page (D)	Shamed Dogan (R)	Undecided
Remington Research Group (R) [13] [A]	September 15–16, 2021	542 (LV)	± 4.4%	49%	30%	21%
Remington Research Group (R) [14] [A]	January 20–21, 2021	1,044 (LV)	± 3.0%	49%	32%	19%

Results

2022 St. Louis County Executive special election ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Page (inc.)	189,405	51.56%
	Republican	Mark Mantovani	168,721	45.93%
	Green	Randall Holmes	9,193	2.50%
Total votes			367,319	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Notes

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

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by the Missouri Scout

References

1. Lippmann, Rachel; Rosenbaum, Jason (July 18, 2022). "County Executive Sam Page hopes voters appreciate leading in tough times". KTVI . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
2. Lippmann, Rachel; Rosenbaum, Jason (July 12, 2022). "Dueker makes crime prevention a priority in St. Louis County executive race". KTVI . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
3. "MOScout Daily Update: McCreery Polling Memo - Greitens Still Leads - Page Ahead of Dueks - House Primary Report Part III and more..." . The Missouri Scout. June 9, 2022. Archived from the original on September 28, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
4. "ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI - PRIMARY ELECTION - 8/2/2022" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. August 10, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
5. Clancy, Sam; Solomon, Brent (August 2, 2022). "Page defeats Dueker for Democratic nomination in St. Louis Co. Executive race, will face Pinner". KSDK . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
6. Rosenbaum, Jason (September 8, 2021). "State Rep. Shamed Dogan Jumps Into St. Louis County Executive Contest". KTVI . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
7. Swift, Jim (August 23, 2022). "Missouri's Last Sane Republican". The Bulwark . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
8. Vawter, Hayley (August 30, 2022). "GOP candidate Katherine Pinner drops out of St. Louis County executive race". KSDK . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
9. Maxwell, Mark (August 30, 2022). "Pinner says she's staying in St. Louis County Executive race". KSDK . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
10. Rosenbaum, Jason (September 2, 2022). "GOP seeking new St. Louis County executive nominee after Pinner steps aside — again". KTVI . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
11. Rosenbaum, Jason (September 12, 2022). "Mantovani gets rematch with Page – this time as the GOP county executive nominee". KTVI . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
12. "MOScout Weekender: Hruza Adds $200K - STL County Exec Poll - Hallway on Next Session - WWTW and more..." . The Missouri Scout. October 8, 2022. Archived from the original on September 25, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
13. "MOScout Weekender: STL County Poll - Hallway on Plocher - Gubby Appts - WWTW and more..." . The Missouri Scout. October 8, 2022. Archived from the original on September 28, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
14. "MOScout Weekender: COVID Comes to Senate - STL County Poll - Hallways Says Biden Good for MOGOP - WWTW and more..." . The Missouri Scout. January 23, 2021. Archived from the original on September 28, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
15. "ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI - GENERAL ELECTION - 11/8/2022" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. November 21, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2025.