List of county executives of St. Louis County, Missouri

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Number of county executives of St. Louis County by party affiliation
PartyCounty executives
Republican 4
Democratic 5

The county executive of St. Louis County, Missouri is the chief executive officer of St. Louis County's government.

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County executives

Presiding Justices, Court of Quarter Sessions

#JusticeTook officeLeft office
1 Charles Gratiot 18041813

Presiding Justices, County Court

#JusticeTook officeLeft office
1Samuel Hammond18131814
2George T. Tompkins18141815
3David Barton18151817
4Nathan B. Tucker18171820
5Alexander Gray18201820
6Nathan B. Tucker18201821
7Joseph V. Garnier18211830
8Marie Phillip Leduc18301842
9Henry Walton18421847
10Archibald Gamble18471854
11David Thomas18541857
12Aaron R. Hackney18571859

President of the Board of Commissioners

#PresidentTook officeLeft office
1John H. Lightner18591863

Presiding Justices, County Court

   Republican    Democratic

#JusticeTook officeLeft officeParty
13John H. Lightner18631866
14Benjamin Charles18661869
15Thomas J. Dailey18691870
16Ferdinand Cronebold18701872
17Charles Spech18721873
18C.F. Schultz18731876
19Charles Spech18761877
20Henry L. Sutton18771878 Democrat
21George W. Brouster18781882 Republican
22W.A. Hequembourg18831886Republican
23Julius Nolte18871888Republican
24Theodore Heege18891898Republican
25Henry L. Wilson18991902Republican
26Theodore Heege19031906Republican
27John Wiethaupt19071923Republican
28Richard S. Smiley19231927Democrat
29Albert Wehmeyer19271937Republican
30Thomas H. Thatcher19371941Democrat
31Clifford Corneli19411942Republican
32Henry L. Mueller19431943Republican
33Luman F. Matthews19431950Democrat

County Executives

#NameTook officeLeft officePartyTerms [A]
1 Luman F. Matthews 19511959Republican2
2 James H. J. McNary 19591963Democrat1
3 Lawrence K. Roos 19631975Republican3
4 Gene McNary 1975October 25, 1989Republican [B]
5 H. C. Milford October 25, 1989January 1, 1991Republican½
6 Buzz Westfall January 1, 1991October 14, 2003Democrat [C]
7 Charlie Dooley October 14, 2003January 1, 2015Democrat [D]
8 Steve Stenger January 1, 2015April 29, 2019Democrat [E]
9 Sam Page April 29, 2019PresentDemocrat

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References

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  1. Tipton, Virgil (1989-10-26). "Milford Faces Test As Executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved 2008-08-29.
  2. 1 2 "St. Louis County Executive 'Buzz' Westfall dies at 59". St. Louis Business Journal. 2003-10-28. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
  3. "St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger indicted in federal pay-for-play sting, resigns". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-04-29.