2005 St. Louis mayoral election

Summary

The 2005 Saint Louis mayoral election was held on April 5, 2005[1] to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Francis Slay to a second term.

2005 St. Louis mayoral election

← 2001 April 5, 2005 2009 →
Turnout12.10%
 
Candidate Francis Slay Willie Marshall
Party Democratic Green
Popular vote 19,513 5,272
Percentage 78.73% 21.27%

Mayor before election

Francis Slay
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Francis Slay
Democratic

The election was preceded by party primaries on March 8.[2]

Democratic primary edit

Incumbent mayor Francis Slay was challenged for renomination by alderman Irene J. Smith as well as by Bill Haas.

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Francis Slay (incumbent) 24,952 61.56
Democratic Irene J. Smith 11,741 30.93
Democratic William "Bill" Haas 1,264 3.33
Turnout 37,957 18.04

Green primary edit

Green primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Willie Marshall 123 100
Total votes 123

General election edit

General election result[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Francis Slay (incumbent) 19,513 78.73%
Green Willie Marshall 5,272 21.27%
Turnout 24,785 12.10

References edit

  1. ^ a b "MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION CITY OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2005" (PDF). St. Louis, Missouri. April 8, 2005. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION CITY OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2005" (PDF). St. Louis, Missouri. March 11, 2005. Retrieved December 12, 2019.