City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2024)

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2024 St. Louis elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 26, 2024 & July 30, 2024
Primary election: August 6, 2024
General election: April 2, 2024 & November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Community college board, circuit court judges, circuit attorney, sheriff, treasurer
Total seats up: 17
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held general elections for circuit court judges, circuit attorney, sheriff, and treasurer on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 6, 2024. The filing deadline for the primary was March 26, 2024, and the filing deadline for the general election was July 30, 2024. A general election was held on April 2, 2024, for one seat on the community college board.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2024:

Circuit attorney

General election

General election for St. Louis City Circuit Attorney

Incumbent Gabe Gore won election in the general election for St. Louis City Circuit Attorney on November 5, 2024.

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Gabe Gore (D)
 
100.0
 
97,978

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Total votes: 97,978
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for St. Louis City Circuit Attorney

Incumbent Gabe Gore advanced from the Democratic primary for St. Louis City Circuit Attorney on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
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Gabe Gore
 
100.0
 
40,890

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Total votes: 40,890
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Sheriff

General election

General election for St. Louis City Sheriff

Alfred Montgomery defeated Joy Denise Dabney in the general election for St. Louis City Sheriff on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
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85.9
 
90,658
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Joy Denise Dabney (L)
 
14.1
 
14,878

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Total votes: 105,536
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for St. Louis City Sheriff

Alfred Montgomery defeated incumbent Vernon Betts in the Democratic primary for St. Louis City Sheriff on August 6, 2024.

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50.3
 
22,860
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Vernon Betts
 
49.7
 
22,604

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Total votes: 45,464
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for St. Louis City Sheriff

Joy Denise Dabney advanced from the Libertarian primary for St. Louis City Sheriff on August 6, 2024.

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Joy Denise Dabney
 
100.0
 
109

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 109
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Treasurer

General election

General election for St. Louis City Treasurer

Incumbent Adam Layne defeated Jerry Vanderwier and Don De Vivo in the general election for St. Louis City Treasurer on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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79.6
 
87,649
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Jerry Vanderwier (R)
 
17.7
 
19,551
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Don De Vivo (G)
 
2.7
 
2,956

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Total votes: 110,156
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for St. Louis City Treasurer

Incumbent Adam Layne defeated Jimmie Matthews in the Democratic primary for St. Louis City Treasurer on August 6, 2024.

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66.1
 
27,383
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Jimmie Matthews
 
33.9
 
14,055

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Total votes: 41,438
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for St. Louis City Treasurer

Jerry Vanderwier advanced from the Republican primary for St. Louis City Treasurer on August 6, 2024.

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Jerry Vanderwier
 
100.0
 
3,642

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,642
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Green primary election

Green primary for St. Louis City Treasurer

Don De Vivo advanced from the Green primary for St. Louis City Treasurer on August 6, 2024.

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Don De Vivo
 
100.0
 
47

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 47
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Community college board

General election

General election for St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees Subdistrict 1

Incumbent Doris Graham defeated Clem Smith, Theodis Brown Sr., and Cortez Harris in the general election for St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees Subdistrict 1 on April 2, 2024.

Candidate
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Doris Graham (Nonpartisan)
 
49.7
 
12,713
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Clem Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
26.2
 
6,704
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Theodis Brown Sr. (Nonpartisan)
 
14.1
 
3,601
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Cortez Harris (Nonpartisan)
 
10.0
 
2,561

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Total votes: 25,579
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Judicial

Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court

Circuit Court judges

22nd Circuit Court general election, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Division 13

Green check mark transparent.pngTheresa C. Burke (i)
Division 14

Green check mark transparent.pngLynne Perkins (i)
Division 15

Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Higgins (i)
Division 18

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Sengheiser (i)
Division 20

Green check mark transparent.pngJoan L. Moriarty (i)
Division 22

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael W. Noble (i)
Division 23

Green check mark transparent.pngPaula Perkins Bryant (i)
Division 31

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas McCarthy (i)

Associate Circuit Court judges

22nd Associate Circuit Court general election, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Division 16

Green check mark transparent.pngNicole Colbert-Botchway (i)
Division 25

This general election was canceled.

Did not make the ballot:
Heather J. Hays (i)
Division 26

Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine A. Dierker (i)
Division 27

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Colona (i)
Division 28

Green check mark transparent.pngRochelle Woodiest (i)

Note: Judge Heather J. Hays filed for retention but withdrew from the race in August 2024 after being appointed to the Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court.[1]

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About the city

See also: St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city located in Missouri. It was at one time the county seat of St. Louis County, but voters chose to separate from the county and form an independent city in 1876.[2] As of 2020, its population was 301,578.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of St. Louis uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis Missouri
Population 301,578 6,154,913
Land area (sq mi) 61 68,745
Race and ethnicity**
White 46.4% 81.3%
Black/African American 45.7% 11.4%
Asian 3.4% 2%
Native American 0.3% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.1%
Two or more 3.1% 3.5%
Hispanic/Latino 4.1% 4.3%
Education
High school graduation rate 88.7% 90.6%
College graduation rate 37.2% 29.9%
Income
Median household income $45,782 $57,290
Persons below poverty level 20.4% 13%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

St. Louis, Missouri Missouri Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Missouri Courts, "22nd circuit commission announces nominees for Burlison circuit judge vacancy in St. Louis," July 11, 2024
  2. ↑ St. Louis County Library, "The 1876 St. Louis City / County split and its effect on research," accessed December 18, 2014
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