The 1973 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 3, 1973[1] to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the election of John Poelker and the defeat of incumbent mayor Alfonso Cervantes in the Democratic primary.
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April 3, 1973
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| Turnout | 21.63% | |||||||||||||||
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The election was preceded by party primaries on March 6.[2]
Democratic primary
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John Poelker | 48,941 | 46.33 | |
| Democratic | Alfonso Cervantes (incumbent) | 43,340 | 41.02 | |
| Democratic | James F. Conway | 13,367 | 12.65 | |
| Turnout | 105,648 | 16.98 | ||
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John Poelker | 76,601 | 56.93 | |
| Republican | Joseph Badaracco | 57,962 | 43.07 | |
| Turnout | 134,563 | 21.63 | ||
References
edit- 1 2 "St. Louis Mayor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- 1 2 "St. Louis Mayor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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