1977 St. Louis mayoral election

1977 St. Louis mayoral election
Turnout	16.68%
Mayor before election; John Poelker; Democratic	Elected mayor ; James F. Conway; Democratic

The 1977 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 5, 1977^[1] to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the election of James F. Conway. Incumbent mayor John Poelker decided not to seek a second term.

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

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James F. Conway	64,302	60.49
	Democratic	Alfonso J. Cervantes	41,225	38.78
	Democratic	Dudley Higginson	779	0.73
Turnout			106,306	17.08

General election

General election result^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James F. Conway	69,567	67.01
	Republican	James Stemmler	16,910	16.29
	Independent	Bill Clay	16,877	16.26
	Socialist Workers	Helen Savio	456	0.44
Turnout			103,810	16.68

References

^ ^a ^b "St. Louis Mayor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "St. Louis Mayor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

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[result-1] "St. Louis Mayor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

[primaryresults-2] "St. Louis Mayor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

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