The 2006 St. Louis County Executive election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent County Executive Charlie Dooley, who was elected to serve out the remainder of former Executive Buzz Westfall's term, ran for re-election to a full term. After defeating two little-known candidates in the Democratic primary, Dooley advanced to the general election, where was challenged by Joe Passanise, a retired engineer and the 1998 Republican nominee for County Executive. Dooley defeated Passanise in a landslide, winning 67 percent of the vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Charlie Dooley, incumbent County Executive
- Charlotte Meshell, community activist, 2004 Democratic candidate for County Executive
- Carl Johnson, retired security officer, 2004 Democratic candidate for County Executive
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
- Joe Passanise, retired county engineer, 1998 Republican nominee for County Executive
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
- Ted Brown, former firefighter and police officer, 2004 Libertarian nominee for County Executive
Results
General election
Results
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