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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Turnout | 21.63% | |||||||||||||||
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The election was preceded by party primaries on March 6.[2]
Democratic primary
editParty | 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
editParty | 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- ^ a b "St. Louis Mayor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "St. Louis Mayor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.