2006 St. Louis County Executive election

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Joe Passanise, retired county engineer, 1998 Republican nominee for County Executive

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Ted Brown, former firefighter and police officer, 2004 Libertarian nominee for County Executive