1973 St. Louis mayoral election

1973 St. Louis mayoral election
	April 3, 1973
Turnout	21.63%
Mayor before election; Alfonso Cervantes; Democratic	Elected mayor ; John Poelker; Democratic

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.

The election was preceded by party primaries on March 6.^[2]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

General election result^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Poelker	76,601	56.93
	Republican	Joseph Badaracco	57,962	43.07
Turnout			134,563	21.63

References

^ ^a ^b "St. Louis Mayor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "St. Louis Mayor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

[result-1] "St. Louis Mayor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

[primaryresults-2] "St. Louis Mayor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

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