2026 St. Louis County Executive election

2026 St. Louis County Executive election
November 3, 2026

Incumbent County Executive

Sam Page
Democratic



The 2026 St. Louis County Executive election will be held on November 3, 2026, following party primaries on August 4, 2026.[1] Incumbent Sam Page declined to seek re-election to a second full term.[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

  • Sam Page, incumbent county executive[2]
  • Shalonda Webb, county councilmember[5] (endorsed Williams)[2]
  • Lisa Clancy, county councilmember[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Dennis Hancock, county councilmember and former mayor of Fenton[6]

References

  1. ^ "2026 Missouri Election Calendar". Missouri Secretary of State. 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Palermo, Gregg (18 December 2025). "St. Louis County Executive Sam Page won't seek re-election in 2026". Spectrum News. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  3. ^ Landis, Kelsey (7 August 2025). "Democratic state Sen. Brian Williams joins race for St. Louis County executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 22 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ Rosenbaum, Jason (8 January 2026). "St. Louis County Assessor Jake Zimmerman jumps into county executive race". KWMU. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  5. ^ Rosenbaum, Jason (March 9, 2025). "At Lincoln Days, Missouri Republicans are optimistic they can withstand a midterm slump". KTVI. St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  6. ^ "Dennis Hancock running for STL County Executive". KMOV. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
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