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Darlene Green
Darlene Green was the St. Louis Comptroller in Missouri. Green assumed office in 1995. Green left office on April 15, 2025.
Green ran for re-election for St. Louis Comptroller in Missouri. Green lost in the general election on April 8, 2025.
Elections
2025
General election
General election for St. Louis Comptroller
Donna Baringer defeated incumbent Darlene Green in the general election for St. Louis Comptroller on April 8, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Donna Baringer (Nonpartisan) | 51.5 | 25,318 |
| Darlene Green (Nonpartisan) | 48.5 | 23,846 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 49,165 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
| St. Louis uses approval voting, where voters may cast ballots for any number of candidates. A candidate's Approval Percentage is the number of votes cast for the candidate as a percentage of all votes cast. Under this system, the two candidates who receive the most votes advance to the general election. | |||
| Candidate | % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Donna Baringer (Nonpartisan) | 47.71% | 16,689 |
| |
Darlene Green (Nonpartisan) | 46.19% | 16,157 |
| Celeste Metcalf (Nonpartisan) | 24.46% | 8,557 | |
| Incumbents are bolded and underlined. | Total votes: | 41,403 | |
| Source: St. Louis certified primary results, 2025 The results have been certified. | |||
Endorsements
Green received the following endorsements.
2021
See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2021)
General election
General election for St. Louis Comptroller
Incumbent Darlene Green won election in the general election for St. Louis Comptroller on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Darlene Green (Nonpartisan) | 98.3 | 47,934 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 841 | ||
| Total votes: 48,775 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Louis Comptroller
Incumbent Darlene Green advanced from the primary for St. Louis Comptroller on March 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Darlene Green (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 34,838 | |
| Total votes: 34,838 | |||
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2017
The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held elections for mayor, comptroller, board of aldermen, and the St. Louis Community College in 2017. Fourteen of the 29 seats on the board were up for general election. Additionally, the Ward 16 seat held by Donna Baringer (D) was up for special election, following her successful election to the state house of representatives in 2016. Partisan primary elections took place on March 7, 2017. The general election between the primary winners took place on April 4, 2017.[1] Incumbent Darlene Green (D) defeated Jerome Bauer (Green) in the general election for comptroller of St. Louis.[2]
| St. Louis Comptroller, General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Darlene Green Incumbent |
86.55% | 47,627 | |
| Green | Jerome Bauer | 12.93% | 7,113 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.52% | 287 | ||
| Total Votes | 55,027 | |||
| Source: St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "April 4, 2017 General Municipal Election -- April 4th, 2017 General Municipal Election Final Official Results Summary," April 12, 2017 | ||||
| St. Louis Comptroller, Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Darlene Green Incumbent |
79.15% | 39,165 |
| Alexandra Johnson | 20.85% | 10,320 |
| Total Votes | 49,485 | |
| Source: St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "March 7, 2017 Primary Municipal Election -- March 7th, 2017 Final Official Results," March 13, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Darlene Green did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Darlene Green did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2016 Democratic National Convention
Green was a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from Missouri.[3] Green was one of 13 superdelegates from Missouri. Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state’s primary or caucus results to support a specific presidential candidate. Green supported Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.[4] Clinton formally won the Democratic nomination for president on July 26, 2016.[5]
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ St. Louis, Missouri, "Primary Municipal Election," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ City of St. Louis, "Final Unofficial List of Candidates as of 5:00 PM 1-6-2017," January 6, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ The Missouri Times, “Clinton Campaign Announces Hillary for Missouri Leadership Council,” November 13, 2015
- ↑ To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
St. Louis Comptroller 1995-2025 |
Succeeded by Donna Baringer |
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