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Vernon Betts
Vernon Betts (Democratic Party) was the St. Louis City Sheriff in Missouri. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. He left office on January 1, 2025.
Betts (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for St. Louis City Sheriff in Missouri. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2024)
General election
General election for St. Louis City Sheriff
Alfred Montgomery defeated Joy Denise Dabney in the general election for St. Louis City Sheriff on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alfred Montgomery (D)  | 85.9 | 91,268 |
| Joy Denise Dabney (L) | 14.1 | 14,988 | ||
| Total votes: 106,256 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for St. Louis City Sheriff
Alfred Montgomery defeated incumbent Vernon Betts in the Democratic primary for St. Louis City Sheriff on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alfred Montgomery | 50.3 | 22,860 |
| Vernon Betts | 49.7 | 22,604 | ||
| Total votes: 45,464 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anthony Anderson (D)
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for St. Louis City Sheriff
Joy Denise Dabney advanced from the Libertarian primary for St. Louis City Sheriff on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joy Denise Dabney | 100.0 | 109 | |
| Total votes: 109 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Betts in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2020)
General election
General election for St. Louis City Sheriff
Incumbent Vernon Betts defeated John Castellano III in the general election for St. Louis City Sheriff on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vernon Betts (D) | 80.9 | 104,583 | |
| John Castellano III (R) | 18.8 | 24,242 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 434 | ||
| Total votes: 129,259 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for St. Louis City Sheriff
Incumbent Vernon Betts defeated Alfred Montgomery and David Mosley in the Democratic primary for St. Louis City Sheriff on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vernon Betts | 61.5 | 40,132 | |
| Alfred Montgomery | 27.6 | 17,996 | |
| David Mosley | 11.0 | 7,174 | ||
| Total votes: 65,302 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for St. Louis City Sheriff
John Castellano III defeated Lester Stewart in the Republican primary for St. Louis City Sheriff on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Castellano III | 72.6 | 1,974 | |
| Lester Stewart | 27.4 | 744 | ||
| Total votes: 2,718 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Vernon Betts did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Vernon Betts did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
St. Louis City Sheriff 2017-2025 |
Succeeded by Alfred Montgomery (D) |
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