St. Louis, MO, August 4, 2026 —

Jake Zimmerman, the current assessor, has secured the Democratic nomination for St. Louis County executive. The victory came in the primary election where Zimmerman garnered 46% of the vote, defeating state Sen. Brian Williams.

With the primary concluded, Zimmerman is set to advance to the general election. His opponents in the race for St. Louis County executive will be Republican Councilman Dennis Hancock and Green Party candidate J.D. McFarland.


Story summarized from the original created by Rachel Lippmann, Will Bauer on www.stlpr.org, see more information here.

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