The election results in the St. Louis County Executive race between Steve Stenger (D) and Rick Stream (r):

SUMMARY REPORT        GENERAL ELECTION                UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

RUN DATE:11/04/14     ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI

RUN TIME:11:37 PM     TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014

                                                      VOTES PERCENT

          PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 685).  .  .  .  .       685  100.00

          REGISTERED VOTERS – TOTAL .  .  .  .  .   669,488

          BALLOTS CAST – TOTAL.  .  .  .  .  .  .   294,310

          VOTER TURNOUT – TOTAL  .  .  .  .  .  .             43.96

 COUNTY EXECUTIVE

             (WITH 681 OF 681  COUNTED)

          STEVE STENGER (DEM) .  .  .  .  .  .  .   137,638   47.73

          RICK STREAM (REP).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   135,870   47.12

          THEO (TED) BROWN, SR. (LIB)  .  .  .  .     7,970    2.76

          JOE PASSANISE (CON) .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,200    1.11

          WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,665    1.27

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My, that was close.

There was a lot of money raised and spent in this race. A lot of money.

Just the contributions over $5,000.00 for the republican candidate (via the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C061248 06/27/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM David Spence 2021 S Warson Rd St Louis MO 63124 Legacy Pharmaceutical Chief Executive 6/25/2014 $15,000.00

C061248 07/12/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM James S McDonnell III 40 Glen Eagles Dr St Louis MO 63124 Retired 7/11/2014 $10,000.00

C061248 07/24/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Cunningham Campaign Committee 1602 Timberlake Manor Pkwy Chesterfield MO 63017 7/24/2014 $75,000.00

C061248 07/28/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Rex Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Westphalia MO 65085 Retired 7/25/2014 $100,000.00

C061248 07/28/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Drury Development Corporation 721 Emerson Road Suite 200 St Louis MO 63141 7/25/2014 $10,000.00

C061248 07/31/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Friends of Tom Schweich 3220 W Edgewood Suite E Jefferson City MO 65109 7/30/2014 $10,000.00

C061248 08/10/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Lewis & Clark Ozarks Mountain Forum 1736 E Sunshine St Ste 402 Springfield MO 65804 8/9/2014 $25,000.00

C061248 08/20/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Thompson Coburn LLP One Bank Plaza St Louis MO 63101 8/19/2014 $10,000.00

C061248 08/21/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM August Busch III 1 Mid Rivers Mall Drive Suite 210 Saint Peters MO 63376 Retired 8/21/2014 $7,500.00

C061248 09/03/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Ann Scott 150 Carondelet Plz Unit 1403 St Louis MO 63105 Self-Employed 9/3/2014 $10,000.00

C061248 09/07/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM John Danforth 911 Tirrill Farms Rd St Louis MO 63124 Attorney 9/6/2014 $10,000.00

C061248 09/07/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Menlo Smith 14 Ballantrae Court St Louis MO 63131 Retired 9/6/2014 $12,000.00

C061248 09/16/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Centene Management Company LLC 7700 Forsyth Blvd St Louis MO 63105 9/16/2014 $10,000.00

C061248 09/25/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM David Spence 2021 S Warson Rd Saint Louis MO 63124 Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging 9/25/2014 $15,000.00

C061248 09/26/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Drury Development Corporation 721 Emerson Road Suite 200 St Louis MO 63141 9/26/2014 $10,000.00

C061248 10/01/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Schmitt for Missouri PO Box 220722 Kirkwood MO 63122 10/1/2014 $10,000.00

C061248 10/16/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Sam Fox 7701 Forsyth Blvd. Suite 600 St Louis MO 63105 Harbour Group 10/15/2014 $7,500.00

C061248 10/16/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Doug Albrecht 16 Upper Ladue Rd. St Louis MO 63124 Bodley Group 10/15/2014 $10,000.00

C061248 10/16/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Lewis & Clark Northern Missouri Forum 575 Witte Industrial Ct. Troy MO 63379 10/16/2014 $10,000.00

C061248 10/21/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Schmitt for Missouri PO Box 220722 Kirkwood MO 63122 10/21/2014 $12,500.00

C061248 10/22/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM David Spence 7733 Forsyth Blvd, Suite 1375 St Louis MO 63105 Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging 10/20/2014 $15,000.00

C061248 10/22/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Missourians for Tim Jones PO Box 434 Eureka MO 63025 10/20/2014 $10,500.00

C061248 10/23/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Citizens to Elect Mike Kehoe PO Box 105527 Jefferson City MO 65110 10/21/2014 $12,500.00

C061248 10/24/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM David L Steward PO Box 1724 Maryland Heights MO 63043 Worldwide Technology 10/22/2014 $20,000.00

C061248 10/25/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Committee To Elect Ron Richard 1419 W 4th St Joplin MO 64801 10/23/2014 $12,500.00

C061248 10/25/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Citizens to Elect Kurt Schaefer Attorney General PO Box 1614 Columbia MO 65205 10/24/2014 $18,000.00

C061248 10/25/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Ann Wagner for Congress PO Box 50 Ballwin MO 63022 10/24/2014 $49,054.50

C061248 10/25/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Hanaway For Governor 7509 Nw Tiffany Springs Parkway Suite 300 Kansas City MO 64153 10/24/2014 $12,500.00

C061248 10/25/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Robert Low PO Box 4208 Springfield MO 65808 Prime Inc. 10/24/2014 $20,000.00

C061248 10/25/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Steven Trulaske 7770 Forsyth Blvd Suite 1220 St Louis MO 63105 True Manufacturing 10/24/2014 $15,000.00

C061248 10/27/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Stan Herzog PO Box 1089 St Joseph MO 64502 Herzog Contracting CEO 10/27/2014 $25,000.00

C061248 10/28/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Andrew Puzder 570 Meadow Wood Lane Montecito CA 93108 CKE Restaurants 10/28/2014 $10,000.00

C061248 10/31/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM John Brunner 11939 Manchester Rd. #151 St Louis MO 63131 Retired 10/31/2014 $6,250.00

C061248 10/31/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM David Spence 7733 Forsyth Blvd Suite 1375 St Louis MO 63105 Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging 10/31/2014 $15,000.00

C061248 10/31/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Peter Herschend 538 Oak Bluff Road Branson MO 65616 Herschend Family Entertainment 10/31/2014 $20,000.00

C061248 11/01/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Emerson Electric Co. 8000 West Florissant Avenue PO Box 4100 St Louis MO 63136 10/31/2014 $10,000.00

C061248 11/03/2014 FRIENDS OF RICK STREAM Ann Wagner for Congress PO Box 50 Ballwin MO 63022 11/3/2014 $5,001.00

[emphasis added]

Ain’t that a who’s who?

Previously:

Campaign Finance: the recharging continues (August 20, 2014)

Campaign Finance: they’re fixin’ to spend a lot of money (August 21, 2014)

Campaign Finance: move along, nothing new to see here (September 26, 2014)

Can you balance political harakiri against the satisfaction of slapping a fool in the face? (October 3, 2014)

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D): on Rick Stream (r) running for St. Louis County Executive (October 14, 2014)

Campaign Finance: welcome to Missouri, St. Louis County edition (October 30, 2014)