By Matt Sepic, KWMU
St. Louis, Mo. – 
With most attention focused on races for President and Missouri Governor, an important race closer to home is being largely overlooked.
The office of St. Louis County Executive is up for grabs. The special election will determine whether Democrat Charlie Dooley, Republican Gene McNary or Libertarian Ted Brown gets to fill the last two years of the late Buzz Westfall's term.
KWMU's Matt Sepic prepared this report.