The 1981 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 7, 1981[1] to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the election of Vincent C. Schoemehl and the defeat of incumbent mayor James F. Conway in the Democratic primary.
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Turnout | 24.36% | |||||||||||||||
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The election was preceded by party primaries on March 3.[2]
Democratic primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Vincent C. Schoemehl | 70,507 | 67.16 | |
Democratic | James F. Conway (incumbent) | 32,683 | 31.13 | |
Democratic | Lewis Rolen | 1,798 | 1.71 | |
Turnout | 104,988 | 23.19 |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Vincent C. Schoemehl | 73,219 | 66.38 | |
Republican | Jerry Wamser | 37,078 | 33.62 | |
Turnout | 110,297 | 24.36 |
References
edit- ^ a b "St. Louis Mayor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "St. Louis Mayor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.