1985 St. Louis mayoral election

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1985 St. Louis mayoral election
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  1981 April 2, 1985 1989  
Turnout16.24%
 
Candidate Vincent C. Schoemehl Curtis Crawford
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote62,58310,937
Percentage85.12%14.88%

Mayor before election

Vincent C. Schoemehl
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Vincent C. Schoemehl
Democratic

The 1985 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 2, 1985 [1] to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the re-election of Vincent C. Schoemehl to a second term.

Contents

The election was preceded by party primaries on March 5. [2]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vincent C. Schoemehl (incumbent) 61,161 72.6
Democratic Freeman Bosley Sr.18,83622.36
Democratic Eugene Camp1,8932.25
Democratic David Kinealy1,7282.05
Democratic Fred Williams6310.75
Turnout 84,24918.61

General election

General election result [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vincent C. Schoemehl (incumbent) 62,583 85.12
Republican Curtis Crawford10,93714.88
Turnout 73,52016.24

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References

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  2. 1 2 "St. Louis Mayor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.