1998 St. Charles County Executive election

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1998 St. Charles County Executive election
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NomineeJoe OrtwerthRobert Moeller
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote45,70329,951
Percentage60.41%39.59%
County Executive before election

Joe Ortwerth
Republican

Elected County Executive

Joe Ortwerth
Republican

The 1998 St. Charles County Executive election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican County Executive Joe Ortwerth ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged in the Republican primary by former State Representative Ron Stivison, and he won renomination with 78 percent of the vote. In the Democratic primary, St. Charles Mayor Robert Moeller defeated former County Presiding Judge Lee Schwendemann with 60 percent of the vote, and advanced to the general election against Ortwerth. Moeller outspent Ortwerth and attracted local union endorsements, but Ortwerth won re-election in a landslide, receiving 60 percent of the vote to Moeller's 40 percent. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert Moeller 3,954 59.78%
Democratic Charles L. "Lee" Schwendemann2,09031.60%
Democratic Chuck Rabenau5708.62%
Total votes6,614 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Ortwerth (inc.) 9,999 78.21%
Republican Ron Stivison2,78621.79%
Total votes12,785 100.00%

General election

Results

1998 St. Charles County Executive election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Ortwerth (inc.) 45,703 60.41%
Democratic Robert Moeller29,95139.59%
Total votes75,654 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ Dummit, Ralph (November 4, 1998). "Ortwerth is re-elected by defeating Moeller for county executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ "St. Charles mayor files to oppose Ortwerth". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. March 19, 1998. p. C2. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Dummit, Ralph (March 6, 1998). "Two seek Democratic nomination to challenge for county executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "AUGUST 4TH, 1998 PRIMARY ELECTION". St. Charles County Clerk/Election Authority. Archived from the original on August 9, 2002. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Dummit, Ralph (April 7, 1998). "Three incumbents face no challenge in August primary". St. Charles Post. St. Charles, Missouri . Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "NOVEMBER 3, 1998 GENERAL ELECTION". St. Charles County Clerk/Election Authority. Archived from the original on August 9, 2002. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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