2002 St. Louis County Executive election

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2002 St. Louis County Executive election
←  1998 November 5, 2002 2004 (special)  →
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Nominee Buzz Westfall Craig Borchelt
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote223,355151,893
Percentage57.88%39.36%
County Executive before election

Buzz Westfall
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Buzz Westfall
Democratic

The 2002 St. Louis County Executive election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Buzz Westfall ran for re-election to a fourth term. He won the Democratic primary by a wide margin and then faced attorney and Monsanto consultant Craig Borchelt in the general election. Westfall defeated Borchelt in a landslide, winning his fourth term with 58 percent of the vote. However, less than a year later, Westfall died, triggering a 2004 special election.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Buzz Westfall (inc.) 47,844 69.35%
Democratic David J. Lee21,14330.65%
Total votes68,987 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Craig Borchelt 22,814 43.05%
Republican Gregory B. Powers15,75729.73%
Republican Robert J. Crump14,42527.22%
Total votes52,996 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Results

Libertarian primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Thomas Boehm 535 100.00%
Total votes535 100.00%

General election

Results

2002 St. Louis County Executive election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Buzz Westfall (inc.) 223,355 57.88%
Republican Craig Borchelt151,89339.36%
Green Terri Zeman5,7641.49%
Libertarian Thomas Boehm4,8751.26%
Write-in 10.00%
Total votes385,888 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Westfall officially files for re-election". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. March 13, 2002. p. B2. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Electrician from Affton will run for county executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. March 23, 2002. p. 14. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "PRIMARY ELECTION - ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. August 21, 2002. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Sutin, Phil (April 18, 2002). "Westfall's campaign chest tops $1 million". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. p. N4. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Libertarian files for county executive office". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. March 26, 2002. p. B4. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION - ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. November 19, 2002. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
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