2006 St. Charles County Executive election

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2006 St. Charles County Executive election
  2002 November 7, 2006 2010  
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Nominee Steve Ehlmann Jim Rutherford
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote75,33649,728
Percentage60.21%39.75%

County Executive before election

Joe Ortwerth
Republican

Elected County Executive

Steve Ehlmann
Republican

The 2006 St. Charles County Executive election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent County Executive Joe Ortweth declined to seek re-election. [1] Former State Senator Steve Ehlmann, the County's Director of Administration, won the Republican primary unopposed and faced marketing manager Jim Rutherford, the Democratic nominee, in the general election.

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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch endorsed Ehlmann over Rutherford, praising his "experience and temperament" and his promise of "a gentler, less combative administration." Though it praised Rutherford's policy goals, the paper noted that "he cannot equal Mr. Ehlmann's breadth of experience." [2]

Ehlmann defeated Rutherford by a wide margin, winning 60 percent of the vote to Rutherford's 40 percent. [3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Rutherford 9,681 100.00%
Total votes9,681 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Ehlmann 19,376 100.00%
Total votes19,376 100.00%

General election

Results

2006 St. Charles County Executive election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Ehlmann 75,336 60.21%
Democratic Jim Rutherford49,72839.75%
Write-in 530.04%
Total votes125,117 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. 1 2 Sepic, Matt (November 3, 2006). "Two run to replace Ortwerth as St. Charles County Executive". St. Louis Public Radio . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "For county offices". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. October 24, 2006. p. C10. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  3. Schlinkmann, Mark (November 8, 2006). "Ehlmann gets top job". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. p. B7. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "August 8th, 2006 - Primary Election - St. Charles County, Missouri - Official Election Results". St. Charles County Election Authority. 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  5. "St. Charles County - November 7, 2006 General Election". St. Charles County Election Authority. 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2025.