2014 Jefferson County, Missouri Executive election

2014 Jefferson County, Missouri Executive election

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Nominee Ken Waller Sam Rauls Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 30,271 20,236 Percentage 57.06% 38.14%

County Executive before election Ken Waller Republican Elected County Executive Ken Waller Republican

The 2014 Jefferson County, Missouri Executive election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent County Executive Ken Waller ran for re-election to a second term. He won a contested Republican primary and faced former County Commissioner Sam Rauls, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Though Waller only narrowly won his first term in 2010, he won re-election by a wide margin, receiving 57 percent of the vote to Rauls's 38 percent. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Sam Rauls, former County Commissioner ^[2]
• Gary Stout, county sheriff's deputy ^[3]
• Bob Schott ^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Rauls	7,870	60.28%
	Democratic	Gary Stout	2,756	21.11%
	Democratic	Bob Schott	2,429	18.61%
Total votes			13,055	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Ken Waller, incumbent County Executive ^[2]
• Mark Paul, businessman, Republican committeeman ^[5]
• Chris "Borgy" Borgerson, businessman ^[3]

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Waller (inc.)	8,252	57.97%
	Republican	Mark Paul	4,714	33.12%
	Republican	Chris "Borgy" Borgerson	1,268	8.91%
Total votes			14,234	100.00%

Constitution primary

Candidates

• J. Bennett ^[6]

Results

Constitution primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Constitution	J. Bennett	150	100.00%
Total votes			150	100.00%

General election

Results

2014 Jefferson County Executive election ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Waller (inc.)	30,271	57.06%
	Democratic	Sam Rauls	20,236	38.14%
	Constitution	J. Bennett	2,545	4.80%
Total votes			53,052	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

1. Thorsen, Leah (November 5, 2014). "Waller wins another term as executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. p. A10. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
2. Thorsen, Leah (March 26, 2014). "Seven seek office of Jefferson County Executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. p. A5. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
3. "Jefferson County Executive: County's top post draws three in both parties". Leader Publications. Festus, Missouri. July 24, 2014. p. A7. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
4. "AUGUST 5, 2014 PRIMARY ELECTION FINAL RESULTS". Jefferson County Clerk. 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
5. Robertson, Kim; Taylor, Steve (February 27, 2014). "County executive job draws four first-day candidates". Leader Publications. Festus, Missouri . Retrieved July 21, 2025.
6. Bess, Peggy (February 4, 2015). "Some of the horses from 2014 election smell a little fishy". Leader Publications. Festus, Missouri . Retrieved July 21, 2025.
7. "NOVEMBER 4, 2014 GENERAL ELECTION OFFICIAL RESULTS". Jefferson County Clerk. 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2025.