2022 St. Charles County Executive election

2022 St. Charles County Executive election

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Nominee Steve Ehlmann Party Republican Popular vote 110,601 Percentage 96.10%

County Executive before election Steve Ehlmann Republican Elected County Executive Steve Ehlmann Republican

The 2022 St. Charles County Executive election took place on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Republican County Executive Steve Ehlmann ran for re-election to a fifth term. State Senator Bob Onder announced that he would challenge Ehlmann in the Republican primary, ^[1] but ultimately dropped out of the race. ^[2] Ehlmann ultimately faced perennial candidate Arnie Dienoff in the Republican primary, and defeated him in a landslide, winning 82 percent of the vote. In the general election, Ehlmann faced no opposition and won his fifth term unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Steve Ehlmann, incumbent County Executive ^[3]
• Arnie Dienoff, perennial candidate ^[4]

Dropped out

• Bob Onder, State Senator ^[2]

Results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Ehlmann (inc.)	34,640	82.48%
	Republican	Arnie Dienoff	7,356	17.52%
Total votes			41,996	100.00%

General election

Results

2022 St. Charles County Executive election ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Ehlmann (inc.)	110,601	96.10%
	Write-in		4,488	3.90%
Total votes			115,089	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

1. Clancy, Sam (February 21, 2022). "State Sen. Bob Onder to run against Steve Ehlmann in Republican primary for St. Charles Co. Executive". KSDK . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 17, 2025.
2. Rosenbaum, Jason (June 7, 2022). "Onder drops out of St. Charles County executive race against incumbent Ehlmann". St. Louis Public Radio . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 17, 2025.
3. Schlinkmann, Mark (December 22, 2021). "Ehlmann's proposal to bar St. Charles County executives from side jobs angers likely GOP primary foe". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri . Retrieved July 17, 2025.
4. Schlinkmann, Mark (February 23, 2022). "More candidates enter local county executive races". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. p. A4. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
5. "August 2, 2022 Primary Election - OFFICIAL FINAL ELECTION RESULTS". St. Charles County Election Authority. August 16, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
6. "November 8, 2022 General Election - OFFICIAL FINAL ELECTION RESULTS". St. Charles County Election Authority. November 22, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2025.