2022 St. Charles County Executive election

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2022 St. Charles County Executive election
  2018 November 8, 2022 2026  
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Nominee Steve Ehlmann
Party Republican
Popular vote110,601
Percentage96.10%

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.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Dropped out

Results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Ehlmann (inc.) 34,640 82.48%
Republican Arnie Dienoff7,35617.52%
Total votes41,996 100.00%

General election

Results

2022 St. Charles County Executive election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Ehlmann (inc.) 110,601 96.10%
Write-in 4,4883.90%
Total votes115,089 100.00%
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. 1 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.