1985 St. Louis mayoral election

The 1985 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 2, 1985[1] to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the re-election of Vincent C. Schoemehl to a second term.

1985 St. Louis mayoral election

← 1981 April 2, 1985 1989 →
Turnout16.24%
 
Candidate Vincent C. Schoemehl Curtis Crawford
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 62,583 10,937
Percentage 85.12% 14.88%

Mayor before election

Vincent C. Schoemehl
Democratic

Elected mayor

Vincent C. Schoemehl
Democratic

The election was preceded by party primaries on March 5.[2]

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vincent C. Schoemehl (incumbent) 61,161 72.6
Democratic Freeman Bosley Sr. 18,836 22.36
Democratic Eugene Camp 1,893 2.25
Democratic David Kinealy 1,728 2.05
Democratic Fred Williams 631 0.75
Turnout 84,249 18.61

General election

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General election result[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vincent C. Schoemehl (incumbent) 62,583 85.12
Republican Curtis Crawford 10,937 14.88
Turnout 73,520 16.24

References

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  1. ^ a b "St. Louis Mayor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "St. Louis Mayor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.