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1981 St. Louis mayoral election

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← 1977

April 7, 1981

1985 →

Turnout

24.36%


Candidate	Vincent C. Schoemehl	Jerry Wamser
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	73,219	37,078
Percentage	66.38%	33.62%

Mayor before election

James F. Conway
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Vincent C. Schoemehl
Democratic

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The 1981 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 7, 1981^[1] to elect the mayorofSt. Louis, Missouri. It saw the election of Vincent C. Schoemehl and the defeat of incumbent mayor James F. Conway in the Democratic primary.

The election was preceded by party primaries on March 3.^[2]

Democratic primary[edit]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vincent C. Schoemehl	70,507	67.16
	Democratic	James F. Conway (incumbent)	32,683	31.13
	Democratic	Lewis Rolen	1,798	1.71
Turnout			104,988	23.19

General election[edit]

General election result^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vincent C. Schoemehl	73,219	66.38
	Republican	Jerry Wamser	37,078	33.62
Turnout			110,297	24.36

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "St. Louis Mayor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

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

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