Saturday, August 11, 2012
Glenn Koenen, of Oakville, won the Democratic nomination for the 2nd Congressional District by 49 votes, according to unofficial election results.
Former Kirkwood municipal judge and city councilor Harold Whitfield said he will ask for a recount in the race for the Democratic nomination for Missouri's 2nd Congressional District. With 470 out of 470 precincts reporting by Wednesday, Glenn Koenen, of Oakville, won the nomination with 7,893 votes, according to the Secretary of State election results website. Whitfield had 7,844 votes, George (Boots) Weber, of Eureka, came in third place with 7,545 votes, and Marshall Works, of Ballwin, had 4,531 votes. Koenen said he knew the race would be close and expected the recount, but does not think the results will change. "With the technology of these ballots in St. Louis County, I have confidence the votes won't move far enough to change the …
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Along with statewide and Missouri legislators, voters chose their township committeeman and committeewoman.
Though many races were uncontested, Alan Leaderbrand defeated two other candidates for the Lemay Township Republican Committeeman position. Teresa Douglas also defeated her opponent for Lemay Township Republican Committeewoman. See all results from the August Primary. Updated Thursday with Tesson Ferry Township results. Lemay Township Democratic Committeeman: Mike Koeller . . . . . . . . . 1,641 votes, 99.39 percent Democratic Committeewoman: Sally Hodges . . . . . . . . . 1,634 votes, 99.69 percent Republican Committeeman: Republican Committeewoman Oakville Township Republican Committeeman: Kurt Witzel . . . . . . . . . . 3,354 votes, 99.29 percent Republican Committeewoman: Celeste Witzel . . . . . . . . 3,259 votes, 99.33 percent …
According to unofficial election results from the Secretary of State, Koenen, of Oakville, has won the Democratic nomination by 49 votes. Lack of results from two St. Louis County precincts held up the final unofficial determination.
With 470 out of 470 precincts reporting, Glenn Koenen, of Oakville, has won the Democratic nomination for the 2nd Congressional District with 7,893 votes, according to the Secretary of State election results website. The unofficial election results show Koenen won the race by only 49 votes. Harold Whitfield, of Kirkwood, had 7,844 votes, George (Boots) Weber, of Eureka, came in third place with 7,545 votes. Marshall Works, of Ballwin, had only 4,531 votes. The results were released Wednesday afternoon. At 9 a.m., a spokeswoman with the Secretary of State Office said that they were awaiting final votes from two precincts in St. Louis County. Rita Days, director of the St. Louis County Election Board, said the results were delayed because "…
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Here's an unofficial result tally of the August Primary in Mehlville, Oakville, Affton and Lemay.
The August primary decided each party's nomination for the November election. Read our coverage of all races. The newly-drawn Senate District 1 includes all of South County plus Webster Groves and Maplewood. The 94th district represents Mehlville along with parts of Green Park and Concord. The 95th district covers Oakville and the 93rd district spreads over Lemay and Affton. Office / Candidate Name Votes % of Votes State Senator - District 1 (111 of 111 Precincts Reported) Sue Schoemehl DEM 5,512 45.06% Scott Sifton DEM 6,720 54.94% Jim Lembke REP 13,947 100% Read comments from the candidates about the Senate race Office / Candidate Name Votes % of Votes State Representative - District 93 (18 of 18 Precincts Reported) Joe …
The 93rd District represents parts of Lemay and Affton; Bob Burns received 61 percent of the vote.
This story was updated at 12:30 on Wednesday with comments from Bob Burns. When Joe Montecillo called Bob Burns to congratulate him on the Democratic nomination in Tuesday's primary, the conversation lasted less than 30 seconds. Burns won by 404 ballots and had 61.45 percent of the vote and will face Republican Tony Leech in November, who ran unopposed in the primary. "I just called Bob Burns and congratulated him on a win and wished him good luck, and he said 'Ok Joe, thanks,'" Montecillo said. "It's been a really ugly campaign." "The only things that were negative were perpetrated by him," Burns said. "I didn't want to give him any name recognition in the area, so didn't mention my opponent by name once during the race." Burns signed…
The two candidates will vie for the newly-drawn State Senate district, which includes South County, Webster Groves, Maplewood and Brentwood.
Democratic voters chose the more liberal candidate when Scott Sifton (D-Affton) defeated Sue Schoemehl in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Sifton will face Republican incumbent Sen. Jim Lembke in November. The newly-drawn State Senate District 1 added Webster Groves, Maplewood and parts of Brentwood to South County. More than 40 percent of the district is new, and has historically voted Democratic. Sifton won by 1,208 votes and tallied 54.94 percent of the Democratic ballots. “It’s been a long time since Affton has had a state senator and I hope we can have one from Affton in November,” Sifton said after thanking his volunteers Tuesday night at Llywelyn’s Pub in Webster Groves. Sifton said his pro-choice stance along with his refusal to take …
Republican Cloria Brown and Democrat Vicki Englund will vie for the 94th District, covering Mehlville and parts of Affton for the third time.
Mehlville's Rep. Cloria Brown defeated Tim Hotop in the Republican primary Tuesday night and will face Democrat Vicki Englund for the third time in November. Brown was an incumbent who captured 2,174 or 75.46 percent of the votes. She celebrated with friends and family at an election party at Two Hearts Banquet Center on Lindbergh Boulevard. "I'm lucky that I'm blessed with a great work ethic, a lot of stamina and a very supportive husband," she said after the victory. Hotop did not respond to requests for comments. Looking ahead to the November election Brown's victory sets up a well-established November rematch with Englund, who won unopposed in the primary. In 2008, Englund defeated Brown in an election to represent the 85th …
The Wentzville resident was prevented by term limits from running for another senate term.
Missouri Senator Scott Rupp has lost the Republican nomination for Secretary of State to Rep. Shane Schoeller. At 11:30 p.m., with 3,418 of 3,420 precincts reporting, a difference of 4,542 votes separated the two Republican frontrunners: Schoeller with 193,033 votes and Rupp with 188,491. A third Republican candidate, Bill Stouffer, was well behind Schoeller and Rupp. Schoeller, a state representative from Willard, MO, will face Democratic candidate Jason Kander in November. Kander won easily over MD Rabbi Alam, 247,245 votes to 37,316 votes. Libertarian candidate Cisse W. Spragins was uncontested, as was Constitution Party candidate Justin Harter. The election for Missouri Secretary of State is Nov. 6, 2012. Sen. Rupp, a resident of …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Akin declares victory in Republican primary taking about 36 percent of the vote with 90 precincts reporting.
Congressman Todd Akin celebrated victory Tuesday in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. He'll face U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) in November after defeating former State Treasurer Sarah Steelman and businessman John Brunner. "Now tonight the primary is over and tomorrow the general election starts," he said. "Let me tell you exactly what this race is about: This campaign is about reclaiming our godly values, rebuilding the American dream and restoring the America we love." Akin jumped into campaigning for November in his speech to supporters in St. Charles, drawing distinctions between himself and McCaskill. Akin promised to be the deciding vote to getting rid of Obamacare, and to protect and strengthen Medicare. "The choice…
A winner in the Democratic Party primary was declared using unofficial results a day after voters went to the polls.
After battling three other candidates in the Republican primary election for Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, Ann Wagner has won the nomination by an overwhelming vote. Wagner, a Ballwin resident, and her campaign team hosted a primary watch event at the Hilton Frontenac Tuesday evening. More than 100 supporters, friends and family members attended the party in high spirits. "We're a grassroots organization, a people-oriented campaign," Wagner said. "I will be in Washington, not of it." Wagner served as a Republican committeewoman in Lafayette Township and then became chair of the Missouri Republican Party. Following her service as co-chair of the Republican National Committee, she was nominated by former President George W. Bush as …
Sarah Flagg
1:10 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
Hi Donna, Townships are political subdivisions that exist for parties. They organize the political parties in the area and help inform voters about candidates, endorsing them sometimes. The townships also run caucuses and send representatives to the national conventions. Let me know if that helps, Thanks, Sarah more ›