1981 St. Louis mayoral election
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The 1981 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 7, 1981[1] to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the election of Vincent C. Schoemehl and the defeat of incumbent mayor James F. Conway in the Democratic primary.
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April 7, 1981
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| Turnout | 24.36% | |||||||||||||||
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The election was preceded by party primaries on March 3.[2]
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Vincent C. Schoemehl | 73,219 | 66.38 | |
| Republican | Jerry Wamser | 37,078 | 33.62 | |
| Turnout | 110,297 | 24.36 | ||
