1985 St. Louis mayoral election
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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.
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April 2, 1985
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| Turnout | 16.24% | |||||||||||||||
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The election was preceded by party primaries on March 5.[2]
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Vincent C. Schoemehl (incumbent) | 62,583 | 84.15 | |
| Republican | Curtis Crawford | 10,937 | 14.71 | |
| Socialist Workers | Bruce Kimball | 849 | 1.14 | |
| Turnout | 74,369 | 100.00 | ||
