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 →
Turnout	16.24%
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

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

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