1981 St. Louis mayoral election

1981 St. Louis mayoral election
Turnout	24.36%
Mayor before election; James F. Conway; Democratic	Elected mayor ; Vincent C. Schoemehl; Democratic

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.

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

Democratic primary

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 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

^ ^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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