Politics & Government
Affton Election Results Roundup; Wiecher Wins in Shrewsbury
A quiet election day comes to a close as unofficial final tallies are released.
With election day finally over, the unofficial final results are in from the county elections office.
The Affton School District reelected Tom Bellavia and Mike Alexander to three-year terms. Susan Casaleggi was also voted in, taking the spot being vacated by current board president Ron Becher.
In the Lindbergh School District, Kathleen Kienstra and Donald Bee were returned to the board for another three years. They will be joined by Vicki Lorenz Englund.
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Dee Wiecher beat incumbent Greg Lauter and challenger John Odenwald in Shrewsbury's Ward 2 for a two-year term on the board of aldermen—a hot three-way race fueled by debate over a controversial redevelopment project at Kenrick Plaza.
Tony Konopta was reelected Mayor in Green Park for two more years, beating Mark Friederich. The city's Ward 2 incumbent Tim Thuston held off a challenge from Vicki Gamache by 10 votes. His term is also two years long.
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Aaron Hilmer barely held onto his seat heading the Mehlville Fire Board, winning a second six-year term. He was challenged in this fierce race by Mike Klund.
And in St. George write-in candidates may have unseated a slew of incumbents.
For more info on the candidates, .
Winners are indicated in bold.
SCHOOLS
Affton Board of Education
Lindbergh Board of Education
KATHLEEN KIENSTRA 4,346 21.03% DONALD BEE 3,784 18.31% VICKI LORENZ ENGLUND 3,711 17.95% JOSEPH SARTORIUS 3,392 16.41% LESLIE J. WEISS 3,086 14.93% GEORGE REZABEK 2,326 11.25%MUNICIPALITIES
Shrewsbury Ward 2 Alderman
Green Park Mayor
TONY KONOPKA 307 67.77% MARK FRIEDERICH 145 32.01%Green Park Ward 2 Alderman
VICKI GAMACHE 88 47.31% TIM THUSTON 98 52.69%In the tiny city of St. George, which has seen turmoil in its leadership over the past several years, a campaign by a crew of write-in candidates may have dramatically swept the elections. Write-in ballots outnumbered votes for incumbents in the races for mayor, Ward 2 alderman and Ward 3 alderman. In Ward 2, a second board of aldermen spot was up for grabs to write-in candidates without any candidates on the ballot. On Sunday the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that current alderman and write-in mayoral candidate Carmen Wilkerson had organizd the campaign, possibly with the intent of disincorporating the municipality.
St. George Mayor
MARY E. KAUFMANN 137 46.76% WRITE-IN 156 53.24%St. George Ward 2 Alderman
St. George Ward 3 Alderman
THOMAS A. TRUE 19 20.65% HERBERT S. PYNE 36 39.13% WRITE-IN 37 40.22%FIRE - Mehlville Fire Protection District
AARON HILMER 7,418 48.92% MIKAEL KLUND 7,205 47.52%COUNTY - Assessor
JAKE ZIMMERMAN (D) 73,356 63.67% L.K. (CHIP) WOOD (R)41,645 36.15%
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