2002 St. Louis County Executive election

none January 2025 May 2024 2002 St. Louis County Executive election presidential no November 5, 2002 1998 St. Louis County Executive election 1998 2004 St. Louis County Executive special election 2004 (special) 3x4.svg Buzz Westfall Democratic Party (United States) 223,355 57.88% 3x4.svg Craig Borchelt Republican Party (United States) 151,893 39.36% County Executive Buzz Westfall Democratic Party (United States) Buzz Westfall Democratic Party (United States) The 2002 St. Louis County Executive election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Buzz Westfall ran for re-election to a fourth term. He won the Democratic primary by a wide margin and then faced attorney and Monsanto consultant Craig Borchelt in the general election. Westfall defeated Borchelt in a landslide, winning his fourth term with 58 percent of the vote. However, less than a year later, Westfall died, triggering a 2004 special election. Democratic primary Candidates Buzz Westfall, incumbent County ExecutiveWestfall officially files for re-election St. Louis Post-Dispatch March 13, 2002 St. Louis, Missouri B2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/176280364/ July 9, 2025 David J. Lee, electrician, U.S. Army veteranElectrician from Affton will run for county executive St. Louis Post-Dispatch March 23, 2002 St. Louis, Missouri 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/176280485/ July 9, 2025 Results Democratic primary resultsPRIMARY ELECTION - ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI August 21, 2002 St. Louis County Board of Elections https://extcontent.stlouisco.com/BOE/eResults/el020806/Results.pdf July 9, 2025 Buzz Westfall (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 47,844 69.35% David J. Lee Democratic Party (United States) 21,143 30.65% 68,987 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Craig Borchelt, lawyer, Monsanto program managerSutin Phil Westfall's campaign chest tops $1 million St. Louis Post-Dispatch April 18, 2002 St. Louis, Missouri N4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/176280649/ July 9, 2025 Gregory B. Powers, insurance broker Robert J. Crump, restaurant manager, 1998 Republican candidate for County Executive Results Republican primary results Craig Borchelt Republican Party (United States) 22,814 43.05% Gregory B. Powers Republican Party (United States) 15,757 29.73% Robert J. Crump Republican Party (United States) 14,425 27.22% 52,996 100.00% Libertarian primary Candidates Thomas Boehm, graduate student, former ministerLibertarian files for county executive office St. Louis Post-Dispatch March 26, 2002 St. Louis, Missouri B4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/176280420/ July 9, 2025 Results Libertarian primary results Thomas Boehm Libertarian Party (United States) 535 100.00% 535 100.00% General election Results 2002 St. Louis County Executive electionGENERAL ELECTION - ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI November 19, 2002 St. Louis County Board of Elections https://extcontent.stlouisco.com/BOE/eResults/el021105/results.pdf July 8, 2025 Buzz Westfall (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 223,355 57.88% Craig Borchelt Republican Party (United States) 151,893 39.36% Terri Zeman Green Party (United States) 5,764 1.49% Thomas Boehm Libertarian Party (United States) 4,875 1.26% write-ins 1 0.00% 385,888 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Category:2002 United States county executive elections Category:2002 Missouri elections St. Louis County Executive Category:St. Louis County Executive election