1998 St. Charles County Executive election

none January 2025 May 2024 1998 St. Charles County Executive election presidential no November 3, 1998 1994 St. Charles County Executive election 1994 2002 St. Charles County Executive election 2002 150x150px Joe Ortwerth Republican Party (United States) 45,703 60.41% 150x150px Robert Moeller Democratic Party (United States) 29,951 39.59% County Executive Joe Ortwerth Republican Party (United States) Joe Ortwerth Republican Party (United States) The 1998 St. Charles County Executive election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican County Executive Joe Ortwerth ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged in the Republican primary by former State Representative Ron Stivison, and he won renomination with 78 percent of the vote. In the Democratic primary, St. Charles Mayor Robert Moeller defeated former County Presiding Judge Lee Schwendemann with 60 percent of the vote, and advanced to the general election against Ortwerth. Moeller outspent Ortwerth and attracted local union endorsements, but Ortwerth won re-election in a landslide, receiving 60 percent of the vote to Moeller's 40 percent.Dummit Ralph Ortwerth is re-elected by defeating Moeller for county executive St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 4, 1998 St. Louis, Missouri https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/176891220/ July 17, 2025 Democratic primary Candidates Robert Moeller, Mayor of St. CharlesSt. Charles mayor files to oppose Ortwerth St. Louis Post-Dispatch March 19, 1998 St. Louis, Missouri C2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/176890577/ July 17, 2025 Charles L. "Lee" Schwendemann, former County Presiding JudgeDummit Ralph Two seek Democratic nomination to challenge for county executive St. Louis Post-Dispatch March 6, 1998 St. Louis, Missouri https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/176890651/ July 17, 2025 Chuck Rabenau, Vietnam War veteran Results Democratic primary resultsAUGUST 4TH, 1998 PRIMARY ELECTION St. Charles County Clerk/Election Authority http://www.win.org/county/depts/clerk/804rslts.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020809084717/http://www.win.org/county/depts/clerk/804rslts.htm August 9, 2002 July 17, 2025 Robert Moeller Democratic Party (United States) 3,954 59.78% Charles L. "Lee" Schwendemann Democratic Party (United States) 2,090 31.60% Chuck Rabenau Democratic Party (United States) 570 8.62% 6,614 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Joe Ortwerth, incumbent County ExecutiveDummit Ralph Three incumbents face no challenge in August primary St. Charles Post April 7, 1998 St. Charles, Missouri https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/176891067/ July 17, 2025 Ron Stivison, former State Representative Results Republican primary results Joe Ortwerth (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 9,999 78.21% Ron Stivison Republican Party (United States) 2,786 21.79% 12,785 100.00% General election Results 1998 St. Charles County Executive electionNOVEMBER 3, 1998 GENERAL ELECTION St. Charles County Clerk/Election Authority http://www.win.org/county/depts/clerk/113rslts.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020809080849/http://www.win.org/county/depts/clerk/113rslts.htm August 9, 2002 July 17, 2025 Joe Ortwerth (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 45,703 60.41% Robert Moeller Democratic Party (United States) 29,951 39.59% 75,654 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1998 United States county executive elections Category:1998 Missouri elections St. Charles County Executive Category:St. Charles County Executive elections