1981 St. Louis mayoral election

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.

1981 St. Louis mayoral election

← 1977 April 7, 1981 1985 →
Turnout	24.36%
Candidate Vincent C. Schoemehl Jerry Wamser Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 73,219 37,078 Percentage 66.38% 33.62%
Mayor before election James F. Conway Democratic Elected mayor Vincent C. Schoemehl Democratic

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

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