2002 St. Louis County Executive election

2002 St. Louis County Executive election
November 5, 2002
 
Nominee Buzz Westfall Craig Borchelt
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 223,355 151,893
Percentage 57.88% 39.36%
County Executive before election

Buzz Westfall
Democratic

 Elected County Executive

Buzz Westfall
Democratic

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

Results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Buzz Westfall (inc.) 47,844 69.35%
Democratic David J. Lee 21,143 30.65%
Total votes 68,987 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Craig Borchelt, lawyer, Monsanto program manager[4]
  • Gregory B. Powers, insurance broker[4]
  • Robert J. Crump, restaurant manager, 1998 Republican candidate for County Executive[4]

Results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Borchelt 22,814 43.05%
Republican Gregory B. Powers 15,757 29.73%
Republican Robert J. Crump 14,425 27.22%
Total votes 52,996 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • Thomas Boehm, graduate student, former minister[5]

Results

Libertarian primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Thomas Boehm 535 100.00%
Total votes 535 100.00%

General election

Results

2002 St. Louis County Executive election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Buzz Westfall (inc.) 223,355 57.88%
Republican Craig Borchelt 151,893 39.36%
Green Terri Zeman 5,764 1.49%
Libertarian Thomas Boehm 4,875 1.26%
Write-in 1 0.00%
Total votes 385,888 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Westfall officially files for re-election". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. March 13, 2002. p. B2. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Electrician from Affton will run for county executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. March 23, 2002. p. 14. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "PRIMARY ELECTION - ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. August 21, 2002. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Sutin, Phil (April 18, 2002). "Westfall's campaign chest tops $1 million". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. N4. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Libertarian files for county executive office". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. March 26, 2002. p. B4. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION - ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI" (PDF). St. Louis County Board of Elections. November 19, 2002. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
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