These are the final, official election results for South County from the April 4 election as of April 13, with 100 percent of precincts reporting.
There are 650,198 registered voters in the county; 117,864 ballots were counted for an 18.1% voter turnout rate.
The Mehlville School District’s Proposition E, a 31-cent tax rate increase, won with over 60 percent of the vote. A simple majority was needed to pass. The additional revenue will be used to fund competitive salaries for teachers and support staff in the district.
St. Louis County, as well as several municipalities including Crestwood and Sunset Hills, saw victory with their respective “Proposition M” — a 3% local sales tax on adult recreational marijuana sales in those municipalities and unincorporated St. Louis County. The tax is in addition to an existing 6% statewide tax on adult sales.
In the Lindbergh school district the two incumbents running for the board, Matt Alonzo and Christy Watz, earned another three-year term, along with newcomer Andrew Lawson. There were three open seats with five candidates running.
And in the Mehlville Fire Protection District Aaron Hilmer will serve another six-year term on the board after defeating Fred Baumgarth. Hilmer was first elected in 2005.
City, school board and fire board races
Crestwood Mayor
(Uncontested)
Scott Shipley – 100%
Total votes: 1,841
Grantwood Village Board of Trustees
(Three candidates for three open seats)
Kevin Kelso – 32.28% or 123 votes
Mark Kienstra – 29.92% or 114 votes
Kurt Voss – 37.80% or 144 votes
Total votes: 381
Green Park Mayor
Michael Broughton – 35.79% or 131 votes
Tim Thuston – 64.21% or 235 votes
Total votes: 366
Green Park Ward 1 Alderman
(uncontested)
Carol Hamilton – 100%
Total votes: 121
Green Park Ward 2 Alderman
(no official candidate — write-in candidates only)
Cody Bippen – 1.3% or one vote
Andrew Davis – 1.3% or one vote
Donald Lattray – 3.9% or three votes
Tim Lattray – 1.3% or one vote
Kate McKay – 9.09% or seven votes
Kevin E. Moore – 1.3% or one vote
Rosina Palmer – 1.3% or one vote
Kate Stanfilippo – 1.3% or one vote
Albert Stanger – 1.3% or one vote
Duffy Summers – 3.95% or three votes
James Tuberty – 1.3% or one vote
Robert Watson – 2.60% or two votes
Tammy Witzig – 73.73 percent or 56 votes
Total votes: 77
Green Park Ward 3 Alderman
(uncontested)
Joe Monteleone – 100%
Total votes: 79
Sunset Hills Ward 1 Alderman
(uncontested)
Brian Fernandez – 100%
Total votes: 208
Sunset Hills Ward 2 Alderman
Marie Davis – 51.26% or 245 votes
Christine Lieber – 48.74% or 233 votes
Total votes: 478
Sunset Hills Ward 3 Alderman
(uncontested)
Randy Epperson – 100%
Total votes: 306
Sunset Hills Ward 4 Alderman
(uncontested)
Fred Daues – 100%
Total votes: 296
Lindbergh Schools Board of Education
(Five candidates for three open seats)
Matt Alonzo – 23.89% or 4,475 votes
Andrew Lawson – 22.08% or 4,137 votes
Paul Leinweber – 10.49% or 1,965 votes
David Randelman – 18.56% or 3,478 votes
Christy Watz – 24.98% or 4,680 votes
Total votes: 18,735
Mehlville School District Board of Education
(One candidate for three open seats)
Jeff Wolman – 100%
Total votes: 8,906
Two other candidates for the Mehlville school board were disqualified. Read more at callnewspapers.com.
Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors
Fred Baumgarth – 32.87% or 4,898 votes
Aaron Hilmer – 67.13% or 10,003 votes
Total votes: 14,901
Ballot measures
Mehlville School District Proposition E — a 31-cent tax-rate increase
Yes – 63.63% or 8,852 votes
No – 36.37% or 5,060
Total votes: 13,912
Crestwood Proposition M — a 3% local sales tax on recreational marijuana
Yes – 76.31% or 1,694 votes
No – 23.69% or 526 votes
Total votes – 2,220
Grantwood Village Proposition A
Yes – 51.05% or 97 votes
No – 48.95% or 93 votes
Total votes: 190
St. Louis County Proposition M — a 3% local sales tax on recreational marijuana
Yes – 65.04% or 76,049 votes
No – 34.96% or 40,873 votes
Total votes: 116,922
Sunset Hills Proposition M — a 3% local sales tax on recreational marijuana
Yes – 71.96% or 1,129 votes
No – 28.04% or 440 votes
Total votes: 1,569
Other races of note:
Lemay Fire Protection District Board of Directors
David Meyer – 49.53% or 575 votes
Samuel Ribaudo – 50.47% or 586 votes
Total votes: 1,161
Affton Board of Education
(Four candidates for three open seats)
Justin Carney – 24.06% or 1,272 votes
Jeffrey T. Franta – 21.85% or 1,155 votes
Jeanette H. Schoenberg – 25.84% or 1,366 votes
Bridget Sinamon – 28.26% or 1,494 votes
Total votes: 5,287
Fenton Proposition – a use tax
Yes – 53.15% or 422 votes
No – 46.85% or 372 votes
Total votes: 794
