Results: Equal Opportunity Jefferson County Voters Give Nod to Democrats, Republicans
Voters support both parties in federal, state and county elections.
With Jefferson County election returns not coming in until after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Second District Councilwoman Renee Reuter, a Republican, had to wait until late in the evening to find out she had successfully fought back a challenge from Democrat Cheryl Hermann, a member of the Fox C-6 Board of Education. The Second District encompasses parts of Arnold, High Ridge and Fenton. The final tally was Reuter's 6,581 votes to Hermann's 5,640. Jefferson County residents picked and chose between the two major political parties as they cast their ballots Tuesday for a variety of national, state and county races. Voters gave Mitt Romney the nod with 53,973 to 41,570 for President Obama. Romney's total eclipsed the numbers achieved by both 2008 …
Doris Borgelt
6:47 am on Thursday, November 8, 2012
Congratulations Mr. Farmer! Bill, you can't even congratulate a man without deriding him, real classy! The only thing red light cameras have reduced is some people's bank accounts. T-Bone accidents would not be prevented by a mere camera or the threat of a ticket, if that were the case they would have stopped years ago under the threat of a ticket from a patrolman . As it is right now, the only … more ›