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2014 Jefferson County, Missouri Executive election
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November 4, 2014
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Nominee Ken Waller Sam Rauls
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 30,271 20,236
Percentage 57.06% 38.14%
County Executive before election

Ken Waller
Republican

 Elected County Executive

Ken Waller
Republican

The 2014 Jefferson County, Missouri Executive election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent County Executive Ken Waller ran for re-election to a second term. He won a contested Republican primary and faced former County Commissioner Sam Rauls, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Though Waller only narrowly won his first term in 2010, he won re-election by a wide margin, receiving 57 percent of the vote to Rauls's 38 percent.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • Sam Rauls, former County Commissioner[2]
  • Gary Stout, county sheriff's deputy[3]
  • Bob Schott[2]

Results

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Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Rauls 7,870 60.28%
Democratic Gary Stout 2,756 21.11%
Democratic Bob Schott 2,429 18.61%
Total votes 13,055 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Ken Waller, incumbent County Executive[2]
  • Mark Paul, businessman, Republican committeeman[5]
  • Chris "Borgy" Borgerson, businessman[3]

Results

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Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Waller (inc.) 8,252 57.97%
Republican Mark Paul 4,714 33.12%
Republican Chris "Borgy" Borgerson 1,268 8.91%
Total votes 14,234 100.00%

Constitution primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Constitution primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Constitution J. Bennett 150 100.00%
Total votes 150 100.00%

General election

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Results

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2014 Jefferson County Executive election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Waller (inc.) 30,271 57.06%
Democratic Sam Rauls 20,236 38.14%
Constitution J. Bennett 2,545 4.80%
Total votes 53,052 100.00%
Republican hold

References

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  1. ↑ Thorsen, Leah (November 5, 2014). "Waller wins another term as executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. A10. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Thorsen, Leah (March 26, 2014). "Seven seek office of Jefferson County Executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. A5. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Jefferson County Executive: County's top post draws three in both parties". Leader Publications. Festus, Missouri. July 24, 2014. p. A7. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "AUGUST 5, 2014 PRIMARY ELECTION FINAL RESULTS". Jefferson County Clerk. 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ Robertson, Kim; Taylor, Steve (February 27, 2014). "County executive job draws four first-day candidates". Leader Publications. Festus, Missouri. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  6. ↑ Bess, Peggy (February 4, 2015). "Some of the horses from 2014 election smell a little fishy". Leader Publications. Festus, Missouri. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  7. ↑ "NOVEMBER 4, 2014 GENERAL ELECTION OFFICIAL RESULTS". Jefferson County Clerk. 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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