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Bill Stephens (Missouri)
Bill Stephens was a member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen in Missouri, representing Ward 12. He assumed office on April 20, 2021. He left office on April 18, 2023.
Stephens (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 81. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Steve Butz defeated Jake Koehr in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 81 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Butz (D) | 78.1 | 10,407 | |
 | Jake Koehr (R) | 21.9 | 2,921 | |
| Total votes: 13,328 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Steve Butz defeated Bill Stephens and Cydney Johnson in the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 81 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Butz | 58.5 | 2,929 | |
| Bill Stephens | 31.9 | 1,595 | ||
 | Cydney Johnson | 9.6 | 480 | |
| Total votes: 5,004 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 81
Jake Koehr advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 81 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Koehr | 100.0 | 752 |
| Total votes: 752 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Stephens in this election.
2022
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Steve Butz defeated Jake Koehr in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 81 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Butz (D) | 77.7 | 7,592 | |
| Jake Koehr (R) | 22.3 | 2,183 | |
| Total votes: 9,775 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Steve Butz defeated Bill Stephens in the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 81 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Butz | 60.2 | 2,630 | |
| Bill Stephens | 39.8 | 1,739 | ||
| Total votes: 4,369 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 81
Jake Koehr advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 81 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Koehr | 100.0 | 783 |
| Total votes: 783 | |||
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2021
See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2021)
General election
Special general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 12
Bill Stephens defeated incumbent Vicky Grass in the special general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 12 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bill Stephens (Nonpartisan) | 51.5 | 1,421 | |
| Vicky Grass (Nonpartisan) | 48.2 | 1,331 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 2,760 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 12
Incumbent Vicky Grass and Bill Stephens defeated Joe Rusch in the special primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 12 on March 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vicky Grass (Nonpartisan) | 41.0 | 1,025 | |
| ✔ | Bill Stephens (Nonpartisan) | 30.5 | 761 | |
| Joe Rusch (Nonpartisan) | 28.5 | 711 | ||
| Total votes: 2,497 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Bill Stephens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Bill Stephens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Bill Stephens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Missouri House of Representatives District 81 |
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Vicky Grass |
St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 12 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Sharon Tyus |
