Joseph Vollmer

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Joseph Vollmer

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Prior offices

St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 10

Successor: Shameem Clark Hubbard

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St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 5

Successor: Matthew Devoti

Predecessor: James Page

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Joseph Vollmer was a member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen in Missouri, representing Ward 5. He assumed office on April 18, 2023. He left office on April 15, 2025.

Vollmer ran for re-election to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to represent Ward 5 in Missouri. He won in the general election on April 4, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2023)

General election

General election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 5

Incumbent Joseph Vollmer defeated Helen Petty in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 5 on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Vollmer (Nonpartisan)	57.8	2,177
		Helen Petty (Nonpartisan)	42.0	1,580
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,765
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 5

St. Louis uses approval voting, where voters may cast ballots for any number of candidates. A candidate's Approval Percentage is the number of votes cast for the candidate as a percentage of all votes cast. Under this system, the two candidates who receive the most votes advance to the general election.
	Candidate	%	Votes
	Joseph Vollmer (Nonpartisan)	64.22%	1,533
	Helen Petty (Nonpartisan)	41.47%	990
Incumbents are bolded and underlined.		Total votes:	2,523
Source: St. Louis certified primary results, 2023 The results have been certified.

2019

See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2019)

General election

General election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 10

Incumbent Joseph Vollmer won election in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 10 on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Vollmer (D)	94.1	700
		Other/Write-in votes	5.9	44

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 744
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 10

Incumbent Joseph Vollmer defeated Patrick J. Hickey V in the Democratic primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 10 on March 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Vollmer	60.8	968
	Submit photo	Patrick J. Hickey V	39.2	623

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,591
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2015

See also: St. Louis, Missouri municipal elections, 2015

The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held elections for Board of Aldermen on April 7, 2015. A primary election took place on March 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 2, 2015.

In the Democratic primary election for Ward 10, incumbent Joseph Vollmer ran unopposed, while Daniel Kalaf ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Vollmer defeated Kalaf in the general election on April 7.

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 10, General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joseph Vollmer	89.6%	592
	Republican	Daniel Kalaf	10.4%	69
Total Votes				661
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

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2023

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Political offices
Preceded by James Page	St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 5 2023-2025	Succeeded by Matthew Devoti
Preceded by -	St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 10 -2023	Succeeded by Shameem Clark Hubbard