Kenneth Ortmann

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Kenneth Ortmann

Democratic Party

Prior offices

St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 9

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Last election

April 4, 2023

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Kenneth Ortmann (Democratic Party) was a member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen in Missouri, representing Ward 9. He assumed office in 1999. He left office in 2017.

Ortmann ran for election to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to represent Ward 8 in Missouri. He lost 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 8

Incumbent Cara Spencer defeated Kenneth Ortmann in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 8 on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cara Spencer (Nonpartisan)	77.1	1,799
		Kenneth Ortmann (Nonpartisan)	22.2	518
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	16

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,333
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 8

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
	Cara Spencer (Nonpartisan)	73.86%	1,469
	Kenneth Ortmann (Nonpartisan)	29.41%	585
	Shedrick Kelley (Nonpartisan)	25.44%	506
Incumbents are bolded and underlined.		Total votes:	2,560
Source: St. Louis certified primary results, 2023 The results have been certified.

2021

See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2021)

General election

General election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 9

Incumbent Daniel Guenther defeated Kenneth Ortmann in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 9 on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Guenther (Nonpartisan)	65.3	1,429
		Kenneth Ortmann (Nonpartisan)	34.5	756
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	4

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,189
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 9

Incumbent Daniel Guenther and Kenneth Ortmann advanced from the primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 9 on March 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Guenther (Nonpartisan)	66.9	1,227
✔		Kenneth Ortmann (Nonpartisan)	33.1	608

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,835
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2017)

The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held elections for mayor, comptroller, board of aldermen, and the St. Louis Community College in 2017. Fourteen of the 29 seats on the board were up for general election. Additionally, the Ward 16 seat held by Donna Baringer (D) was up for special election, following her successful election to the state house of representatives in 2016. Partisan primary elections took place on March 7, 2017. The general election between the primary winners took place on April 4, 2017. Daniel Guenther defeated incumbent Kenneth Ortmann in the Democratic primary election for Ward 9 of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 9 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Daniel Guenther	64.14%	1,320
Kenneth Ortmann Incumbent	35.86%	738
Total Votes		2,058
Source: St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "March 7, 2017 Primary Municipal Election -- March 7th, 2017 Final Official Results," March 13, 2017

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2023

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2021

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Political offices
Preceded by -	St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 9 1999-2017	Succeeded by Daniel Guenther (D)