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Thomas Oldenburg
2023 - Present
2027
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Thomas Robert Oldenburg is a member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen in Missouri, representing Ward 2. He assumed office on April 18, 2023. His current term ends on April 20, 2027.
Oldenburg ran for re-election to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to represent Ward 2 in Missouri. He won in the general election on April 4, 2023.
Oldenburg was elected to his first term in the general election on April 4, 2017.
In 2015, Oldenburg ran unsuccessfully for the nonpartisan St. Louis Elected Board of Education.
Elections
2023
General election
General election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 2
Incumbent Thomas Robert Oldenburg defeated Phill Menendez in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 2 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thomas Robert Oldenburg (Nonpartisan) | 59.8 | 2,205 |
| Phill Menendez (Nonpartisan) | 39.0 | 1,439 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 3,690 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Thomas Robert Oldenburg (Nonpartisan) | 59.26% | 1,597 |
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Phill Menendez (Nonpartisan) | 36.03% | 971 |
| Katie Bellis (Nonpartisan) | 28.01% | 755 | |
| Incumbents are bolded and underlined. | Total votes: | 3,323 | |
| 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 16
Incumbent Thomas Robert Oldenburg won election in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 16 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas Robert Oldenburg (D) | 95.9 | 1,035 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.1 | 44 | ||
| Total votes: 1,079 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 16
Incumbent Thomas Robert Oldenburg advanced from the Democratic primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 16 on March 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas Robert Oldenburg | 100.0 | 1,600 |
| Total votes: 1,600 | |||
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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.[1] Thomas Oldenburg (D) defeated Abigail Niebling (R) in the general election for Ward 16 of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.[2]
| St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 16 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Thomas Oldenburg |
67.13% | 2,869 | |
| Republican | Abigail Niebling | 32.50% | 1,389 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.37% | 16 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,274 | |||
| Source: St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "April 4, 2017 General Municipal Election -- April 4th, 2017 General Municipal Election Final Official Results Summary," April 12, 2017 | ||||
| St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 16 Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Thomas Oldenburg |
55.78% | 1,820 |
| Michele Kratky | 44.22% | 1,443 |
| Total Votes | 3,263 | |
| Source: St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "March 7, 2017 Primary Municipal Election -- March 7th, 2017 Final Official Results," March 13, 2017 | ||
2015
Two of the seven seats on the St. Louis Board of Education were up for at-large general election on April 7, 2015. The seats of incumbents David L. Jackson and Katie Wessling were up for election. They ran against four challengers: Charli Cooksey, Joey Hollins, Thomas Oldenburg, and Natalie Vowell. Wessling was re-elected to another four-year term, while Cooksey replaced Jackson.
| St. Louis Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Charli Cooksey |
23.2% | 6,431 | |
| Nonpartisan | Katie Wessling Incumbent |
20.9% | 5,789 | |
| Nonpartisan | David L. Jackson Incumbent | 18.8% | 5,224 | |
| Nonpartisan | Natalie Vowell | 18.2% | 5,039 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Oldenburg | 9.7% | 2,680 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joey Hollins | 7.9% | 2,190 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.4% | 387 | |
| Total Votes | 27,740 | |||
| Source: St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "April 7th, 2015–General Municipal Election–Summary - Official Results," accessed July 15, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2023
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See also
2023 Elections
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| Preceded by Lisa Middlebrook |
St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 2 2023-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 16 2017-2023 |
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