Zimmerman Claims Assessor's Office

Democrat Jake Zimmerman claimed victory in the St. Louis County assessor race at about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Zimmerman had a commanding lead, 62.67 percent of the vote to Republican L.K. Wood's 37.16 percent, with 87 percent of the precincts reporting. The Olivette state representative had 58,544 votes to 34,715 for Wood.

In a speech, Zimmerman said, "I've been in enough parties like this on the losing side to know when it's impossible to come back."

Zimmerman thanked all his supporters for their work during the campaign. He also extended an olive branch to Wood.

"We have run a great campaign, but from here on out, it's not about politics," he said. "It's about treating people the same and getting it done right."

"He's committed, like every person in this room, to making the St. Louis County assessor's office the best it can be," Zimmerman said. "I look forward to sitting down with him and talking about his ideas, because he had some pretty good ones."