Recount Says Koenen to Face Wagner in November

A recount didn't change the outcome of Missouri's 2nd congressional district democratic primary vote.

Recount Says Koenen to Face Wagner in November

A recount didn't change the outcome of Missouri's 2nd congressional district democratic primary vote.

Democrat Glenn Koenen, of Oakville, will face republican Ann Wagner for Missouri's second congressional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democratic challenger Harold Whitfield, of Kirkwood, requested a recount of the  Aug. 7 primary results after original returns showed a 48-vote difference between Whitfield and Koenen. The recount completed Wednesday shows Koenen winning the nomination with 7,894 votes to Whitfield's 7,848. Totals changed slightly with the recount but not enough for Whitfield to capture the majority of the votes, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday. Learn more at stltoday.com.

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Congressional Hopeful From Kirkwood Officially Requests Recount

Harold Whitfield, former Kirkwood city councilor and municipal judge, has asked for a recount in the race for the Democratic nomination for the 2nd Congressional District. Unofficial results show Whitfield losing the race by 49 votes.

The Missouri Secretary of State's office has 20 days to certify a recount for the Democratic nomination for the 2nd Congressional District in which unofficial election results show Harold Whitfield, of Kirkwood, losing to Glenn Koenen, of Oakville, by 49 votes.  The Secretary of State's office received an official request for a recount from Whitfield Tuesday, according to Sarah Jorgenson of the office's communications and publications division.  Going into the election, Whitfield said he thought his chances at victory were good and that residents in Glendale, Kirkwood and Des Peres were very supportive of his campaign that focused on putting boots on the ground, as previously reported by Patch. Koenen previously told Patch that he knew the…

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Whitfield to Ask for Recount in Tight Battle for Democratic Nomination

Glenn Koenen, of Oakville, won the Democratic nomination for the 2nd Congressional District by 49 votes, according to unofficial election results.

Former Kirkwood municipal judge and city councilor Harold Whitfield said he will ask for a recount in the race for the Democratic nomination for Missouri's 2nd Congressional District. With 470 out of 470 precincts reporting by Wednesday, Glenn Koenen, of Oakville, won the nomination with 7893 votes, according to the Secretary of State election results website. Whitfield had 7,844 votes, George (Boots) Weber, of Eureka, came in third place with 7,545 votes, and Marshall Works, of Ballwin, had 4,531 votes. Koenen said he knew the race would be close, and expected the recount, but does not think the results will change.  "With the technology of these ballots in St. Louis County, I have confidence the votes won't move far enough to change the …

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Gerry Mandel

8:36 am on Sunday, August 12, 2012

I was surprised Whitfield didn't win I'm glad he's asked for a recount; he is too good a candidate to be out of the race.   more ›