ST. LOUIS COUNTY — One incumbent won and one lost in St. ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë County Council primary races on Tuesday.
In North County, incumbent Councilwoman Shalonda Webb, a Democrat from the Old Jamestown area, won with nearly 67% of the vote against 33% for Rochelle Walton Gray, of Black Jack, with all precincts reporting, according to unofficial county election results.
But in South County, incumbent Republican Ernie Trakas lost with 48% compared to challenger G. Michael Archer's 52%.
And the race was close in northwest St. ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë County, where three candidates were vying for an open seat. Gretchen Bangert won with 43.1% compared to Nicole Greer's 42.4% and Lequeshiah Young's 14%.
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District 4
The Democratic primary in North County was a rematch between Webb and Gray, a former state legislator who served a single term on the council.
Gray, 59, lost decisively to Webb, 48, in the 2020 primary.
Webb won by nearly 5,000 votes in this round.
The district includes parts of Florissant, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Riverview and unincorporated areas north to the Missouri River.
The winner will face Republican Rhonda Linders and Libertarian Theo Brown Sr. in the Nov. 6 General Election.
District 6
Trakas, 73, of the Mehlville area of unincorporated South County, was seeking his third term. Archer, 68, is a private-practice attorney from Oakville in unincorporated South County. He previously served as the county's assistant prosecuting attorney.
Archer won by nearly 500 votes.
The district stretches along the Mississippi River from the River Des Peres in the north to the Jefferson County border in the south. It includes the unincorporated communities Oakville, Mehlville and Lemay, plus parts of Affton.
Archer will face Democrat Kevin Schartner in the Nov. 6 election.
District 2
Councilwoman Kelli Dunaway said in January she wouldn't seek reelection, clearing the path for Greer, 51, a former Creve Coeur city councilwoman, and Bangert, 57, a state representative from Florissant whose term ends this year.
Bangert won by just 110 votes.
The district includes Bridgeton, Maryland Heights, Hazelwood, St. Ann, Woodson Terrace, Breckenridge Hills, as well as parts of Overland, Florissant, Olivette, Creve Coeur and Chesterfield.
The winner will face Republican Sudhir Rathod in November's election.
Voter turnout in St. ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë County came in at about 30%.