Kurt Bahr is an American businessman and Republican politician from the state of Missouri. He is currently the St. Charles County Director of Elections.

Kurt Bahr
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Saint Charles County Director of Elections
Assumed office
January 2019
Preceded byRich Chrismer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 102nd district
In office
January 2013 – January 2019
Succeeded byRon Hicks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 19th district
In office
January 2011 – January 2013
Succeeded byJohn Rizzo
Personal details
BornSt. Charles, Missouri
Political partyRepublican
Children6
ResidenceO'Fallon, Missouri
Alma materOklahoma Wesleyan University

Bahr was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives from Missouri's 19th District in November 2010, and re-elected after that to the state's 102nd District. He represented a portion of Saint Charles County in the Weldon Spring area, straddling U.S. Route 40/61 on both sides of the Weldon Spring Conservation Area. Bahr previously served in the United States Air Force from 2001 to 2006.[1][2] Term limited in 2018,[3] Bahr instead ran for and won the office of St. Charles County Director of Elections.[4][5] Republican Ron Hicks was elected to succeed him in 2019 as the representative from District 102.

Election results edit

St. Charles County Director of Elections (2018)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kurt Bahr 94,942 57.5%
Democratic John Callahan 70,144 42.5%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 102 — St. Charles County (2016)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kurt Bahr 16,978 +100.00% +30.19
Missouri House of Representatives — District 102 — St. Charles County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kurt Bahr 6,809 69.81% +7.08
Democratic John Callahan 2,944 30.19% -7.08
Missouri House of Representatives — District 102 — St. Charles County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kurt Bahr 11,713 62.73%
Democratic John Callahan 6,960 37.27%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 19 — St. Charles County (2010)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kurt Bahr 10,474
Democratic Matt Simmons 5,185

References edit

  1. ^ "Representative Kurt Bahr". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Kurt Bahr". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  3. ^ Suntrup, Jack (September 12, 2018). "After recount, no change in primary results for St. Charles County Missouri House district". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Rep. Kurt Bahr: Running for Director of Elections in District 102". 971talk.radio.com. Entercom St. Louis. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Election Results: St. Charles County Director of Elections". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.