News : City elections: Maynard to challenge Mayor Watson; two contested council seats

The deadline for candidates to file for city elections has passed, and for the first time in several years, Vinton voters will have three contested elections to help determine the future of city government.

Former council member Bud Maynard will challenge John Watson in the mayoral election. Former VU director Nathan Hesson will run against District 4 incumbent Chris Bendull. And in the race for the at-large seat which Dave Vermedahl held by appointment for the last year, Ted Jessen and Brian Parr are the two candidates. Incumbent council members Tamara Stark, Ron Elwick and Zach Parmater will run unopposed.

Vinton voters will also be asked to approve a telecom utility.

The election takes place Tuesday, Nov. 3. All Vinton residents vote at the Skate Center on C Avenue.

Below is a list of candidates and ballot measures for all of the cities within Benton County.

Atkins:

Vote for 1 Mayor-

Vote for 2 Council-Rodney Haerther

Vote for 1 Council-Vacancy-*Nathan Shepard

Belle Plaine:

Vote for 1 Mayor-*David Fish

Vote for 1 District 2-

Vote for 1 At Large-*Mary T. Pech

Vote for 1 Park Board-

Blairstown:

Vote for 1 Mayor-*Rodney Kubichek

Vote for 2 Council-*Scott A. Metz, *Nick Mokas

Garrison:

Vote for 1 Mayor-*Allan Lindsey

Vote for 2 Council-*Doug Kearns, *Marvin Trimble Jr.

Keystone:

Vote for 1 Mayor-*Michael Seeck

Vote for 2 Council-*Michael L. Kaiser, *Richard Loy

Luzerne:

Vote for 1 Mayor-*John W. Brandt

Vote for 5 Council-*Kelly W. Kendall, *Lorin J. Potter, *Rick Rupp, *Ryan Rupp

Mt Auburn:

Vote for 1 Mayor-

Vote for 5 Council-*Justin Hendryx, *Marty Kramer, *Michelle Oldfather, *Dean Vrba

Newhall:

Vote for 1 Mayor-*Jan Mattson

Vote for 5 Council- Doug Boddicker, *Ruby Carolan, *Skyler Childers, *Gerald Gessner, Mark Lnenicka, *Bill Much, *Douglas Charles Rinderknecht

Norway:

Vote for 1 Mayor- *Martin Schulte, Bruce Volz

Vote for 2 Council-Jay S. Hahn, *Loras Schulte,

Shellsburg:

Vote for 1 Mayor-*Danny Roehr

Vote for 2 Council-*David A. Galli, *Tim Peters

Urbana:

Vote for 1 Mayor-*E. Duane Eldred, David Tuttle

Vote for 3 Council-*Jamie Duart, Chandra Lamphier, *Mike Smith, Richard Wendel

Van Horne:

Vote for 1 Mayor-*Martin J. Junge

Vote for 2 Council-Connie Donald, Henry R. Hoopes

Vinton:

Vote for 1 Mayor-Bud Maynard, *John R. Watson

Vote for 1 District 2-Council-*F. Ronald Elwick

Vote for 1 District 3-Vacancy-Zachary Ryan Parmater

Vote for 1 District 4-*Chris Bendull, Nathan Hesson

Vote for 1 Council-at large-*Tamara S. Stark

Voter for 1 Council-at large-Vacancy-Ted Jessen, Brian Parr

Public Measure A: Shall the City of Vinton, in the County of Benton, State of Iowa, be authorized to establish a Municipally-Owned cable communications or television system (including video, voice, telephone, data and all other forms of telecommunications and cable communications) Utility?

Public Measure B: Shall the management and control of the Municipally-Owned cable communications or television system, telephone or telecommunications system (including video, voice, telephone, data and all other forms of communications and cable communications) be placed in the Board of Trustees of the Vinton Municipal Utilities consisting of trustees who serve as the Board of Trustees for the municipal electric utility?

Walford:

Vote for 1 Mayor-*Randy Bauer

Vote for 3 Council- Jesse Bergmeier, Todd Gibbs, *Michael D. Huber, *Jeff Kane

*=incumbent