News : Election information: City Elections Candidates & Public Measures

The candidates listed below will be on the ballot for the following cities in Benton County. Any public measures are also included.

Atkins

City Council Candidates

Vote for no more than two

Mike Palumbo

Trevor Dursky

David Fisher

Jeffrey Semelroth

Jeremy Chihak

Jade Nutt

Belle Plaine

Mayor

Vote for no more than one

Lyle Morrow

David Fish

City Council - At Large

Vote for no more than one

Mary T. Pech

Garrett Landuyt

District 2

Charmaine Wickwire

Park Commissioner

Lonny G. Weber

Blairstown

Mayor

Rodney C. Kubichek

City Council

Scott Metz

Nicholas T. Mokas

Garrison

Mayor

Garrett Flickinger

City Council

Marvin Trimble

Doug Kearns

Keystone

Mayor

Mark W. Andresen

City Council

Vote for no more than two

Rebecca Andresen

Mike L. Stoner

Michael A. Root

Luzerne

Mayor

John W. Brandt

City Council

Vote for no more than five

Barbara Shields

Joel D. Buttikofer

Kyla Buttikofer

Kelly W. Kendall

Jeani Brandt

Mt. Auburn

Mayor

Austin Brase

City Council

Vote for no more than five

Jared Helms

Cody Lundry

Shelby Williams

Mercedes Bickel

Newhall

Mayor

Vote for no more than one

Jan Mattson

Doug Boddicker

City Council

Vote for no more than five

Ben Seeck

Rachelle Messner

Schuyler M. Brinkley

Douglas Rinderknecht

Douglas Wendel

Bruce Cross

Norway

Mayor - No Candidate

City Council

Vote for no more than two

Christopher J. Van Horn

Darrell A. Schulte

Michael Schulte

City Council - To Fill a Vacancy

Terry L. Pickart

Shellsburg

Mayor

Vote for no more than one

Lonnie M. Speckner

Phillip Travis

City Council

Vote for no more than two

Paul Bristol

Brian Reeves

Scott Hepker

Urbana

Mayor

Vote for no more than one

Shane Williams

Gary Benson

City Council

Vote for no more than three

Nicholas McClain

Jeff Bendull

Amanda Vaske

Shelly Lala

Urbana Public Measure

Shall the City of Urbana, Iowa be authorized to levy, annually, a property tax of twenty-seven cents per $1,000 of taxable value for the purpose of increasing the annual operating budget of the Urbana Public Library, with collection of the levy commencing in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025?

Van Horne

Mayor

Pat Gorkow

City Council

Todd Donald

Vinton

Mayor

Bud Maynard

At-Large

Tami Stark

2nd Ward

Vote for no more than one

Andrew Elwick

Dakoda Sellers

3rd Ward - To Fill a Vacancy

Zach Parmater

4th Ward

Bethany Gates

Walford

Mayor - No Candidate

City Council

Randy Bauer

Matt Greiner

Pre-Registration deadline for voter registration closes at 5:00pm Monday, October 23. Persons wishing to participate in this election who register to vote after October 23 will be required to provide proof of identification (i.e. current and valid photo identification card with an expiration date), AND proof of residency in their voting precinct, when they go to the polls on election day, or when they request an absentee ballot in-person. Other provisions may also apply. Persons not registered to vote by October 23, should expect a longer processing time at the polls on election day.

The last day that Absentee ballots can be mailed out is on October 23. Absentee ballot request forms cannot be mailed out until October 18. Early voting can also be done in the Auditor's office from October 18-November 6.