News : Election Day Unofficial Results

In what was a low response for candidates in this year's elections, there will be few surprises in the election results. Voter turnout was also low this year as is usual for local elections.

Listed below are the unofficial results as follows:

City

Position to fill

Candidates, number of votes received

Write in total number of votes

*If it does not say (Vote for #) this indicates that there are just enough candidates on the ballot to fill the open seats. If a number is indicated, there were more candidates than open seats, and you will be able to deduct the winners in the race.

The write-in candidates will be determined when the votes are certified..

Atkins

Mayor

Brian Cruise, 313

Write-in votes, 26

City Council

Jeremy M. Rolando, 253

Kevin DeMeulenaere, 236

Bob Stolen, 279

Write-in votes, 67

Belle Plaine

Belle Plaine Mayor to fill a vacancy

 Garrett Landuyt, 

Belle Plaine Council at Large

Mitch Malcolm, 428

Write-in votes, 14

Belle Plaine Council District 1

(No candidates on the ballot)

Write in votes, 18

Belle Plaine Council District 3

Judy Schlesselman, 129

Write-in votes, 5

Belle Plaine Park Commissioner

Michael Stull, 426

Write-in votes, 7

Belle Plaine School Director at Large

Valerie Coffman, 379

Scott E. Frank, 500

Write-in votes, 15

Belle Plaine School Director at Large-Vacancy

Andrew Neuhaus, 541

Write-in votes, 8

Belle Plaine Public Measure BE

Shall the total number of Belle Plaine Community Library Board members be seven (7) members, with no more than three (3) being non-residents.

Yes 376

No 63

Belle Plaine Public Measure BJ

Shall the Board of Directors of the Belle Plaine Community School District in the Counties of Iowa, Benton, Tama, and Poweshiek, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $7,950,000 to construct, furnish, and equip additions to the elementary building, including a cafeteria, entrance, and storage areas, and to the secondary building, including a gymnasium with a walking track, weightroom, concession area, and related spaces, and parking and site improvements?

Yes 430

No  169

Benton Community School District

Benton Community School Director District 4

Scott W. Shaw, 172

Write-in votes, 2

Benton Community School Director District 5

Aric Becker, 76 

Write-in votes, 5

Benton Community School Director District 6

Nate Klein, 60

Write-in votes, 7

Blairstown

Mayor

(No candidate on the ballot)

Write-in votes, 35

Blairstown City Council

(Vote for 3)

Brian Hagen, 58

Write-in votes, 71

Blairstown Council to fill a vacancy

(No candidate on the ballot)

Write-in votes, 24

Center Point-Urbana School Director At-Large

(Vote for 1)

Molly Stuelke, 293

Kimberly Simon , 227

Center Point-Urbana School Director District 1

(Vote for 1)

Kristeen Opfer, 191

Mark Tjaden, 340

Write-in votes, 1

Garrison

Mayor

Garrett D. Flickinger, 37

Write-in votes, 8

Garrison City Council

Allan Lindsey, 40

Tina Rommann, 43

Robert Decker, 38

Write-in votes, 4

Keystone

Mayor

Kevin Rohrer, 71

Write-in votes,1

Keystone City Council

(Vote for 3)

Kathy Janss, 56

Dave Monson, 56

Jeffrey Bruns, 66

Mary K. Hennings, 43

Keystone Public Measure BF

Five (5) members of the Schroeder Public Library board shall be bona fide citizens and residents of the city. Two (2) of the members may be residents of unicorporated Benton County. All board members shall be over the age of eighteen (18) years.

Yes 75

No 4

Kirkwood Community College Director District 6

Joel G. Thys, 1,913

Write-in votes, 40

Kirkwood Community College Director District 9

Leslie Wright, 396

Write-in votes, 4

Luzerne

Mayor

Joel Buttikofer, 25

Luzerne City Council

(Vote for 5)

Barbara Shields, 23

Hannah Daniels, 22

Shane Daniels, 18

Kelly W. Kendall, 24

Kyla Buttikofer, 20

Mt Auburn

Mayor

Austin Brase, 39

Write-in votes, 5

Mt Auburn City Council

(Vote for 5)

 Tiffanie Butler, 43

Cody Lundry, 41

David McGarvey, 41 

Write-in votes, 47

Newhall

Mayor

(Vote for 1)

Doug Boddicker, 174

Mark Lnenicka, 46

Newhall City Council

(Vote for 5)

Douglas Rinderknecht, 130

Kurt Slouha, 125

Ben Seeck, 156

Bruce Cross, 124

Rachelle Messner, 143 

Deborah Vaughan, 90

Mart Campbell, 123

Write-in votes, 7

Norway

Mayor

(No candidate)

Write-in votes, 61

Norway City Council

(Vote for 3)

(No candidates)

Write-in votes, 138

Shellsburg

Mayor

Shadoe Vogt, 159

Phillip Travis, 107

Shellsburg City Council

(Vote for 3)

Sharon Harvey,  120

Nicole Crawford, 86

Cody Risdal, 155

Rockford Lee Lubbock, 178

Jamie Howard, 141

Write-in votes,  2

Union School Director At-Large

Lindsay B. Pipho, 207

Write-in votes, 14

Union School Director District 1

Write-in votes, 59

Union School Director District  2

Write-in votes, 58

Union School Director At-Large To Fill a Vacancy

Cady Schmidt, 195

Write-in votes,

Urbana

Mayor

James Warnke, 222

Bob Irelan, 231

Write-in votes, 1

Urbana City Council

(Vote for 2)

Randy Johnson, 228

Carman Irelan, 182

Corey Schroeder, 199

Shane Light, 240

Write-in votes, 3

Van Horne

Mayor

Pat Gorkow, 72

Write-in votes, 13

Van Horne City Council

(Vote for 3)

Jim Parmenter, 71

Amy L. Knaack, 81

Kimberly Fisher, 78

Write-in votes, 12

Vinton

Mayor

Bud Maynard, 246

Write-in votes,  14

Vinton Council at Large

Dakoda Sellers, 205

Write-in votes, 35

Vinton Council District 1

Ron Hessenius, 57

Write-in votes, 3

Vinton Council District 3

Zach Parmater, 73

Write-in votes, 2

Vinton Council District 4-to fill a vacancy

Wesley Recker, 83

Write-in votes, 3

Vinton-Shellsburg School Director at Large

Jennifer Ann Birker, 495

Rachel Wayson, 501

Write-in votes, 17

Vinton-Shellsburg School Director District 1

Kimberly Schirm, 620

Write-in votes, 13

Walford

Mayor

Russell Hebert, 26

Randy Bauer, 157

Write-in votes, 3

Walford City Council

(Vote for 2)

Amy Ellis, 125

Sarah Hebert,54 

Jesse Bergmeier, 133

Write-in votes, 8