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Area City election results (Contested races/issues only) – Summary

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November 8th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here are some other election results from Tuesday where there were candidate races and Public Measure to decide in the KJAN listening area:

In the Adams County City of Corning, Public Measure A asked if a 7% hotel/motel tax should be imposed, effective Jan. 1st, 2018. The answer was 98 votes in favor, 63 against. Public Measure B: Shall the Corning Municipal Utilities Board of Trustees consist of 5 members instead of the current 3 members, effect Jan. 1st, 2018 , was approved by a vote of 117 to 39.

In Adair County: Mick Askren, Bryan Belden and Theresa Wright-Glass were elected to three seats on the City Council in Stuart. There were five candidates vying for those seats. The were no names written for two seats on the Parks and Rec Board in Greenfield.

In Audubon County: Brad Hemmingsen, Nick Weihs and Jason Hocker all won seats on the City Council in Audubon. A write-in, Doug Jensen well fell short of the others, with his 133 votes. Public Measure A, in Audubon, failed by a vote of 185 to 80. The measure would have allowed the LOST Funds to be shifted from 100% Streets use to 100% “Any lawful purpose” as determined by the City Council. It did not allow for property tax relief. There was a close vote for Mayor in the City of Gray, where Write-in Bryan Olson defeated William Cramer 7 votes to 4. And, Jared Olson along with Roy John Bolick, were elected to the City Council in Gray. Samuel Wendl was unopposed in his bid to fill a Vacancy term on the Council that expires in Dec., 2019. Voters in Kimballton elected Chelsee Jacobsen, Tony Petersen and Write-in Mike Shores to the City Council. Brayton voters elected Cally Christensen as Mayor over Neil C. Poldberg, by a vote of 22-to 13. Public Measure A, in Brayton, which called for an annual levy not to exceed $1.50/per $1,000 taxable valuation to be used for providing additional funds for police protection, failed by a vote of 27-to 8. Voters in Exira selected Melissa Paulsen to fill a Vacancy term on the City Council, to expire in Dec. 2019.

In Montgomery County, voters in Stanton selected Eric Paulson, Sheryl Porter and Jessica Sundberg to fill three seats on the City Council. And, voters in Villisca passed Public Measure A which deals with the composition of the Library Board of Trustees and how they are appointed, passed by a vote of 70 to 11.

In Shelby County, the City of Harlan: Sharon Kroger was elected to fill an At Large seat on the City Council, over her challenger Phillip B. Perkins. And, Jeanna Rudolph won the Ward 3 seat over challenger Larry Trickle. Public Measure A, in Harlan, which deals with the member composition of the Library Board of Trustees, was approved by a vote of 319 to 25. Also in Shelby County, Alan Wilwerding was elected Mayor of Defiance, while Tom Beytien, Vernon Cole, and Douglas Schmitz were elected to the City Council. In Earling, Jackie Frum, Troy Xavier Langenfeld and Daniel Tremel were elected to the City Council. In Elk Horn, Public Measure A: The establishment of a Capital Improvement Reserve fund and levy a tax not to exceed 67 ½ cents per thousand dollars of taxable value for the purpose of maintenance and repair of swimming pool and maintenance and construction of municipal buildings over a 10 year period, was passed by a vote of 30-to 6. In Irwin, Greg Gaer, WM D McMahon, and Lana Schieso were elected to the City Council. In Kirkman, Matthew K. Nielsen was elected Mayor, and Terry Fiscus was elected to fill one of two seats on the City Council. The second seat was a tie between Ron Heese and Sonny Goan, both of whom received 5 votes. The Shelby County Board of Supervisors will determine the winner. In Panama, Larry Keane was elected Mayor. George Leuschen and Jeremy Kruse were elected to fill two of three seats on the City Council. The third has be determined by tie-breaker, as Steven Wegner and Matt Schmitz both had 9 votes. In Portsmouth, William J. Sondag was elected Mayor. Tim Blum, Donald Kenkel and Craig Rau were elected to fill three seats on the City Council. In Shelby, Ron Kroll won a five-way race for Mayor. And, Pat Honeywell along with Jim Boeck beat six other challengers for two seats on the City Council. In Tennant, Dennis Oellerich along with Todd Hively, were elected to the City Council. And finally, in Westphalia, Brian Arkfeld, Ed Geotzinger and Julie Goetzinger were elected to fill three seats on the City Council.