Adams County City/School Election candidates & Public Measures
November 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson
City/School Elections are being held Tuesday in Adams County, and around the State of Iowa. Here’s a list of the candidates/Public Measures featured on the Adams County ballots (Keep in mind some ballots feature the same candidates, such as SWCC directors, etc):
City of Corning –
Mayor – Janice Mercer Leonard
City Council – Ward 1: Gary Badgett
City Council – At Large: Bert Beckham
Corning Community School District Director (elect 2): Gwen Larsen, & Amy Grau.
Southwestern Community College Director – District 2: Fred Shearer.
Creston Schools (for those patrons in Adams County):
Director (elect 2) – Don Gee, & Bradley W. James.
Southwestern Community College Director – District 1: Jane Ernst
City of Carbon –
Mayor – Larry E. Johnson
City Council (elect 5): Harold Wayne Mitchell; Donna Rochau; Helen Hickman; Vicki Haley; Michael Kempton.
Orient-Macksburg Community Schools – for those patrons in Adams County
Director – District 2: No candidate filed (write-in wins)
Director – District 3: Eldon Ray
Director – District 4: Jana Scott
Villisca Community School District – for those patrons in Adams County
Director/At-Large: (elect 3) Jason Poston; Richard Allen Mullen; Tom A. Williams.
Villlisca Public Measure B – 10 year PPEL renewal at 67 cents/$1,000 taxable property valuation (beginning June 30, 2021, & PPEL Surtax on Individual tax returns (Beginning Dec. 2020).
CAM School Board (for those patrons in Adams County)
North Director – Julie Williamson; South Director – Michael Plagman
Griswold School Board (for those patrons in Adams County)
At-Large: Ryan Askeland (Incumbent)
City of Nodaway –
Mayor – Patricia A. Shipley
City Council (elect 5) – Gary Poen; Gene Dixson; Brenda Dunn; Rebecca Poen; Christine Dunn
Lenox Schools –
Director At-Large (elect 4) – Noelle Parrish; Monty Douglas; Jake Tripp; Seth Evans.
City of Prescott –
Mayor – Theresa West
City Council (elect 2) – Julie Krauth, & Kimberly Reed.
City Council to fill a vacancy expiring in 2021 – None filed