Write-In winners announced in Montgomery County
November 7th, 2019 by Ric Hanson
Montgomery County Auditor Stephanie Burke has announced the Write-In winners of certain City elections held Tuesday. In offices were no one filed to run, Write-In candidates who received the most votes, up to the number of seats to be filled, were declared winners:
- In Elliott – Michael Christiansen was declared winner of the Mayor’s office, with 10 votes.
- Leta Rush received 7 votes and Todd Silk received 6, to win two seats on the Elliott City Council.
- Two candidates on the ballot for three seats on the Villisca City Council: Robert Narup and Marsha S. Shepherd, were declared winners, with 101 and 82 votes respectively. Write-in winner Lee Haidsaik received seven votes.
- And there were three seats open on the City Council in Coburg. The Write-In winners were: Lester Ballard (5 votes); Alexandria Schooling (4 votes), and Jody Schooling (5 votes).
The results are unofficial until they are canvassed 1-p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12th. Any absentee ballots still outstanding that were postmarked by Monday, Nov. 4th, and received by the canvass, will be added into the results, which could impact those results.