Election Night Summary: 2022 Nov. 8 General Election
November 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson
(Cass & area Counties) – There were no surprises with regard to the County winners of the General Election, Tuesday, at least in Cass, Audubon, Montgomery and Shelby Counties, where the candidates on the ballot ran unopposed.
Voter turnout in Cass County was 55.26% (5,320 ballots cast out of 9,628 registered voters).
For more detailed results, see our separate reports posted Tuesday night, or click HERE
In Adair County, Nathan Baier defeated challenger Doug Davidson for the Adair County Board of Supervisors District 4SE seat. The final tally showed Baier with more than 67% of the vote, 395-191. Voter turnout in Adair County was a little more than 48%, with 3,583 ballots cast, five blank ballots and 175 write-in ballots.
In Adams County there were six people running for five open seats on the non-partisan Adams County Extension County. The winners were Kyle Shipley, Laura Bowman, Clifford Mann, Rex Townsend and Chris Gilbert. Voter turnout was 59%. The same number of voters turned out in Audubon County.
Voters in Guthrie County elected Maggie Armstrong to the Board of Supervisors in District 3. She garnered more than 76% of the vote over her opponent, Tom Flanary. And, Steve Smith won the District 4 seat on the Board of Supervisors in Guthrie County. He defeated Michael Herbert, 674-to 273. And, Dana Minteer won the race with John A. Maschmann for County Attorney, by a vote of 3,252 to 1,566. Officials say there was a 61% voter turnout in Guthrie County.
Voters in Pottawattamie County had to choose from four people to fill three At-Large seats on the County Board of Supervisors during Tuesday’s General Election. The recipients of the most votes include: Susan Miller (17,163); Scott A. Belt (16,307), and Jeff Jorgensen (16,016). Jeff Shudak missed the cut with 12,478 votes. Voter turnout was 45%.