(Atlantic, Iowa) – With Tuesday’s Primary Election ended, the focus shifts now to the November 5th General Election. In Cass and adjacent counties, there will be a few races to keep an eye on.

In Cass County, the 5th District Board of Supervisors race will pit incumbent Republican Bernard Pettinger against Democrat Phyllis Stakey. Pettinger triumphed 85-to 31 votes over his opponent, J Ford Lillard, and earned the right to have his name on the ballot.

In Montgomery County, incumbent 3rd District Supervisor Randy Cooper lost his bid to move on to November, when he was defeated 57-to 45 Tuesday, by his Republican challenger Bryant Amos. In Montgomery County District 5, where Republican Jill Cooper withdrew from the race prior to the election due to health issues and threw her support behind Alex Burton (but still garnered 15 votes), Burton is unopposed in November. He received 92 votes in Tuesday’s election.

In Pottawattamie County, there were five Republican candidates competing in Tuesday’s election for the Board of Supervisors. The top two candidates who move on to November, were incumbents Brian Shea (with 1,117 votes) and Tim Wichman (with 1,139 votes). There were no Democrat candidates running. And, incumbent Republican Pott. County Auditor Melyvn J. Houser was upset in his bid for re-election, when he was defeated by fellow Republican Mary Ann Hanusa, 1,708 to 831 votes.

And in Shelby County, Mike Kolbe and incumbent Charles Parkhurst won two seats in the Board of Supervisors race on the Republican ballot, Tuesday. Kolbe received 692 votes. Parkhurst won 470. Republican Alexis Carter received 392 votes. Also in Shelby County, Taryn Napp won the Republican party’s vote for County Auditor, by 504-to 380 votes over Melissa Arkfeld.

County-by-County results from Tuesday’s Primary Election can be found on the Iowa Secretary of State’s website.