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November 2024 General Election Results (UNOFFICIAL) – Cass County, Iowa – FINAL

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November 6th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Key: [R]= Republican; [D]= Democrat; [I]= Incumbent; Unless otherwise stated, vote is for 1 candidate in each office.

Full results (received at 2:43-a.m.) can be viewed here: Election Night Final Results

Voter turnout: 75.44% (7,288 ballots out of a possible 9,661 registered voters)

County Offices:

Supervisor – District 1

Stephen S. Green [R] [I] – from Atlantic, 978

Write-in votes 11

Supervisor – District 4

Steve Baier [R] [I] – from Griswold, 1,203

Write-in votes 42

Supervisor – District 5

Bernard Pettinger [R] [I] – from Anita, 838 *

Phyllis Stakey [D] – from Massena, 548

Write-in votes 5

Auditor

Kathy Somers [R] [I] – from Atlantic, 5,481

Write-in votes 76

Sheriff

John Westering [R] – from Atlantic, 6,134

Write-in votes 43

Non-Partisan County Offices:Write-in votes

Ag Extension Council (Vote for 4)

Marcy J. Dorsey [R] – from Atlantic, 3,406

Sue Riggs [D] – from Lewis, 3,525

John G. Bierbaum [R] – from Griswold, 3,433

Tony Orstad [R] – from Griswold, 3,487

Write-in votes 48

Soil & Water Conservation District (Vote for 3)

Terry Langan [R] – from Griswold, 1,430

Curt Behrends [R] – from Wiota, 3,910*

Chris P Witzman [R] – from Atlantic, 2,930*

Chase Wheatley [No Party] – from Massena, 3,266*

Write-in votes 34

Hospital Board

Leanne Pellett [R] – from Atlantic, 4,252

Linda L. Pelzer [R] – from Griswold, 3,972

Ned Brown [R] – from Atlantic, 3,750

Write-in votes 49

Edna Township Trustee

Dan Schrier [R] – from Cumberland, 58

Union Township Trustee

Delmar South [R] from Cumberland, 97

Write-in votes 1

Public Measure A

Shall the Cass County Board of Supervisors, upon recommendation by the Cass County EMS Advisory Council, for the purpose of funding emergency medical services in Cass County, including, but not limited to, ambulance service, personnel, and equipment, be authorized, for a period of 15 years, to 1) levy and impose a local option income surtax of one percent upon the state individual income tax of each individual taxpayer who is a resident of Cass County on December 31 for each calendar year commencing with the calendar year 2025, and 2) levy and impose an ad valorem tax not exceeding seventy-five cents per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation on all taxable property within Cass County commencing with the levy of property taxes for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026?

YES 4,883  NO 1,506

Public Measure B

Shall the Board of Directors of the CAM Community School District in the Counties of Adair, Adams, Audubon, and Cass, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $22,500,000 to provide funds to construct, furnish and equip a classroom addition to the High School building; to remodel, repair, improve, furnish and equip exterior and interior portions of the existing High School building, including mechanical, electrical, and fire systems improvements, secure entry improvements, and technology and security improvements; and improve the site?

YES 671   NO 859

Public Measure SB

Shall the Board of Directors of the Iowa Western Community College (Merged Area XIII) in the Counties of Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Crawford, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $55,000,000 to provide funds to construct, furnish, and equip a new academic building and renovate, remodel, and improve existing buildings within the Merged Area XIII?

YES 3,564  NO  2,480