There won’t be a need for a special, Republican nominating convention in Cass County. With six candidates on the ballot for the Board of Supervisor’s race in District 4, there was a chance none would obtain the required 35-percent of the vote needed in order to avoid a special convention, but that situation was averted, when Steve Baier, of Griswold, came away from Tuesday’s Primary Election with 170 votes, or 39.8-percent. In District 1, Steve Green grabbed 59.1-percent of the vote, ensuring there would be no need for a convention in that three-man Republican race.

In Cass County District 5, incumbent Republican Frank Waters garnered 56-percent of the vote in his three-man race, and incumbent Republican Auditor Dale Sunderman received 54.1-percent of the votes cast, in his win over Wendy Richter.  Green, Baier and Sunderman move on to represent the Republican party in the November General Election. Voter turnout in Cass County was 20.5%, or 1,982 ballots cast out of 9,884 registered voters.

Elsewhere, in Audubon County, incumbent Republican Sheriff Todd Johnson was defeated by his deputy, and fellow Republican, Brian Juelsgaard. Juelsgaard came away with 53-percent of the vote (705) to Johnson’s 47-percent (624 votes). And, incumbent Republican Todd Nelson, along with Rick Thompson, both received the most votes in the three-man race for 2 At Large seats on the Audubon County Board of Supervisors. Thompson received 711 votes (36.4%), while Nelson received 658 votes (33.7%). Doug Sorensen garnered 572 votes (29.3%).  (*This is a correction from earlier reports and posts)

In Guthrie County, Jack E. Lloyd won the three-way Republican race for the Board of Supervisors in District 1, when he received 46.1-percent of the votes cast. In Shelby County, incumbent Republicans Steve Kenkel and Charlie Parkhurst were the winners in the three-way race for the Board of Supervisors. In Montgomery County, incumbent Bryant Amos got the nod for re-election over his Republican opponent, Mike McCunn, with his 16-percent margin of victory in the District 3 race for the Board of Supervisors. Voter turnout in Montgomery County was only 12.39%.

And, in Pottawattamie County, Republicans Marilyn Jo Drake and Tim Wichman moved on to the November General Election, where they will face Democrat Bart Randolph for two seats on the Board of Supervisors. Five candidates had been vying for the chance to move on to November, in Tuesday’s Primary.

There were no contested races in Adair and Adams Counties to report.

Former Iowa Lt. Gov. Patty Judge has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, overcoming a challenge from three lesser-known candidates and setting up a matchup with longtime Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley. Judge won the primary election Tuesday over state Sen. Rob Hogg, attorney Tom Fiegen and former state legislator Bob Krause. She now will face an even harder task as she runs against Grassley, who is seeking his seventh term and has never lost an election since he first ran for the Iowa Legislature in 1958. Judge was a late entry into the race, announcing she was running in March after Grassley’s refusal to hold hearings for President Barack Obama’s pick to fill a Supreme Court vacancy led Democrats to feel more optimistic about their chances of winning.

Former Iowa National Guard soldier Jim Mowrer has won the Democratic nomination in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District and will face Republican David Young. Mowrer won the primary election Tuesday over Desmund Adams and Mike Sherzan in a district that stretches from Des Moines to Council Bluffs. Mowrer, of Des Moines, served in the National Guard in Iraq and later worked in the Pentagon. He received the Democratic nomination in the 4th District in 2014 but lost to Republican Steve King. The three Democrats seeking the nomination agreed on most issues, and the campaign largely focused on who was the best candidate to run against Young, a longtime aide to Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley who is seeking a second term. Republicans hold a registration edge in the district, but the general election is expected to be competitive.

Monica Vernon has won in her second try at the Democratic nomination in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District and a chance to face Republican Rep. Rod Blum. The former Cedar Rapids City Council member won Tuesday’s primary election against former state Rep. Pat Murphy, who beat Vernon in 2014 before losing to Blum.

Republicans in Iowa’s sprawling 4th Congressional District have chosen outspoken conservative Rep. Steve King over a state senator. King won the primary election Tuesday over state Sen. Rick Bertrand, who had argued that voters were tired of the seven-term congressman’s brash statements on topics ranging from immigration to abortion. King gained the endorsements of most Iowa elected Republicans, including U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds. The primary campaign was focused more on candidate styles than policy positions because they agree on most issues, although Bertrand called for more emphasis on Iowa’s agricultural economy. Since being elected to Congress in 2002, King hasn’t faced a close general election. Republicans hold a significant voter registration advantage over Democrats.

Republican David Young has easily won his party’s nomination as he seeks a second term representing Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. Young won the Republican primary Tuesday over retired educator Joe Grandanette. Young will face the winner of a three-person Democratic contest. Young was a longtime aide to Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley who returned to Iowa in 2014 to run for the U.S. House. He won in a crowded GOP field and then went on to win a convincing general election victory. Republicans hold a registration edge in the district, which stretches from Des Moines to Council Bluffs, but the general election is expected to be competitive.

Republican Party candidates

Board of Supervisors, District 3

*Bryant Amos (I)           145      (58.0%)

Mike McCunn              105      (42.0%)

Board of Supervisors (elect 2)

 *Steve Kenkel (I) Rep.             540      (40.6%)

*Charlie Parkhurst (I) Rep.       478      (36.0%)

 Loren Christensen (Rep.)          310      (23.3%)

Republican Party candidates

Board of Supervisors, District 1

*Steve Green   169 (59.1%)

David Jones      62        (21.7%)

Dale Retallic     55        (19.2%)

Board of Supervisors, District  4

Rocky Anderson          19

Ryan Askeland 127

*Steve Baier                 170 (39.8%)

Todd Hansen                31

Nick Hensley                48

Barry Moore                30

Board of Supervisors, District 5

Ford Lillard                   84

Bernard Pettinger          65

*Frank Waters (I)          191 (56%)

County Auditor

Wendy Richter 765      (45.9%)

*Dale Sunderman (I)      900      (54.1%)

Board of Supervisors, District 1 (Republicans) – Select 1

Jim Carroll                    21        (20.6%)

Jerri Christman            33        (32.4%)

*Jack E. Lloyd               47        (46.1%)

Board of Supervisors (2 Republicans move on to Nov.)

Republicans

*Marilyn Jo Drake   1,840   (36.06%)

Lynn Grobe (I)         1,022   (20.03%)

Shala Chevalier         342      (6.70%)

Lynne Brannigan      848      (16.62%)

*Tim Wichman            1,029   (20.16%)

Sheriff

Todd Johnson (Rep., I)     624   (47%)

*Brian Juelsgaard (Rep.)    705   (53.0%)

Board of Supervisors

 Todd M. Nelson (I) Rep.  658   (33.7%)

Doug  Sorensen                   572  (29.3%)

*Rick Thompson                   711  (36.4%)

Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resouces said Tuesday, a railroad tanker carrying 25,000 gallons of animal fat leaked along tracks Monday from Missouri Valley in Harrison County to Fairfax in Linn County, a distance of approximately 200 miles. Environmental specialists from the DNR inspected the track along the route where the spill occurred and found the amount of spillage varied greatly. The material could be found on the track right-of-way and at crossings.

The largest amount of spillage was found in Boone where the train was stopped for 15 minutes and an estimated 1,500 gallons was lost. The material was vacuumed up by clean-up crews and a trench was constructed to contain any seepage or runoff of the material if it rains.

None of the material was found to have reached any surface water. The environmental concern would be the animal fat reaching a creek or stream where it could threaten aquatic species in the water. Clean-up crews contracted through the Union-Pacific Railroad worked both Monday and Tuesday. Oil-dry was applied at railroad crossings on Monday where the material could cause slick conditions for vehicle traffic. A solution was also being applied on the spilled material to help break down the animal fat.

The spill apparently happened when a cap came off the bottom valve of the tanker causing all of the contents to drain while it was in route. The leak was not discovered until the train reached Cedar Rapids.

The DNR is continuing to investigate the incident and monitor clean-up efforts.

Police in Red Oak arrested two men on separate charges, Tuesday. 20-year old Todd Michael Rensch II, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 6:10-p.m., on a Mills County warrant for leaving the scene of an accident. His bond at the Montgomery County Jail was set at $1,000.

And, at around  2:15-p.m., 27-year old Jeremy Jon Thompson, of Red Oak, was arrested on a Montgomery County warrant for Violation of Probation. Thompson was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond.