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Democrat Rob Sand has been elected Iowa’s state auditor, beating incumbent Republican Mary Mosiman. Sand won Tuesday’s election after a more high-profile campaign than is typical for the office.
Sand, an attorney and former prosecutor with the state attorney general’s office, ran an aggressive campaign that focused on his call for more investigations of misspending in state and local governments.
Mosiman was appointed auditor in 2013 and then elected to a full term in 2014. She previously was Story County’s auditor and worked in the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office. She had stressed her experience as a certified public accountant.
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Democrat Cindy Axne has beaten incumbent Republican Rep. David Young to represent Des Moines and much of southwest Iowa in the U.S. House. Voters chose Axne on Tuesday after twice electing Young, a former aide to Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley. In her campaign, Axne focused on health care and Young’s support for President Donald Trump. Axne noted that Young voted repeatedly to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which stopped insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions among other requirements. Young acknowledged his votes but argued he’d always favored protecting people with pre-existing conditions. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence held separate Iowa rallies last month to support Young. The 3rd District is made up of 16 counties and includes Des Moines.
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Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack has been elected to a seventh term in Congress, representing southeast Iowa’s 2nd District. Voters on Tuesday chose Loebsack over Republican Christopher Peters, a doctor who also ran against Loebsack in 2016. In his campaign, Peters repeatedly criticized health care changes made through the Affordable Care Act, which Loebsack supports. Peters called for enacting changes to create a more efficient and less costly system. Loebsack, a college professor before being elected to the U.S. House, focused his campaign on improving the rural economy, including passing a farm bill.
The 2nd District includes 24 counties and the cities of Burlington, Davenport, Iowa City and Muscatine.
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Democrat Abby Finkenauer has been elected in northeast Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, becoming one of the youngest women ever elected to the U.S. House. Finkenauer defeated incumbent Republican Rod Blum on Tuesday. She won after a campaign that played up her blue collar roots and focused on the need to help working-class families. Blum lost in his bid for a third term. He was elected in 2014 as a tea party candidate and remained a reliable conservative and strong supporter of President Donald Trump. He’s acknowledged that Trump’s tariff fight with China has been costly for Iowa farmers but argued the president is a master negotiator and that the immediate pain will ultimately pay off in better commodity prices. The 1st district covers 20 counties and includes the cities of Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Waterloo.
Winner (Rep=Republican, D= Democrat, NBP= Nominated By Petition)
County Board of Supervisors – District 2
Clifford L. Carney (Rep.) 705*
Rick Kness 340
County Board of Supervisors – District 3
Everett L. Grasty (Rep.) 602*
Kevin Wirt (Dem.) 506
Hospital Trustee (elect 2)
Jimmie Robson 1,300
Roberta “Bert” Simmons 1,752*
Danielle Fink 1,747
John M. Tews. 1,869*
Ag Extension Council (elect 5)
Winner (Rep=Republican, D= Democrat, NBP= Nominated By Petition)
County Board of Supervisors (elect 3)
Scott A. Belt (Incumbent) (Rep.) 15,867*
Lynn Grobe (Rep.) 13,849*
Justin Schultz (Incumbent) (Rep.) 14,912*
Glenn Hurst (Dem.) 10,938
Frances Parr (Dem.) 8,131
Marsha L. Pilger (Dem.) 10,257
Robert Fairchild (Libertarian) 1,445
Don Dierks (Independent) 4,389
Tom Hanafan (Incumbent) (No Party Affiliation) 11,244
*Winner(s) (I- Incumbent, Rep=Republican, D= Democrat, NBP= Nominated By Petition)
Hospital Trustee (elect 2)
Ag Extension Council (elect 5)
*Winner(s) (I- Incumbent, Rep=Republican, D= Democrat, NBP= Nominated By Petition)
Board of Supervisors – District 1 (elect 1)
Darin Haake (Rep.) 2,846 (57.74%)*
Roger Schmitz (Dem.) 2,077
Clay Township Clerk (elect 1)
Steve Jacobs 71 (63.96%)
Joel Schlueter 40 (36.04%)
* Winner (I- Incumbent, Rep=Republican, D= Democrat, NBP= Nominated By Petition)
County Board of Supervisors – District 2 (elect 1)
Mark T. O’Brien (Rep) 612 (62%) *
Pat McCurdy (NBP) 375 (38%)
County Board of Supervisors – District 3 (elect 1)
John Hartkopf (Rep)* 695 (52%)
Dana Halder (NBP) 642 (48%)
County Recorder
Mary Ward (Rep) (I) 4,852
County Attorney
Michael Donn Hooper (Rep) 4,638
County Treasurer
Tracey J. Marshall (Rep.) 4,996
Hospital Board of Trustees – Northwest District (elect 1)
Roger Herring 4,538
Hospital Board of Trustees – Northeast District (elect 1)
Julie Pollock 4,275
Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioner (elect 2)
Greg Zellmer 4,405
John J. Hansen 2,882
Ag Extension Council (elect 5)
Chad Becker 3,179*
David York 2,401*
Kristi Plagman 3,133*
Todd Weppler 3,181*
Brad J. Pellett 3,145*
Jeb Peck 2,313
Edna Township Trustee (2)
Patrick Erickson 52
Kevin Stender 44
Edna Township Clerk (1)
Travis Erickson 52
Union Township Trustee (2) Union Township Clerk (1)
Daryl Schrier 84 Cheryl Christensen 93
Richard Hoffman 62
Winner (I- Incumbent, Rep=Republican, D= Democrat, NBP= Nominated By Petition)
Contested Races:
County Board of Supervisors – District 2
Steven Shelley (Dem) 190
County Board of Supervisors – District 4
Jodie Jean Hoadley (Dem) 354 (56.01%) *
Doug Davidson (NBP) 273 (43.20%)
Winner (Rep=Republican, D= Democrat, NBP= Nominated By Petition)
County Supervisors (elect 1)
Gary Van Aernam (Rep.) (Incumbent) 1,577*
Dwight Jessen (Dem.) 1,033
County Ag Extension Council (elect 5)
Tauna Bohlmann 1,065
Jason Owen 1,196
Aaron Bruhn 1,386
Jill Christensen 1,466
Winner (Rep=Republican, D= Democrat, NBP= Nominated By Petition)
County Supervisors – District 1 (elect 1)
Douglas Birt (Rep.) 151
Marty Olive (Dem). 150
County Extension Council (Elect 5)
Marlene Hardisty 1,203
Don Gee 962
Cliff Mann 1,120
Rex Townsend 1,115
County Extension Council (to fill a vacancy) (elect 1)
Susan Bagby 1,311
Soil and Water Commissioner (elect 2)
Rodney Flaherty 1,317
Michael Olive 1,154
The Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Tuesday, released a report on two arrests. On Monday, 24-year old Kadie Lynn Clark, of Glenwood, was arrested at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, on a warrant for Violation of Probation. Her bond was set at $5,000. And, at around 2-a.m. Tuesday, 39-year old Jerry Joseph Richardson, of Hastings, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension. His bond was set at $300.