Election Summary Report
City / School Election
Benton County, Iowa
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Election Day

Registered Voters 18,494 – Total Ballots 4,957 : 26.80%

CITY

City of Atkins – City Council At-Large
(Vote for no more than Two)
David Fisher 302 25.29%
Trevor Dursky 295 24.71%
Jeremy Chihak 279 23.37%
Mike Palumbo 174 14.57%
Jade Nutt 78 6.53%
Jeffrey Semelroth 63 5.28%
(Write-in vote, if any) 3 0.25%

City of Belle Plaine

Mayor
Lyle Morrow 326 60.48%
David Fish 212 39.33%
(Write-in vote, if any) 1 0.19%
City Council At-Large
Garrett Landuyt 334 62.55%
Mary T. Pech 196 36.70%
(Write-in vote, if any) 4 0.75%
City Council Ward 2
Charmaine Wickwire 172 98.29%
(Write-in vote, if any) 3 1.71%
Park Commissioner
Lonny G. Weber 480 98.77%
(Write-in vote, if any) 6 1.23%

City of Blairstown

Mayor
Rodney C. Kubichek 117 88.64%
(Write-in vote, if any) 15 11.36%
City Council At-Large
Scott Metz 134 53.39%
Nicholas T. Mokas 107 42.63%
(Write-in vote, if any) 10 3.98%

City of Garrison

Mayor
Garrett Flickinger 51 91.07%
(Write-in vote, if any) 5 8.93%
City Council At-Large
Marvin Trimble 51 50.50%
Doug Kearns 31 30.69%
(Write-in vote, if any) 19 18.81%

City of Keystone

Mayor
Mark W. Andresen 94 95.92%
(Write-in vote, if any) 4 4.08%
City Council At-Large
Rebecca Andresen 76 40.21%
Mike L. Stoner 63 33.33%
Michael A. Root 48 25.40%

City of Luzerne

Mayor
John W. Brandt 20 90.91%
(Write-in vote, if any) 2 9.09%
City Council At-Large
Barbara Shields 21 20.00%
Joel D. Buttikofer 19 18.10%
Kyla Buttikofer 19 18.10%
Kelly W. Kendall 22 20.95%
Jeani Brandt 21 20.00%
(Write-in vote, if any) 3 2.86%

City of Mt. Auburn

Mayor
Austin Brase 34 82.93%
(Write-in vote, if any) 7 17.07%
City Council At-Large
Jared Helms 41 21.03%
Cody Lundry 41 21.03%
Shelby Williams 42 21.54%
Mercedes Bickel 43 22.05%
(Write-in vote, if any) 28 14.36%

City of Newhall

Mayor
Jan Mattson 66 26.29%
Doug Boddicker 181 72.11%
(Write-in vote, if any) 4 1.59%
City Council At-Large
Ben Seeck 191 18.80%
Douglas Wendel 178 17.52%
Bruce Cross 164 16.14%
Rachelle Messner 160 15.75%
Douglas Rinderknecht 154 15.16%
Schuyler M. Brinkley 99 9.74%
(Write-in vote, if any) 70 6.89%

City of Norway

Mayor
(Write-in vote, if any) 68 100.00%
City Council At-Large
Michael Schulte 98 40.66%
Christopher J. Van Horn 84 34.85%
Darrell A. Schulte 50 20.75%
(Write-in vote, if any) 9 3.73%
City Council At-Large To Fill a Vacancy
Terry L. Pickart 61 57.01%
(Write-in vote, if any) 46 42.99%

City of Shellsburg

Mayor
Lonnie M. Speckner 103 46.82%
Phillip Travis 114 51.82%
(Write-in vote, if any) 3 1.36%
City Council At-Large
Paul Bristol 72 18.41%
Brian Reeves 158 40.41%
Scott Hepker 158 40.41%
(Write-in vote, if any) 3 0.77%

City of Urbana

Mayor
Shane Williams 130 30.95%
Gary Benson 286 68.10%
(Write-in vote, if any) 4 0.95%
City Council At-Large
Nicholas McClain 202 20.49%
Jeff Bendull 279 28.30%
Amanda Vaske 279 28.30%
Shelly Lala 213 21.60%
(Write-in vote, if any) 13 1.32%

City of Van Horne

Mayor
Pat Gorkow 131 97.04%
(Write-in vote, if any) 4 2.96%
City Council At-Large
Todd Donald 131 77.06%
(Write-in vote, if any) 39 22.94%

City of Vinton

Mayor
Bud Maynard 722 92.92%
(Write-in vote, if any) 55 7.08%
City Council At-Large
Tamara S. Stark 719 90.67%
(Write-in vote, if any) 74 9.33%
City Council Ward 2
Dakoda Sellers 81 47.09%
Andrew Elwick 91 52.91%
(Write-in vote, if any) 0 0%
City Council Ward 3 To Fill a Vacancy
Zach Parmater 214 95.96%
(Write-in vote, if any) 9 4.04%
City Council Ward 4
Bethany Gates 195 94.20%
(Write-in vote, if any) 12 5.80%

City of Walford

Mayor
(Write-in vote, if any) 118 100.00%
City Council At-Large
Randy Bauer 139 37.77%
Matt Greiner 142 38.59%
(Write-in vote, if any) 87 23.64%

SCHOOL

Belle Plaine School

Director At-Large
(Vote for no more than Three)
Tylar Gallagher 478 31.28%
Alicia Jacobi 469 30.69%
Benjamin Reineke 411 26.90%
Shirley Coles 164 10.73%
(Write-in vote, if any) 6 0.39%

Belle Plaine School – Public Measure BI

To adopt a revenue purpose statement to authorize the expenditure of revenue from the State of Iowa Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund received by the Belle Plaine Community School District.

YES 467 79.42%
NO 121 20.58%

Benton School

Director District 1
Nichole Rinholen 85 28.91%
Jason Schanbacher 208 70.75%
(Write-in vote, if any) 1 0.34%
Director District 2
Theresa Thompson 201 99.01%
(Write-in vote, if any) 2 0.99%
Director District 3
Matt Nolte 269 99.26%
(Write-in vote, if any) 2 0.74%
Director District 7
Emily Kaiser 149 99.33%
(Write-in vote, if any) 1 0.67%
Director District 4 To Fill a Vacancy
Scott W. Shaw 250 96.15%
(Write-in vote, if any) 10 3.85%

Vinton Shellsburg School

Director At-Large
Le Cox 1,329 97.79%
(Write-in vote, if any) 30 2.21%
Director District 1
Thomas Burke 1,104 50.85%
Rebecca S. Williams 1,045 48.13%
(Write-in vote, if any) 22 1.01%
Director District 2
Jake Fish 1,395 99.01%
(Write-in vote, if any) 14 0.99%

Center Point-Urbana School

Director At-Large
Amber Hoskins 195 36.72%
Ann Wooldridge 336 63.28%
(Write-in vote, if any) 0 0%
Director District 2
Nick Larson 296 58.73%
Aaron Maue 208 41.27%
Director District 3
Alan Marshall 272 54.51%
Sarah Eikenberry 225 45.09%
(Write-in vote, if any) 2 0.40%

Benton County – Public Measure BG (EMS)

Shall the Benton County Board of Supervisors, upon recommendation by the Benton County EMS Advisory Council, for the purpose of funding Emergency Medical Services in Benton County including, but not limited to, ambulance service, personnel, and equipment be authorized, for a period of fifteen (15) years, to levy and impose an ad valorem tax not exceeding SixtyEight Cents ($.68) per One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) of assessed valuation on all taxable property within Benton County commencing with the levy of property taxes for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025?

YES 3,678 75.82%
NO 1,173 24.18%

City of Urbana – Public Measure BH

Shall the City of Urbana, Iowa be authorized to levy, annually, a property tax of twenty-seven cents per $1,000 of taxable value for the purpose of increasing the annual operating budget of the Urbana Public Library, with collection of the levy commencing in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025?

YES 201 47.29%
NO 224 52.71%