Election Summary Report 
City / School Election 
Benton County, Iowa 
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 
Election Night

Registered Voters 18,116 - Total Ballots 3,335 : 18.41%

City of Atkins
Mayor
Brian Cruise 313 92.33% 
(Write-in vote) 26 7.67%
City Council At-Large (Vote For 3)
Jeremy M. Rolando 253 30.30% 

Kevin DeMeulenaere 236 28.26% 

Bob Stolen 279 33.41% 

(Write-in vote) 67 8.02%

City of Belle Plaine 
City Council At-Large
Mitch Malcolm 428 96.83% 

(Write-in vote) 14 3.17%
City Council Ward 1
(Write-in vote) 18 100.00%
City Council Ward 3
Judy Schlesselman 129 96.27% 

(Write-in vote) 5 3.73%
City of Belle Plaine Park Commissioner
Michael Stull 426 98.38% 
(Write-in vote) 7 1.62%
Mayor To Fill a Vacancy

Garrett Landuyt 313 76.34% 

(Write-in vote) 97 23.66%

City of Blairstown
Mayor
(Write-in vote, if any) 35 100.00%
City Council At-Large
Brian Hagen 58 44.96% 
(Write-in vote) 71 55.04%
City Council At-Large To Fill a Vacancy

(Write-in vote) 24 100.00%

City of Garrison
Mayor
Garrett D. Flickinger 37 82.22%
(Write-in vote) 8 17.78%
City Council At-Large
Allan Lindsey 40 32.00% 

Tina Rommann 43 34.40% 

Robert Decker 38 30.40% 

(Write-in vote) 4 3.20%

City of Keystone
Mayor

Kevin Rohrer 71 98.61%
(Write-in vote) 1 1.39%
City Council At-Large (Vote For 3)

Kathy Janss 56 25.34% 

Dave Monson 56 25.34% 

Jeffrey Bruns 66 29.86% 

Mary K. Hennings 43 19.46%

City of Luzerne 
Mayor

Joel Buttikofer 25 100.00%
City Council At-Large (vote for 5)
Barbara Shields 23 19.49% 

Hannah Daniels 22 18.64% 

Shane Daniels 18 15.25% 

Kelly W. Kendall 24 20.34% 

Kyla Buttikofer 20 16.95% 

(Write-in vote) 11 9.32%

City of Mt. Auburn
Mayor
Austin Brase 39 88.64%

(Write-in vote) 5 11.36%
City Council At-Large (Vote For 5)
Tiffanie Butler 43 25.00% 

Cody Lundry 41 23.84% 

David McGarvey 41 23.84% 

(Write-in vote) 47 27.33%


City of Newhall
Mayor

Doug Boddicker 174 79.09% 

Mark Lnenicka 46 20.91%
City Council At-Large (Vote for 5)
Douglas Rinderknecht 130 14.48% 
Kurt Slouha 125 13.92% 
Ben Seeck 156 17.37% 
Bruce Cross 124 13.81% 
Rachelle Messner 143 15.92% 
Deborah Vaughan 90 10.02% 
Mart Campbell 123 13.70% 
(Write-in vote) 7 0.78%

City of Norway
Mayor
(Write-in vote, if any) 61 100.00%
City Council At-Large (Vote for 3)
(Write-in vote) 138 100.00%


City of Shellsburg
Mayor
Shadoe Vogt 159 59.77% 

Phillip Travis 107 40.23%
City Council At-Large (Vote For 3)
Sharon Harvey 120 17.60% 

Nicole Crawford 86 12.61% 

Cody Risdal 155 22.73% 

Rockford Lee Lubbock 178 26.10% 

Jamie Howard 141 20.67% 

(Write-in vote) 2 0.29%

City of Urbana 
Mayor
James Warnke 222 48.90% 

Bob Irelan 231 50.88% 

(Write-in vote) 1 0.22%
City Council At-Large (Vote For 2)

Randy Johnson 228 26.76% 

Carman Irelan 182 21.36% 

Corey Schroeder 199 23.36% 

Shane Light 240   28.17% 

(Write-in vote, if any) 3 0.35%

City of Van Horne
Mayor

Pat Gorkow 72 84.71% 

(Write-in vote, if any) 13 15.29%
City Council At-Large (Vote For 3)
Jim Parmenter 71 29.34% 
Amy L. Knaack 81 33.47% 
Kimberly Fisher 78 32.23% 
(Write-in vote) 12 4.96%

City of Vinton 
Mayor
Bud Maynard 246 94.62% 

(Write-in vote, if any) 14 5.38%
City Council At-Large

Dakoda Sellers 205 85.42% 

(Write-in vote, if any) 35 14.58%
City Council Ward 1 
Ron Hessenius 57 95.00% 

(Write-in vote, if any) 3 5.00%
City Council Ward 3
Zach Parmater 73 97.33% 

(Write-in vote) 2 2.67%
City Council Ward 4 To Fill a Vacancy

Wesley Recker 83  96.51% 

(Write-in vote) 3 3.49%

City of Walford
Mayor
Russell Hebert 26 13.98% 

Randy Bauer 157  84.41%
(Write-in vote) 3 1.61%
City Council At-Large (Vote For 2)
Amy Ellis 125 39.06% 
Sarah Hebert 54 16.88% 
Jesse Bergmeier 133 41.56% 
(Write-in vote) 8 2.50%

SCHOOL
Benton School 
Director District 4

Scott W. Shaw 172 98.85% 

(Write-in vote) 2 1.15%
Director District 5
Aric Becker 76 93.83% 

(Write-in vote) 5 6.17%
Director District 6

Nate Klein 80 91.95% 

(Write-in votes) 7 8.05%

Vinton Shellsburg School 
Director At-Large (Vote for 2)
Jennifer Ann Birker 495 48.86% 

Rachel Wayson 501 49.46% 

(Write-in votes) 17 1.68%
Director District 1

Kimberly Schirm 620 97.95% 

(Write-in votes) 13 2.05%

Belle Plaine School 
Director At-Large (Vote For 2)
Valerie Coffman 379 42.39% 

Scott E. Frank 500 55.93% 

(Write-in vote) 15 1.68%

Director At-Large To Fill a Vacancy
Andrew Neuhaus 541 98.54% 

(Write-in vote) 8 1.46%

Kirkwood Community College 
Director District 1
Keith Stamp 2 66.67% 

(Write-in vote) 1 33.33%
Director District 6
Joel G. Thys 1,913 97.95%
(Write-in vote) 40 2.05%
Director District 9
Leslie Wright 396 99.00% 

(Write-in vote) 4 1.00%

City of Belle Plaine
Public Measure BE
YES 376 85.65% 

NO   63 14.35%
Shall the following public measure be adopted?
Shall the total number of Belle Plaine Community Library Board members be seven (7) members, with no more than three (3) being non-residents.

City of Keystone - Public Measure BF
YES 75 94.94% 

NO   4  5.06%
Five (5) members of the Schroeder Public Library board shall be bona fide citizens and residents of the city. Two (2) of the members may be residents of unincorporated Benton County. All board members shall be over the age of eighteen (18) years.

Belle Plaine School - Public Measure BJ

YES 430 71.79% 

NO  169 28.21%
Shall the Board of Directors of the Belle Plaine Community School District in the Counties of Iowa, Benton, Tama and Poweshiek, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $7,950,000 to construct,
furnish, and equip additions to the elementary building, including a
cafeteria, entrance, and storage areas, and to the secondary building, including a gymnasium with a walking track, weightroom, concession area, and related spaces, and parking and site improvements?