Write-ins elected in four Clinton County cities; full countywide results announced

CHRIS BALDUS, Clinton Herald, Iowa
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Nov. 15—CLINTON — The Clinton County city of Toronto's mayor-elect won by three votes.

That's not a margin of three. It's just three write-in votes.

On Tuesday, the county's Board of Supervisors, canvassed the results of the Nov. 7 city and school district elections. Some cities didn't have enough candidates or none at all, so the County Auditor's Office had to dig into the write-in votes. Ties were broken by supervisors drawing names from a bowl.

In Toronto, Brenda Kay won mayor. Dana Pelley, with four votes, was elected to the City Council alongside Angela Kauffman (3 votes), Bruce Ewoldt (2) Deana Sanders (1) and Rob Kauffman (1).

In Low Moor, Courtney Goldensoph with 23 write-in votes, and Angelia Clark, with 20 were elected into City Council seats lacking a candidate.

Now, it's up to the write-ins to decide whether they will serve or not.

OFFICIAL RESULTS City of Andover

Mayor (Vote for 1)

Jason Johnson — 19 (67.86%)

Write-ins, 9 (32.14%)

City Council At-Large (Vote for 5)

Roger Wilke, 19 (13.48%)

David A. Rixen, 26 (18.44%)

Tammy Bormann, 25 (17.73%)

Karolyn White, 28 (19.86%)

Kevin Diercks, 25 (17.73%)

Write-ins, 18 (12.77%)

City of Calamus

Mayor (Vote for 1)

Lance Goettsch, 67 (94.37%)

Write-ins, 4 (5.63%)

City Council At-Large (Vote for 3)

Jeff Griebel, 75 (34.4%)

Tyler Leibold, 70 (32.11%)

James Sprague, 70 (32.11%)

Write-ins, 3 (1.38%)

City of Camanche

Mayor (Vote for 1)

Austin Pruett, 277 (91.12%)

Write-in, 27 (8.88%)

City Council At-Large (Vote for 2)

Tom Klahn, 270 (52.63%)

Wesley Farrell, 238 (46.39%)

Write-ins, 5 (0.97%)

City Council At-Large To Fill a Vacancy (Vote for 1)

Justen Rolston, 162 (56.84%)

Dennis Kelly, 118 (41.4%)

Write-ins, 5 (1.88%)

City of Charlotte

Mayor (Vote for 1)

Kelly Snyder, 37 (74%)

Write-ins, 13 (26%)

City Council At-Large (Vote for 2)

Kellene Hosette, 40 (41.67%)

Brandon Eberhart, 49 (51.04%)

Write-ins, 7 (7.29%)

City of Clinton

Mayor (Vote for 1)

Scott Maddasion, 1,666 (96.64%)

Write-in, 58 (3.36%)

City Council At-Large (Vote for 1)

Conner Galloway, 647 (35.81%)

Gregg Obren, 1,156 (63.97%)

Write-ins, 4 (0.22%)

City Council At-Large To Fill a Vacancy (Vote for 1)

Kathryn Wynn Calvin, 551 (30.27%

Patrick Determan, 1,258 (69.12%)

Write-ins, 11 (0.6%)

City Council Ward 2 (Vote for 1)

Cody Seeley, 344 (96.09%)

Write-ins, 14 (3.91%)

City Council Ward 4 (Vote for 1)

Rhonda Kearns, 539 (96.94%)

Write-ins (3.06%)

City of Delmar

Mayor (Vote for 1)

Patricia Hardin, 72 (90%)

Write-ins, 8 (10%)

City Council At-Large (Vote for 3)

Dawn McDermott, 71 (28.17%)

Loras Frost, 26 (10.32%)

Mark Gerlach, 60 (23.81%)

Bryce Eberhart, 47 (18.65%)

Theresa Taliaferro, 44 (17.46%)

Write-ins, 4 (1.59%)

City of DeWitt

Mayor (Vote for 1)

Steven Hasenmiller, 1,005 (97.57%)

Write-ins, 2 (2.43%)

City Council At-Large (Vote for 2)

Carole Dunkin, 864 (50.20%)

Garey Chrones, 842 (48.93%)

Write-ins, 15 (0.87%)

City Council Ward 1 (Vote for 1)

Luanne R. Smith, 360 (98.63%)

Write-ins, 5 (1.37%)

City of Goose Lake

Mayor (Vote for 1)

Kendell R. Schoon, 27 (84.38%)

Write-ins, 5 (15.63%)

City Council At-Large (Vote for 2)

Darrin Farrell, 25 (41.67%)

Josh Spain, 30 (50%)

Write-ins, 5 (8.33%)

City of Grand Mound

Mayor (Vote for 1)

Kurt Crosthwaite, 104 (88.89%)

Write-ins, 13 (11.11%)

City Council At-Large (Vote for 2)

Matt Beuthien, 72 (33.18%)

Craig Schanze, 89 (41.01%)

Anthony Green, 47 (21.66%)

Write-ins, 9 (4.15%)

City Council At-Large To Fill a Vacancy (Vote for 1)

Write-ins, 26

City of Lost Nation

Mayor (Vote for 1)

Ramon Gilroy, 29 (82.86%)

Write-ins, 6 (17.14%)

City Council At-Large (Vote for 2)

Marshall Alen Fischlein, 29 (44.62%)

Travis Hainstock, 34 (52.31%)

City of Low Moor

Mayor (Vote for 1)

Thomas Goldensoph, 42 (60%

Write-ins, 28 (40%)

City Council At-Large (Vote for 5)

Lynn Petersen, 60

Karna Rehr, 56

Brandi Pray, 42

Write-in Courtney Goldensoph, 23

Write-in Angelina Clark 20

City of Toronto

Mayor (Vote for 1)

Write-ins, 4

City Council At-Large (Vote for 5)

Write-ins, 17

City of Welton

Mayor (Vote for 1)

Jon Marlowe, 27 (79.41%)

Write-ins, 7 (20.59%)

City Council At-Large (Vote for 2)

Ashley Paulsen, 33 (66%

Write-ins, 17 (34%)

City Council At-Large To Fill a Vacancy (Vote for 1)

Angela Hootman, 31 (88.57%)

Write-ins, 4 (11.43%)

City of Wheatland

Mayor (Vote for 1)

Jeremiah Wiese, 67 (95.71%)

Write-ins, 3 (4.29%)

City Council At-Large (Vote for 3)

Adam Grau, 64 (32.82%)

Paul W. Stankee, 63 (32.31%)

Weston Hicks, 64 (32.82%)

Write-ins, 4 (2.05%)

City Council At-Large To Fill a Vacancy (Vote for 1)

Jennifer Fauser, 65 (95.59%)

Write-ins, 3 (4.41%)