Buena Vista County Elects City, School Leaders; List of Area Unofficial Results

Buena Vista County voters weighed in on city and school leadership yesterday, with unofficial results now in.

In Storm Lake, Maggie Martinez and Richard Riner secured the two four-year city council seats, earning 502 and 404 votes respectively. Dalton Walker finished with 393. For the two-year council term, Don Piercy Jr. ran unopposed and received 581 votes.

Storm Lake’s mayoral race saw no official candidates, but 590 write-in votes were cast. County Auditor Sue Lloyd says her office will tally those write-ins later today.

On the school board side, incumbents Erika Dierking and Steven Mills retained their seats with 743 and 658 votes respectively.

Elsewhere in the county:

• Alta voters elected Desi Suter as mayor and Alyson Sievers and Laura Millard to the city council.
• In Newell, Justin Lyman won the mayor’s race, while Larry Nielsen and Stephen Taylor led the council vote.
• Sioux Rapids elected Michael Katschman as mayor and Kevin Thompson to fill a council vacancy.

In the Alta-Aurelia school district, Thomas Hinkeldey and Jayden Van Berkum won the two at-large seats.

Countywide voter turnout was just over 20 percent. All results remain unofficial until canvassed.

Buena Vista County

Storm Lake

• Mayor (Write-in only): 590 votes cast
• City Council At-Large (2 seats):
  • Margaret Martinez – 502
  • Richard Riner – 404
  • Dalton Walker – 393
  • Write-ins – 20
• City Council To Fill Vacancy (1 seat):
  • Don Piercy Jr. – 581
  • Write-ins – 41
• School Board At-Large (2 seats):
  • Erika Dierking – 743
  • Steven Mills – 658
  • Write-ins – 12

Alta

• Mayor: Desi Suter – 343, Jonathan Hansen – 163
• City Council At-Large (2 seats):
  • Alyson Sievers – 269
  • Laura Millard – 224
  • Michael Miller – 210
  • Tom Lane – 103
  • Linda Pickett – 77
  • Jerry Stone – 51
  • Write-ins – 21
• Council Vacancy: Peggy Hinkeldey – 412, Write-ins – 37
• Park Board (2 seats): Anna Speers – 461, Write-ins – 33
• Park Board Vacancy: Shannon Strand – 401, Write-ins – 20

Newell

• Mayor: Justin Lyman – 110, Wayne Westergaard – 73
• City Council At-Large (3 seats):
  • Larry Nielsen – 127
  • Stephen Taylor – 117
  • Write-ins – 65

Sioux Rapids

• Mayor: Michael Katschman – 92, James Wise – 73
• City Council At-Large (2 seats): Write-ins – 154
• Council Vacancy: Kevin Thompson – 139, Write-ins – 8

Albert City

• Mayor: Dale Skog – 70, Write-ins – 1
• City Council At-Large (2 seats):
  • Kenneth Krohn – 68
  • Bruce Forbes – 64
  • Write-ins – 3

Lakeside

• Mayor: Troy Mayland – 53, Write-ins – 6
• City Council At-Large (3 seats):
  • Charlie Larson – 49
  • Steve Brashears – 42
  • Diane Fulcher – 40
  • Geneva Brungardt – 36
  • Write-ins – 1

Linn Grove

• Mayor: Aaron Anderson – 35, Write-ins – 4
• City Council At-Large (5 seats):
  • Eugene Johnson – 33
  • Wade Withers – 32
  • Steven C. Jessen – 31
  • Jud Graesing – 30
  • Denny Graesing – 26
  • Melissa Merida – 24
  • Write-ins – 7

Marathon

• Mayor: Mary Brooks – 28, Write-ins – 9
• City Council At-Large (2 seats):
  • Dakota York – 27
  • Douglas L. Enger – 23
  • Jon A. Carlsen – 16
  • Terry Swisse – 13
  • Write-ins – 1

Rembrandt

• City Council At-Large (3 seats):
  • Damon Lynn Hickman – 22
  • Michael Siebrecht – 21
  • Natasha Hickman – 6
  • Write-ins – 21

Truesdale

• Mayor: Mike Paulsen – 8, Write-ins – 1
• City Council At-Large (5 seats):
  • Kevin Weiland – 9
  • Melinda Barkley – 8
  • Needra Ripke – 7
  • La Tonya Weiland – 7
  • Vaughn Barkley – 7
  • Write-ins – 8

School Boards

• Alta-Aurelia At-Large (2 seats):
  • Thomas Hinkeldey – 500
  • Jayden Van Berkum – 426
  • Lindsay Brown – 211
  • Write-ins – 9
• Albert City-Truesdale At-Large (3 seats):
  • Megan Lovin – 104
  • Kayla McCarthy – 101
  • Roman De La Torre – 92
  • Write-ins – 4
• Newell-Fonda District 1: John Sievers – 172, Write-ins – 5
• Newell-Fonda District 2: Amanda Johnson – 165
• Sioux Central District 2: Randy Ripke – 256
• Sioux Central District 3: Jennifer Thomsen – 234, Write-ins – 2
• Sioux Central District 5 (Vacancy): Write-ins – 26
• Laurens-Marathon At-Large (2 seats):
  • Amanda J. Martz – 26
  • Mason Reed – 25
  • Write-ins – 1

Ida County

Arthur

• Mayor: Gary R. Chase – 34
• City Council At-Large (3 seats):
  • Amanda F. Mumm – 22
  • Nikki Griffith – 22
  • Paula Fried – 20
  • Write-ins – 2

Battle Creek

• Mayor: Kyle Lehmann – 48, Write-ins – 101
• City Council At-Large (3 seats):
  • Daltyn Swanger – 139
  • Jessica Wallace – 118
  • Abigail Fundermann – 113
  • Ken Feller – 68
  • Write-ins – 9

Galva

• Mayor: Write-ins – 46
• City Council At-Large (2 seats): Write-ins – 85

Holstein

• City Council At-Large (2 seats):
  • Steve Tiefenthaler – 251
  • Mike Johnson – 191
  • Jamison Voss – 106
  • Christine Wiese – 62
  • Write-ins – 3

Ida Grove

• Mayor: Nathan C. Weitl – 226, Paul A. Nepper – 93
• City Council At-Large: Jason Behrendsen – 210, Shannon Hopkins – 93
• City Council Ward 2: Jeffrey Miesner – 119

School Boards

• Galva-Holstein At-Large: Tyler Vohs – 322, Reuben DeLaO – 94
• Galva-Holstein District 1: Jeff Witzke – 376
• Galva-Holstein District 2: Jamie Whitmer – 365
• Galva-Holstein District 5: Matthew Wittrock – 340
• OABCIG At-Large: Josh Alesch – 445
• OABCIG District 3: Erin Marth – 437
• OABCIG District 4: Ryan Goodman – 443
• OABCIG District 6: Dathan Loger – 452
• OABCIG District 2 (Vacancy): Stephanie Konradi – 461

Cherokee County

Aurelia

• Mayor: Roman Redig – 160
• City Council At-Large (3 seats):
  • Brent Fassler – 142
  • Jacquelyn Bleil – 129
  • Sue Johnson – 122
  • Write-ins – 16

Cherokee

• Mayor: Tony Puffett – 431
• City Council At-Large: Write-ins – 123
• City Council Ward 2: Write-ins – 22

Cleghorn

• City Council At-Large (2 seats):
  • Tom Dilocker – 24
  • Jennifer Huff – 19
  • Write-ins – 1

Larrabee

• Mayor: Jane Lynn DeYoung – 27
• City Council At-Large (3 seats):
  • Betty Ervin – 25
  • Russell Lucht – 21
  • Jan Robinson – 19
  • Write-ins – 12

Marcus

• Mayor: Patrick Bunt – 172, Gary L. Edwards – 75
• City Council At-Large (2 seats):
  • Conrad Ebert – 225
  • Steve Schmillen – 209
  • Write-ins – 6

Meriden

• Mayor: James Thatcher – 25, April Schossow – 6
• City Council At-Large (3 seats): Trevor R. Stevenson – 29, Write-ins – 15
• Council Vacancy: Cynthia Ricklefs – 25

Quimby

• Mayor:
  • Heidi Taylor – 50
  • Write-ins – 24
• City Council At-Large (3 seats):
  • Dylan Dalton – 61
  • Brittany Deeds – 56
  • Donald Fiser – 46
  • Anna L. Oleson – 33
  • Write-ins – 15

Washta

• Mayor:
  • Bryan Stieneke – 35
  • Write-ins – 14
• City Council At-Large (3 seats):
  • Thomas M. Wahner – 38
  • Lawrence L. Patterson – 35
  • Peggy Sue Putnam – 30
  • April Joy – 26
  • Dawn Shea – 7
  • Write-ins – 4
• Council Vacancy (2 seats):
  • Larry Long – 43
  • Ralph Paul Riggs – 35
  • Write-ins – 9

School Boards

Alta-Aurelia At-Large (2 seats):

• Thomas Hinkeldey – 179
• Jayden Van Berkum – 164
• Lindsay Brown – 71
• Write-ins – 4

Cherokee At-Large (2 seats):

• Ray E Mullins II – 354
• Brian Freed – 350
• Sofia Seliger – 313
• Write-ins – 12

Galva-Holstein

• At-Large:
  • Tyler Vohs – 2
  • Reuben DeLaO – 1
• District 1:
  • Jeff Witzke – 1
• District 2:
  • Jamie Whitmer – 2
• District 5:
  • Matthew Wittrock – 1

River Valley

• District 1:
  • Jessica Wilson – 122
  • Write-ins – 2
• District 4:
  • Travis Todd – 127

Sioux Central

• District 5 (Vacancy):
  • Write-ins – 0

South O’Brien

• Districts 1, 3, 6:
  • All candidates received 0 votes

Community Colleges

• Iowa Central District 2:
  • Brandon Wessels – 1
• Iowa Lakes District 6:
  • Patrick Kibbie – 0
• Northwest Iowa District 4:
  • Steve Loshman – 317
  • Write-ins – 3
• Western Iowa Tech District 2:
  • Brad Griffin – 774

Sac County Election Results

Schaller – City Council At-Large (3 seats)

• Nathan Blum – 113
• Keith L. Thompson – 108
• Rex Rimmer – 107
• Clarence Hansen – 43
• Write-ins – 17

Nemaha – City Council At-Large (2 seats)

• Melvin L. Langner Jr. – 12
• Connie Severson – 7
• Matthew Quealy – 5

Early – City Council At-Large (3 seats)

• Brian Pickhinke – 95
• Christine Madden – 85
• Xavier DeLaO – 57
• Write-ins – 35

Sac City – City Council At-Large (2 seats)

• Robert Murley – 465
• Tom Lownik – 431
• Write-ins – 25

Lytton – Mayor

• Jeff Ellerbrock – 46
• Write-ins – 11

Lytton – City Council At-Large (5 seats)

• Darsi Denise Huddleson – 60
• Nicole Meyer – 57
• Larry Coon – 50
• Jeff Townsend – 49
• Brenda Wiederin – 31
• Write-ins – 34

Odebolt – Mayor

• Rick Roeder – 153
• Write-ins – 147

Odebolt – City Council At-Large (2 seats)

• Carl J. Hemer – 206
• Levi Thies – 189
• Stephanie Hauser – 155
• Write-ins – 10

Lake View – City Council At-Large (3 seats)

• Rich Schultz – 328
• JoAnn Rae Peters – 254
• Jeff Meyer – 252
• Dale Boeckman – 233
• Michael L. Frank – 216
• Write-ins – 30

Auburn – City Council At-Large (3 seats)

• Nick Meister – 47
• Deb Ludwig – 43
• Linda Rath – 36
• Justin Potthoff – 33
• Heather Husman – 29
• Gordon Dupuis – 26
• Write-ins – 13

Wall Lake – Mayor

• Jamie Rohlf – 207
• Write-ins – 14

Wall Lake – City Council At-Large (2 seats)

• Steve Nuetzman – 179
• Write-ins – 131

School Board Races

East Sac – Director At-Large (2 seats)

• Jim Wallace – 1,203
• Kyle Leners – 830
• Jon E. Quinn – 592
• Kimble Bromley – 502
• Write-ins – 12

Schaller-Crestland – District 1

• Matt Cress – 373
• Write-ins – 21

Schaller-Crestland – District 2

• Steven R. Mason – 395
• Write-ins – 20

Alta-Aurelia – Director At-Large

• No votes recorded in Sac County

Newell-Fonda – District 1

• John Sievers – 4

Newell-Fonda – District 2

• Amanda Johnson – 3

Storm Lake – Director At-Large

• Erika Dierking – 2
• Steven Mills – 1

Galva-Holstein – Director At-Large

• Tyler Vohs – 3

Galva-Holstein – Districts 1, 2, 5

• Jeff Witzke – 3
• Jamie Whitmer – 3
• Matthew Wittrock – 3

OABCIG – Director At-Large

• Josh Alesch – 318

OABCIG – District 3

• Erin Marth – 303

OABCIG – District 4

• Ryan Goodman – 308

OABCIG – District 6

• Dathan Loger – 380

OABCIG – District 2 (Vacancy)

• Stephanie Konradi – 311

South Central Calhoun – Director At-Large

• Jodi Kreft – 84
• Write-ins – 18

South Central Calhoun – District 1

• Write-ins – 27

South Central Calhoun – District 2

• Andreau Kramer – 89
• Write-ins – 1