By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com
(KHBT) – The unofficial results are in for this year’s election held yesterday on Nov. 7. The numbers reflect Humboldt County Voters only when taken into effect for school districts that are outside of the county.
Cities
Bode
City of Bode – Mayor – 2-Year (Vote for 1)
- D.L. Peterson – 42 votes
- Write-in – 0
- Undervote – 3
- Overvote – 3
City of Bode – Council Member At-Large – 2-Year (Vote for 5)
- Carol Miller – 37 votes
- Paula Fulwider – 35
- Glenn Hasfjord – 30
- Jess Tepner – 29
- Robert McKenna – 28
- Ryan McCart – 23
- Myra Barnes – 11
- Write-in – 3
- Undervote – 29
- Overvote – 0
City of Bode – Public Measure KP
- Shall the following be adopted?
- Do you approve the Council Members of the City of Bode to be elected for a term of four years and said terms be staggered.
- YES – 33
- NO – 6
- Undervote – 6
- Overvote -0
Bradgate
City of Bradgate – Mayor – 2-Year (Vote for 1)
- No declared candidates
- Write-in – 7
- Undervote – 0
- Overvote – 0
City of Bradgate – Council Member At-Large – 4-Year (Vote for 2)
- No declared candidates
- Write-in – 14
- Undervote – 0
- Overvote – 0
Dakota City
City of Dakota City – Mayor – 2-Year (Vote for 1)
- Sean Phillips – 53 votes
- Write-in – 1
- Undervote – 2
- Overvote – 0
City of Dakota – Council Member At-Large – 4-Year (Vote for 3)
- Ross Newton – 48 votes
- Jon Stern – 41
- Samantha Pals – 35
- Mychal Edler – 17
- Write-in – 5
- Undervote – 22
- Overvote – 0
Gilmore City
City of Gilmore City – Mayor – 2-Year (Vote for 1)
- Landon Bailey – 22 votes
- Write-in – 0
- Undervote – 2
- Overvote – 2
City of Gilmore City – Council Member At-Large – 4-Year (Vote for 3)
- Paul Kipfer – 22 votes
- Mary Torkelson – 21
- Jacob Peterson – 21
- Write-in – 0
- Undervote – 8
- Overvote – 0
City of Gilmore City – Council Member At-Large To Fill Vacancy (Vote for 1)
- Irina Jacobs – 20 votes
- Write-in – 1
- Undervote – 3
- Overvote – 0
Hardy
City of Hardy – Mayor – 2-Year (Vote for 1)
- Kathy Petersen – 11 votes
- Write-in – 3
- Undervote – 1
- Overvote – 0
City of Hardy – Council Member At-Large – 4-Year (Vote for 3)
- Austin Thompson – 14 votes
- Dennis Lippolt – 8
- Madison Tuutle – 8
- Tammie Tuttle – 8
- James A. Hutchinson -5
- Write-in – 0
- Undervote – 2
- Overvote – 2
Humboldt
City of Humboldt – Mayor – 2-Year (Vote for 1)
- Daniel E. Scholl – 225 votes
- Write-in – 15
- Undervote – 16
- Overvote – 0
City of Humboldt – Council Ward 1 – 4-Year (Vote for 1)
- Matt Dominick – 85 votes
- Write-in – 3
- Undervote – 9
- Overvote – 0
City of Humboldt – Council Ward 2 – 4-Year (Vote for 1)
- John Sleiter – 72 votes
- Write-in – 3
- Undervote – 7
- Overvote – 0
City of Humboldt – Council Ward 3 – 4-Year (Vote for 1)
- Joel A. Goodell – 67 votes
- Write-in – 2
- Undervote – 8
- Overvote – 0
City of Humboldt – Council Member At-Large To Fill Vacancy (Vote for 1)
- Jeff Harklau – 236 votes
- Write-in – 3
- Undervote – 17
- Overvote – 0
City of Humboldt – Park Board Commissioner – 4-Year (Vote for 3)
- Thomas Tecklenburg – 230 votes
- Tom Nostrom – 217
- Write-in – 23
- Undervote – 298
- Overvote – 0
Livermore
City of Livermore – Mayor – 2-Year (Vote for 1)
- Billie Scott – 70 votes
- Write-in – 2
- Undervote – 2
- Overvote – 0
City of Livermore – Council Member At-Large – 4-Year (Vote for 2)
- Dean Thompson – 61 votes
- Todd Russell – 55
- Janice Frost Schmieder – 18
- Write-in – 4
- Undervote – 10
- Overvote – 0
LuVerne
City of LuVerne – Mayor – 2-Year (Vote for 1)
- Kevin McPeak – 1 vote
- Write-in – 0
- Undervote – 0
- Overvote – 0
City of LuVerne – Council Member At-Large – 4-Year (Vote for 3)
- Dennis Carroll – 1 vote
- Kelsey Casey – 1
- Scott Frideres – 1
- Write-in – 0
- Undervote – 0
- Overvote – 0
Ottosen
City of Ottosen – Mayor – 2-Year (Vote for 1)
- Monte Newton – 22 votes
- Write-in – 1
- Undervote – 1
- Overvote – 0
City of Ottosen – Council Member At Large – 4-Year (Vote for 2)
- Bruce Bleuer – 12 votes
- Eric Miller – 10
- Jan Brown – 8
- Micah R. Mitchell – 7
- Chris Thompson – 5
- Write-in – 2
- Undervote – 4
- Overvote – 0
Renwick
City of Renwick – Mayor – 2-Year (Vote for 1)
- Taylor Kunert – 36 votes
- Write-in – 5
- Undervote – 1
- Overvote – 0
City of Renwick – Council Member At Large – 4-Year (Vote for 3)
- Daniel Kraft – 35 votes
- Robert Wolf – 29
- Andrew Berte – 32
- Write-in – 10
- Undervote – 17
- Overvote – 3
Rutland
City of Rutland – Mayor – 2-Year (Vote for 1)
- No declared candidates
- Write-in – 17
- Undervote – 8
- Overvote – 0
City of Rutland – Council Member At-Large – 4-Year (Vote for 3)
- No declared candidates
- Write-in – 51
- Undervote – 24
- Overvote – 0
Thor
City of Thor – Mayor – 2-Year (Vote for 1)
- Emory Wayne White – 12 votes
- Write-in – 7
- Undervote – 4
- Overvote – 0
City of Thor – Council Member At Large – 4-Year (Vote for 2)
- Tracy Nerem – 21 votes
- Nick Rosendahl – 7
- Terry Bender – 7
- Write-in – 4
- Undervote – 7
- Overvote – 0
Schools
Algona Schools
Algona School – Director At-Large – 4-Year (Vote for 4)
- Todd Louwagie – 2 votes
- Brent Owen – 2
- Andrea Vinci – 1
- Tom Nugent – 1
- Write-in – 0
- Undervote – 2
- Overvote – 0
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Schools
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows School – Director District 1 (Vote for 1)
- Joseph Corrow – 0 votes
- Craig Warnke – 0 votes
- Cindy Dorn – 0 votes
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows School Director District 2 (Vote for 1)
- Troy G. Seaba – 0votes
Eagle Grove Schools
Eagle Grove School Director At-Large (Vote for 3)
- Amanda Willard – 22 votes
- Darren Robinson – 19
- Tracy Crail – 18
- Write-in – 4
- Undervote – 36
- Overvote – 0
Eagle Grove School – Public Measure WW
Eagle Grove CSD PPEL
Shall the Board of Directors of the Eagle Grove Community School District, in the Counties of Wright, Humboldt, and Webster, State of Iowa, for the purpose of purchasing and improving grounds; constructing schoolhouses or buildings and opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings; purchasing of buildings; purchase, lease or lease-purchase of technology and equipment; paying debts contracted for the erection or construction of schoolhouses or buildings, not including interest on bonds; procuring or acquisition of libraries; repairing, remodeling, reconstructing, improving, or expanding the schoolhouses or buildings and additions to existing schoolhouses; expenditures for energy conservation; renting facilities under low Code Chapter 28E; purchasing transportation equipment for transporting students; lease purchase option agreements for school buildings or equipment; purchasing equipment authorized by law; or for any purpose or purposes now or hereafter authorized by law, be authorized for a period of ten (10) years, to levy annually, a voter-approved physical plant and equipment property tax not to exceed One Dollar Thirty-Four Cents ($1.34) per One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) of the assessed valuation of the taxable property within the school district commencing with the levy for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or each year thereafter?
- NO – 14 votes
- YES – 13
- Undervote – 6
- Overvote – 0
Eagle Grove School – Public Measure WX
Eagle Grove CSD ISL
Shall the Board of Directors of the Eagle Grove Community School District, in the Counties of Wright, Humboldt, and Webster, State of Iowa, be authorized for a period of ten (10) years to continue to levy and impose an instructional support tax in an amount (after taking into consideration instructional support state aid of not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the total of regular program district cost for the budget year and moneys received under Section 257.14, Code of Iowa, as a budget adjustment in the budget year, and be authorized annually, in combination, as determined by the Board, to levy an instructional support property tax upon all the taxable property within the School District commencing with the levy of property taxes for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and to impose an instructional support income surtax upon the state individual income tax of each individual income taxpayer resident in the School District on December 31 for each calendar year commencing with calendar year 2026, or each year thereafter, the percent of income surtax to be determined by the Board for each fiscal year, but which shall not exceed seven percent (7%), to be used for any general fund purpose?
- YES – 14 votes
- NO – 13
- Undervote – 6
- Overvote – 0
Gilmore City-Bradgate Schools
Gilmore City-Bradgate School – Director At Large – 4-Year (Vote for 2)
- April Smith – 33 votes
- Abbi Telford – 28
- Angie Jergens – 20
- Write-in – 2
- Undervote – 3
- Overvote – 0
Gilmore City-Bradgate School – Director At-Large To Fill Vacancy (Vote for 1)
- Devin Ellrich – 41 votes
- Write-in – 0
- Undervote – 2
- Overvote – 0
Humboldt Schools
Humboldt School – Director District 2 – 4-Year (Vote for 1)
- Kristi Clark – 353 votes
- Write-in – 17
- Undervote – 57
- Overvote – 0
Humboldt School – Director District 4 – 4-Year (Vote for 1)
- Jim Mertz – 367 votes
- Write-in – 4
- Undervote – 56
- Overvote – 0
Twin Rivers Schools
Twin Rivers School – Director At-Large – 4-Year (Vote for 3)
- Ashley Foth – 118 votes
- Kaylyn Stalzer – 108
- Emily Jensen – 94
- Megan Warnke – 56
- Write-in – 2
- Undervote – 105
- Overvote – 3
West Bend-Mallard Schools
West Bend-Mallard School – Director At-Large (Vote for 4)
- Dawn Schmidt – 0 votes
- Jillian Hansen – 0
- Nicole Myer – 0
- John Zaugg – 0
Area Schools
Iowa Central Community College
Iowa Central Community College – Director District 1 (Vote for 1)
- Darrell Determann – 24 votes
- Write-in – 1
- Undervote – 8
- Overvote – 0
Iowa Central Community College – Director District 5 (Vote for 1)
- Andrea Oswald – 521 votes
- Write-in – 2
- Undervote – 109
- Overvote – 0
Iowa Lakes Community College
Iowa Lakes Community College – Director District 1 (Vote for 1)
- Arden N. Kinnander – 2 votes
- Write-in – 0
- Undervote – 0
- Overvote – 0