Last Tuesday’s local election proved to be challenging for incumbents in two key area races.
In the Marion mayor’s race, challenger Mary Olson handily defeated incumbent Martin Tice, 348-172.
In
Hillsboro, challenger Shane Marler defeated incumbent Matt Hiebert,
110-83, in the race for an East Ward seat on the Hillsboro City Council.
In
uncontested races, Hillsboro Mayor Delores Dalke was elected to a 13th
term while Robert Watson was elected to the West Ward city council seat
vacated by Len Coryea.
In the USD 410 school board elections,
uncontested incumbents Debra Geis, Dale Klassen, Mark Rooker and Rod
Koons were reelected to another term in their respective positions.
Following are the countywide totals:
Durham - Mayor
Glennon Crowther 15
Write-in 0
Florence - Mayor
Gregory A.Winn 88
Write-in 11
Hillsboro - Mayor
Delores Dalke 270
Write-in 17
Lehigh - Mayor
Write-in 21
Lost Springs - Mayor
Write-in 27
Marion - Mayor
Mary Olson 348
Martin C. Tice 172
Write-in 4
Peabody - Mayor
Edmond N. Slocombe 192
Write-in 13
Ramona - Mayor
Pat Wick 26
Write-in 5
Tampa - Mayor
James Clemmer 27
Write-in 2
Burns - City council (3)
Patricia A. Nystrom 35
Brent D. Baker 23
Judith A. Steward 23
Susan A. Savage 17
Daniel S. Huls II 16
Write-in 3
Durham - City Council (5)
Michael Sorensen 15
Steven B. Miller 14
Verlin Sommerfeld 14
Gary D. Unruh 14
Write-in 11
Florence - City council (Ward 1)
Daniel D. Ludwig 44
Dorothy A. Cleverley 4
Write-in 0
Florence - City council (Ward 2)
Trayce E. Warner 43
Gary Nesser 25
Write-in 2
Goessel - City council (3)
Duane D. Duerksen 92
James W. Wiens 92
Rick Freeman 90
Anton H. Epp 10
Write-in 2
Larry K. Larsen 170
Stephen Rose 122
Mitch Cunningham 116
Write-in 24
Write-in 6
Write-in 1
Ramona - City council (5)
Jeanette “Jeannie” Goza 24
Kathy A. Werth 24
Jayme Linn Brunner 23
Arthur E. Stroda 21
Angel Harold 14
Nathen A. Bailey 12
Write-in 11
Edith “Connie” Smith 10
Write-in 9
Write-in 2