There are numerous races in various area city elections for voters to decide on, ahead of Tuesday’s (November 4^th) City-School Elections.

Those contests in Cass County include:

In Anita, where there are eight candidates for three City Council seats. They include: Kevin Littleton; Eyon Steffensen; John Knutson; Sara L. Sisler; Shelli Hogueison; Deanna Andrews; Kim Miller, and Mark Harris.

In Griswold, five candidates are running for two seats on the City Council: Kevin Farr; Nick Demanett; Jesse Doty; Jim Ridlen and Troy Nicklaus. There are also four candidates for two seats on the Lewis City Council: Russell Miller; Betty Auten; Jim Triller and David Raymond. In Marne, three people are running for two Council seats: Kyle Frederiksen; Angela Redler, and Aaron Williams.

In Adair County:

There are three candidates for two At-Large seats on the City Council in Casey: Jennifer Geren-Penton; Tyler Stolk and LeRoy Hall. Adair and Guthrie County voters in Stuart will select either John Gulbranson or Cory Kirkpatrick as Mayor, and from the following five candidates for three At-Large seats on the City Council: Trevor Nelson; Angela Capps; Alan L. Bovee; Kristina Renslow, and Zach Ingwers. There are three candidates for two At-Large Council seats in Bridgewater: James C. McCall; Tyler Warrior and Douglas Miller. Five people are running for two At-Large seats on the City Council in Fontanelle: Shawn Herr; Daniel Miller; Andrew Martin; Amanda Guerrero and Nancy Embree.

And, in Greenfield, there are four people running for three At-Large City Council seats: Rita Eble; Carl Faust; Jeff Clayton, and Nathan Hubenka.

In Adams County:

There are four candidates running for two seats on the City Council in Prescott: Emily Riedel; Douglas M. Privett; Shyla Walter, and Don Gee.

In Audubon County:

Four candidates are running for three seats on the Audubon City Council: Brooke Wegner; Bruce A. Christensen; Jeff Jacobsen, and Rodney Benton. Three people are running for two seats on the Kimballton City Council: Sheila Partridge; Dirk Wasson; Peggy Mortensen and Thomas Lake.

In Guthrie County:

Three names are on the ballot for two At-Large seats on the Bagley City Council: Steven B. Joy; Janet Bennett, and Deanna Gibson. Five names are available to choose from for three At-Large seats on the Bayard City Council: Shelby Richards; Jessica Pruter; Arnold Kesselring; Andrew Stringer, and Nathan McAlister. There are four candidates for two At-Large seats on the City Council in Casey: Cody Sheeder; Jennifer Geren-Penton; Tyler Stolk and LeRoy Hall.

In Montgomery County:

There are two names on the ballot for a two-year term as Mayor in Red Oak, including Tim Fridolph, but the other candidate, John Haidsaik, has withdrawn his name from contention. There are two candidates for one At-Large seats on the Council in Red Oak: Jeanice Lester, and John Gross. In Stanton, four people are running for three At-Large City Council seats: Chris Stephens; Justin Rhamy; Wes Royal and Jeff Sebeniecher.

In Shelby County:

Two seats are open on the City Council in Elk Horn, and there are three candidates: Derick Hogberg; Justin Larsen, and Samuel Preis.

In Pottawattamie County:

There are two candidates for Mayor in Macedonia: Melia Clark and Paden Knoke, and five people running for two City Council seats: James M. Croson; Gary L. Wax; Paul Faxon; Suzann Duede and Joseph Cope. In Oakland, there are four candidates for three City Council seats: Phil Reed; Jordan Sherbondy; Darin J. Ford, and Colin Applegate. Two men are running for Mayor, in Underwood: Josh Madsen, and Dennis Barsdley. And, there are two men running for Mayor in Walnut: Justen Tooley, and William Brett Simpson. In addition, there are five candidates for three seats on the Walnut City Council: Tim Branan; Aiden Akers; Adrian Griffith; Michael Chapman, and Kevin Clark.

A reminder: the polls are open on Tuesday from 7-a.m. until 8-p.m. For precinct polling information or any other questions about the City-School Elections, please contact your county auditor, check out your county government’s website, or see the Iowa Secretary of State site at https://sos.iowa.gov/elections-voting.