(Atlantic, Iowa) – In addition to voters across the State and nation, those in Cass and surrounding counties determined the fate of candidates who were in contested races, along with bond referendums, Tuesday night. All results are unofficial until canvassed by county boards of supervisors.

Results from the City Elections include:

In Cass County, voters in the Atlantic Community School District overwhelmingly approved two out of three bond referendums. Public Measure DH, a $22.5-million General Obligation Bond for improvements and expansion projects at the Washington and Schuler Elementary Schools, along with the Atlantic Middle and High School, passed by 1,438 Yes to 618 No votes. Public Measure DI, an $18.5-million dollar Sales Tax Revenue Bond for a new fieldhouse, was defeated by a vote of 1,276 to 771. And, Public Measure  DG, a Revenue Purpose Statement to continue using the statewide SAVE  funds for building upgrades, technology & infrastructure, passed by a vote of 1,383 to 579.

Josh McLaren won re-election to the Atlantic School Board. Joining him will be Chet Meneely, who convincingly won over challengers Jordan Zarbono and Justin Williams.

Voters elected Eyon Steffensen, John Knutson and Deanna Andrews to the City Council in Anita. In Griswold, Nick Demanett and Jim Ridlen were elected to the City Council. Lewis voters selected Russell Miller and Betty Auten as their City Council members. In Marne, Angela Redler and Aaron Williams won seats on the City Council. The Mayor’s seat in Massena will be determined from among 55 Write-In votes.

In Adair County, voters in the City of Greenfield approved a requested $1,000,000 bond proposal to build a new municipal swimming pool. They also elected Rita Eble, Carl Faust and Jeff Clayton to fill At-Large seats on the City Council in Greenfield. Shawna Herr and Andrew Martin were elected to the City Council in Fontanelle.  In Stuart, Cory Kirkpatrick defeated John Gulbranson in his bid to become Mayor. Trevor Nelson, Angela Capps and Zach Ingwers were elected to the Stuart City Council. Daniel Schilling and Kristen Jensen were elected to the School Board in the Nodaway Valley District.

In Audubon County, Brooke Wegner, Bruce A. Christensen and Rodney Benton were elected to the City Council in Audubon. Christina Nelson and Dory Schrader won seats on the Exira City Council. Voters in Kimballton elected Dirk Wasson, Sheila Partridge and Thomas Lake to the City Council.

In Shelby County, Derick Hogberg and Justin Larsen were elected to the City Council in Elk Horn. Beth Larsen, Emily Paulsen and Abby Rasmussen were elected to the Exira-EHK School Board, while Cally Lee Christensen won the vacancy seat on the Board, with the term expiring in 2027. Voters in the IKM-Manning School District failed to approve a $19.8-million bond referendum to add classrooms, secure entrances, common areas, HVAC, and track and field improvements to the 4-12 building. The vote was 432 No to 81 Yes.

Bedford School District voters rejected an $11.5 million bond issue to cover construction of a new competitive gym onto the K-12 complex’s secondary wing, and a new loading dock in back of the building. The vote was 625-to-290 against the referendum.

Iowa Western Community College’s $55,000,000 bond measure to build a new Career and Technical Education facility and other improvements, met with a little more than 70-percent voter approval. It was the second time in the past two years that this measure has been presented to the voters.

In Montgomery County, all four Stanton Community School District Public Measures met with voter approval. Ryan Hart, Jaclyn Hoyt and Cameron Lewellen were elected to the Stanton School Board. Tim Fridolph easily won election as Mayor in Red Oak, after his challenger withdrew prior to the election, following some comments made during a meeting with students.

Voters in the Panorama Community School District defeated a $19,600,000 Public Measure to build a competition gym; add classrooms, secure entrances, and common areas to elementary and secondary schools; upgrade roofing and playgrounds. Voters in the Oakland-Riverside School District also defeated a Physical Plant & Equipment Levy that would have provided $595,000 a year for essential facility repairs, safety improvements, and technology upgrades. The proposed levy would add $1.34 per $1,000 of taxable property value. The final vote was 697 NO, 388 Yes.

And, in the City of Walnut, voters passed Public Measure SC, which had proposed reducing the number of Library Board of Trustees from six, to four. The vote was 140 Yes to 75 No. Tim Brannan, Michael Chapman and Kevin Clark were elected to the Walnut City Council, and Wm. Brett Simpson was elected as Mayor.

You can read all the election results on our News page at kjan.com