The results are in for the 2017 city elections in southeast Iowa. There will be several new faces in city government throughout Des Moines and Lee Counties.
Contested Races - * denotes incumbent
Des Moines County
Burlington
City Council (vote for 3)
Jon Billups – 1213 (20.3%)
Lynda Murray – 1194 (20.0%)
Matthew Rinker – 988 (16.5%)
William Ell – 979 (16.4%)
*Robert Fleming – 831 (13.9%)
Scott Diehl – 361 (6.0%)
Write-Ins – 412
^Billups, as top vote-getter, will join the city council in two weeks to fill a vacancy^
Danville
City Council (vote for 2)
Stefanee Leis – 73 (37.8%)
Mark Fedler – 66 (34.2%)
*Kenton Cole – 52 (26.9%)
Mediapolis
City Council (vote for 3)
Troy Garrison – 80 (29.7%)
*Chuck Massner – 73 (27.1%)
*Clark Kerr – 62 (23.1%)
*Vollie Rifner – 49 (18.22%)
Middletown
Mayor (vote for 1)
Eric Gerst – 55 (59.8%) – Write-In
*Douglas Coyle – 30 (32.6%)
Scattering – 7
City Council (vote for 2)
Syd Mijanto – 46 (26.4%)
Stephanie Gerst – 40 (23.0%) – Write-In
Donald Kirkpatrick Sr. – 32 (18.4%)
Scattering – 56
Lee County
Fort Madison
Mayor (vote for 1)
*Brad Randolph – 695 (67.6%)
Chris Sorrentino – 208 (20.2%)
Write-Ins – 125
2nd Ward (vote for 1)
Bob Morawitz – 177 (59.2%)
*Brian Wright – 120 (40.1%)
Keokuk
Mayor (vote for 1)
Carl Morgan – 56 (3.0%)
Tom Richardson – 1153 (62.1%)
Patricia Whiteside – 66 (3.6%)
Dan Winn – 577 (31.1%)
At Large Alderman (vote for 1)
Devon Dade – 1016 (57.4%)
Joe Shuman – 739 (41.9%)
1st Ward (vote for 1)
*Mike O’Connor – 116 (51.1%)
Dianne Stanley – 109 (48.0%)
5th Ward (vote for 1)
Michael Greenwald – 188 (47.8%)
Barb Haas – 86 (22.5%)
Steve Rairden – 108 (28.2%)
^With no one receiving 50%, Greenwald and Rairden will advance to a runoff election next month^
Montrose
Mayor (vote for 1)
*Ron Dinwiddie – 99 (63.9%)
David Mitchell – 56 (36.1%)
City Council (vote for 2)
*Mark Holland – 110 (27.1%)
*Kent Rubey – 109 (26.8%)
Mike Unthun – 88 (21.7%)
Write-Ins – 99
Saint Paul
Mayor (vote for 1)
Kenneth Guinther – 2 (10%)
*Jan Neuweg – 18 (90%)
^Write-In votes must be counted to determine the following races^
- West Point City Council
- Franklin Mayor
- Franklin City Council
- Houghton City Council
