Thursday, April 5, 2007

Sales tax favored in Oskie, fails in McLouth

Following are the unofficial vote tallies in the eight cities and six school districts in Jefferson County after voters went to the polls Tuesday.

1-cent sales tax questions:
Oskaloosa Yes 60, No 40
McLouth No 139, Yes 116

Cities

Valley Falls
Three council seats:
Mark Boyce 150
Paul Burns 133
Michael “Tony” Trower 132
Bruce Gunther 124
Susan Grey (I) 122
Mitchell Barnett 62

Meriden
Mayor:
Andy Surritt (I) 62
Dennis Schnacker 25
Four council seats:
Dana Boyer (I) 61
Colleen McGeeney (I) 55
Marilyn Johnson (I) 52
Kevin Bell 46

Perry
Mayor:
Mike Lang (I) 134
Dean Sage 21
Two council seats:
John (J.R.) Porter (I) 106 P
Penny McHardie 85
Dean Sage (I) 63

Ozawkie
Three council seats:
Elke Lassiter (I) 82
Mark Roberts 76
Marlin Youngquist (I) 70
Mark Larson 63
Steve Stanton 50 N

Nortonville
Three council seats:
Steve Belveal 60
Raymond Brown (I) 57
Matthew Smith (I) 45
Edward “Pete” Scott 43

McLouth
Three council seats:
Sharon Lobb Johnson (I) 152
Charles Karmann 143
Myra Harwood 124
Gerald Sullivan 124
George Bowen Jr. 106
Bob Ryan (I) 98

Winchester
Mayor:
Jim Clark (I) 52
Two council seats:
Marie Riley (I) 52
Marvin Ledbetter (I) 52

Oskaloosa
Mayor:
Judy Miller (I) 64
Two council seats:
Kelly Hattemer (I) 63
James Malsbury (I) 63

Schools

USD 338 Valley Falls
Pos. 1 (blank)
Jody Lockhart, write-in unknown
Pos. 2
Paul Brown 234
Pos. 3 (blank)
Richard Malm, write-in unknown
Pos. 7
Bobbi Kearney 237

USD 339 Jefferson Co. North
Pos. 1
Ronald Langston (I) 158
Pos. 2
Tony Domann (I) 162
Pos. 3
Karen Edmonds 124
Pos. 7 (blank)

USD 340 Jefferson West
Pos. 1
Blaine Moore (I) 271
Kirk Fast 133
Pos. 2
Dreana McClurg 217
Linda Jones-Giltner 161
Pos. 3
Jeffrey Van Petten (I) 327
Pos. 7
Shannon McMahon 216
Karen Kiefat 186 USD 341

Oskaloosa
Pos. 1
Denise Selbee-Koch 96
Pos. 2
Tammy Fowler 105
Pos. 3
Daryl Chess (I) 106
Pos. 5
Jon Henry 112
Pos. 7
Gary Willits (I) 104

USD 342 McLouth
Pos. 1
Michael Tullis 194
Julie Zule (I) 166
Pos. 2
Andy Sullivan (I) 282
Pos. 3
Dan Evans (I) 307
Pos. 7
Edward Courtney 194
James DePriest (I) 157

USD 343 Perry-Lecompton
Pos. 1
Matt Erickson 229
Bob Treanor 196
Pos. 2 (blank)
Pos. 3
Jamie Harwood 402
Pos. 7
Travis Daniels (I) 455

Thompsonville Watershed District
Three seats:
Jim Guffey 00
Alex Hemme 00
Charles Smith 00
Russell Winsor 00
*Tallies not available at press time.

Meadowlark Extension District
Susan Voelker 1,266