School board results across Jones Co.

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Staff report

     The three candidates running for Monticello School Board were all elected to office during the Sept. 12 School Board Elections.

     Three seats were open on the MCSD Board. Incumbent Bud Johnson ran unopposed and received 244 votes, including eight absentee votes. Craig Stadtmueller received 357 votes, including 10 absentees. Mandy Norton received 315 votes, including six absentees. The new school board will meet on Monday, Sept. 25, at 6 p.m.

     There were a total of 26 write-ins, several receiving multiple votes.

     Monticello’s SAVE Tax Revenue Purpose was also renewed with 325 total “yes” votes. Sixty-nine people were against.

     Keith Stamp of Monticello was re-elected as the Dist. 1 director for Kirkwood Community College, with 1,131 votes, including 133 absentees. There were four write-ins for the job.

     Kirkwood’s $60 million bond issue also passed with 920 total “yes” votes. There were 438 “no” votes.

     In other county school board races:

Anamosa

     Five candidates ran for three seats. Carl Chalstrom received 613 votes; Brian Hurt received 414 votes, and Matt McQuillen received 390 votes.

     Two ran to fill a vacancy on the Anamosa School Board. Nicole Claussen won with 469 votes.

Midland

     Eight candidates ran for four school board seats. Travis Hansen received 249 votes, Derek Denniston received 239 votes, Sarah Fishwild received 205 votes, and Nikki Rushford received 202 votes.

Olin

     Joel Ahrendsen with 50 votes and Rosanne Brown with 42 votes will fill Olin’s two school board seats. Ruth Houston, with 46 votes, will fill a vacant seat.

     Olin’s PPEL vote also passed with 32 “yes” votes against 15 “no” votes.

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