The Votes are In: 2015 Eastern Iowa election results

Gazette election coverage results

Our election results page has now filled with results from the Tuesday night elections. 

We have stories from each many of the elections we were keeping track of:

• Voters oust two incumbents in Iowa City

• Cedar Rapids Library levy fails, board says it will change direction

• Hiawatha mayor unseated

• Marion voters elect AbouAssaly as mayor

• Poe, Weinacht, Olson and Overland win Cedar Rapids City Council seats

• In small towns, families step up to run for office

• Hiawatha fire station bond vote fails; Oxford library levy passes

Previous Gazette election coverage 

Here are links to The Gazette's previous coverage of selected races and developing coverage of races being counted:

Cedar Rapids council election

Results: Poe, Wienacht, Olson and Overland win Cedar Rapids City County seats. Read more here. 

Previous Coverage:

• Four Cedar Rapids council candidates hit 5 figures in fundraising

• Eight compete for four Cedar Rapids council seats

• Election: In District 4, 2 candidates differ on roads, flood control

Cedar Rapids Library Levy Vote

Results: Cedar Rapids Library levy falls short of 50 percent. Read more here. 

Previous Coverage: 

• Library levy campaign hunts for votes in final hours

• Can bigger, better Ladd branch library help on tax levy vote?

• Cedar Rapids library campaign raises almost $100,000

• Cedar Rapids libraries to host satellite voting 

Marion

Mayoral Race: AbouAssaly wins race for Mayor. Read more here. 

Previous Coverage

• Marion's spirited race for mayor is an interesting brand of politics

• Three vying to be Marion's Mayor

• Marion mayor hopeful raises over $18,000

• Marion electorate given choice of two paths in council vote

Iowa City

Results: Voters oust two incumbents in Iowa City. Read more here. 

Previous Coverage:

• Here are the 8 candidates running for Iowa City City Council

• Chauncey major divide in candidate views

Hiawatha

Results: William Bennett has unseated Hiawatha mayor Tom Theis. (Read more here) and the fire station bond vote fails. (Read more here.)

Previous Coverage:

• Many choices ahead for Hiawatha voters: Voters to pick mayor and council members and decide debt for fire station

Oxford

Results: Library levy vote passes. Read more here. 

Previous Coverage:

• After years of paying library tax, Oxford voters being asked about it

University Heights

Results: Voters voters did not approve changing the terms of mayor and city council from two years to four. Read more here.

Previous Coverage:

• Candidates emerge to challenge University Heights council