Who’s running for city offices in Linn and Johnson counties? A look at this year’s candidates

Thursday was the deadline for prospective candidates for local office to file their affidavits of candidacy and nomination petitions.

The following people have filed to run for public office in the cities in Linn and Johnson counties. Incumbents s are noted with (i).

Find more information about the candidates in Linn County at linncountyiowa.gov/157/Election-Services. Find more information about Johnson County candidates at johnsoncountyiowa.gov/november-7-2023-city-and-school-election.

Linn County

Alburnett

City Council (three seats)

David Lee Boesenberg (i)

Christopher A. Myers (i)

Bertram

Mayor (one seat)

No candidate

City Council At-Large (five seats)

Louise Hall (i)

John Robert Klimek (i)

Bill Mulholland

James Unzeitig (i)

Cedar Rapids

City Council Council At-Large (two seats)

Patrick Loeffler (i)

David Maier

Ann Poe (i)

City Council District 2 (one seat)

Scott Overland (i)

City Council District 4 (one seat)

Dan Bahan

Scott E. Olson (i)

Center Point

Mayor (one seat)

Traer Morgan (i)

City Council (two seats)

Cameron Erickson

Mike LeClere

Allicia Thomas

Central City

Mayor (one seat)

Don Gray

City Council (two seats)

Adam Griggs

Marcia Rudd-Fiser

Coggon

Mayor (one seat)

Jeffrey Rath

City Council (three seats)

Angela Faust (i)

Jeremy Faust (i)

Reenie Montgomery (i)

Ely

Mayor (one seat)

Scott Ladwig

City Council (three seats)

James Cox

Carol Thompson

Judy Wery (i)

Fairfax

Mayor (one seat)

Jo Ann Beer (i)

City Council (two seats)

Cindy Anderson

Mike Daly (i)

Steve Huber

Katherine Pacha (i)

Dan Wozniak

Hiawatha

Mayor (one seat)

Steve Dodson

City Council (three seats)

Jeff Cater

Ben Fiedler

Aime J. Wichtendahl (i)

Lisbon

Mayor (one seat)

Douglas O’Connor (i)

City Council (two seats)

John R. Bardsley (i)

Kevin Steele

Marion

Mayor (one seat)

Nicolas AbouAssaly (i)

City Council At-Large (one seat)

Steven Leroy Jensen

City Council Ward 1 (one seat)

Gage Miskimen (i)

City Council Ward 2 (one seat)

Grant Harper

City Council Ward 3 (one seat)

Will Brandt (i)

Mount Vernon

Mayor (one seat)

Thomas M. Wieseler (i)

City Council (three seats)

Mark Andersen

Craig Engel (i)

Scott Rose (i)

Palo

City Council (two seats)

Doug Hanover

Prairieburg

Mayor (one seat)

Kenneth R. Marsh (i)

City Council (three seats)

Luke Hennesey (i)

Tom Kluesner (i)

Sandra I. Marsh (i)

Robins

City Council (three seats)

Leigh Cook

Justin Deahr

Mike Foley

Dick Pilcher (i)

Cary Smith

Tyler Turner

Springville

City Council (three seats)

Jeff Baych (i)

Karla Blakely (i)

Makenna Hollandsworth

Jason Hosek

Walker

Mayor (one seat)

Cole Bamrick (i)

City Council (three seats)

Robert Dunn (i)

Abagail Wells

City Council vacancy (one seat)

Kyle Glenn

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Johnson County

Coralville

Mayor (one seat)

Meghann Foster (i)

City Council (two seats)

Royce Petersen

Rich Vogelzang

Hills

Mayor (one seat)

Tim Kemp (i)

City Council (three seats)

Nicole Acheson

Cathy Knebel (i)

Michelle Rummelhart

Guy V. Sommers (i)

City Council vacancy (one seat)

Patrick Muller

Teresa Volk (i)

Iowa City

City Council At-Large (two seats)

Josh Moe

Mandi Remington

Mazahir Salih

City Council District A (one seat)

The Iowa City charter requires a primary if three or more candidates file for a district seat, or if five or more candidates file for the two at-large seats. Only District A has enough candidates to require a primary this year, which will be held Tuesday, Oct. 10. Only voters in District A — southwest Iowa City — will vote in the primary. The top two District A candidates will advance to the Nov. 7 general election. All voters in the city may vote on the two at-large seats and for both the district seats in the Nov. 7 election.

Laura Bergus (i)

Tom Borchardt

Pauline Taylor (i)

Iowa City Council District A Forum

The League of Women Voters Johnson County will host a candidate forum Tuesday, Sept. 26 for the three candidates running in the primary for Iowa City Council District A. The forum will be 7-8 p.m in the Iowa City Senior Center’s Assembly Room, 28 S. Linn St., Iowa City. The primary election is Tuesday, Oct. 10. Audience members may submit questions for the candidates at the forum. The forum will be livestreamed on the LWVJC Facebook page and recorded for playback on the City Cable TV Channel in Iowa City, and the recording will be posted at lwvjc.org.

City Council District C (one seat)

Andrew M. Dunn (i)

Lone Tree

Mayor (one seat)

Josh Spilman (i)

City Council (two seats)

Jerry Ford (i)

City Council vacancy (two seats)

Cathie Conzemius

Richard Finley

Nicholas P. Gluba

Jennifer L. Poeschel (i)

North Liberty

City Council (three seats)

Brian Leibold

Mike Mbanza

Paul Park

Brent Smith (i)

Oxford

Mayor (one seat)

Heather Johnson (i)

City Council (three seats)

Tim Hennes (i)

Sean Murphy (i)

Margaret B. Reihman

Shueyville

City Council (three seats)

Bart Frisk (i)

Chris Lacy (i)

Solon

Daniel P. O’Neil

Steve Stange (i)

City Council (two seats)

John D. Farlinger (i)

Andrew Kramer

Swisher

Mayor (one seat)

No candidates

City Council (three seats)

Curt Cline

Daryl Hynek

Julie Persons

Michael A. Stagg (i)

City Council vacancy (one seat)

Adam Roeder

Tiffin

Mayor (one seat)

Steve Berner (i)

Tim Kasparek

City Council (two seats)

Thomas Gibson

Skylar Limkemann (i)

Chris Olney (i)

University Heights

Mayor (one seat)

Louise From (i)

City Council (five seats)

Stepheny Gahn (i)

Nicholas Herbold

Liesa Moore (i)

Timothy R. Schroeder (i)

Bobby Scott (i)

Mike Stuart

Doug Swailes (i)

West Branch

Candidates for office in West Branch were not posted. The city’s boundaries include land in Johnson and Cedar counties. The list of candidates will be posted by the Johnson County Auditor’s Office when control county auditors have notified Johnson County of nomination filings.

How to vote

The first day to request a mailed absentee ballot is Aug. 29.

Oct. 18 is the first day in-person early voting is allowed under state law. Early voting details will be shared by each county’s auditor’s office closer to the election.

The voter preregistration deadline is Oct. 23, which is also the deadline to request a mailed absentee ballot.

The last day of in-person early voting will be Nov. 6.

On Election Day, Nov. 7, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters must vote at their assigned polling place.