Who won city and school board races in Linn County?

Here are preliminary results for some of the races contested in Linn County, outside of Cedar Rapids.

Robins City Council

In Robins, six names were on the ballot to fill three city council seats.

Dick Pilcher, the only incumbent running for re-election, was ousted by Cary Smith, Mike Foley, and Leigh Cook.

Smith had 18 percent of votes, Foley 16 percent, and Cook 14 percent. The other candidates were Justin Deahr and Tyler Turner.

Pilcher, who had 13 percent of the votes cast, has been serving as the public safety coordinator on the five-member council. The Robins City Council has five members.

Fairfax City Council

Two of the five city council seats in Fairfax were up for election Tuesday, with two incumbents and three newcomers on the ballot. Newcomer Dan Wozniak and incumbent Mike Daly won the seats with 24 percent of the votes and 21 percent of the votes, respectively.

The three other candidates were incumbent Katherine Pacha and newcomers Steve Huber, and Cindy Anderson.

Mount Vernon school board

Nine candidates sought election to the four seats open on the seven-member Mount Vernon Community school board.

Jeremy Kunz, the only incumbent in the race, won re-election with 16 percent of the votes.

Joining him on the board will be Suzette Kragenbrink, with 17 percent of the vote; Kristin Meyer, 16 percent; and Jason Clark, 15 percent.

The other candidates were Tim Keegan, Greg Papin, Doug Plotz, Michael Brannaman and Nathan Walter.

Alburnett school board

Seven candidates sought election to the three seats open this year on the five-member Alburnett school board.

Incumbent Jason Martin won re-election with 18 percent of the vote, along with newcomers Daniel Amaro and Mary Bauercamper. Amaro had 18 percent of the votes and Bauercamper had 14 percent of the votes. Yon Abel, the other incumbent, also had 14 percent of the votes, but with two fewer votes than Bauercamper, according to unofficial numbers Tuesday night.

The other candidates were Jennifer Cress-Slife, Terry Chostner, and Melissa Mensen.

Uncontested: Hiawatha, Marion

Steve Dodson, a Hiawatha City Council member, ran unopposed for mayor. Hiawatha’s current mayor, Bill Bennett, did not run for re-election.

The three open City Council seats were uncontested, with Jeff Cater, Ben Fiedler, and Aime Wichtendahl, the only incumbent, elected to serve.

Marion Mayor Nick AbouAssaly, first elected in 2019, ran unopposed for re-election.

Four people ran unopposed for the Marion City Council: newcomer Steven Leroy Jensen, at-large; newcomer Grant Harper, Ward 2; incumbent Gage Miskimen, Ward 1; and incumbent Will Brandt , Ward 3.

Miskimen, a former Gazette reporter, was appointed to the council in April to fill a vacancy. Brandt has served one term on the council.

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