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School Board election results for Linn and Johnson County school elections
The Gazette
Sep. 12, 2017 10:03 pm, Updated: Sep. 13, 2017 12:47 am
As of Tuesday evening, these were the unofficial vote totals for select school board races in Linn and Johnson counties. A * denotes board winners.
For full Johnson County results go to the Johnson County Auditor results page
For full Linn County results go to the Linn County Auditor's results page
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Cedar Rapids Community School District
District 2
• Incumbent Nancy Humbles: 2,793*
District 3
• Incumbent Keith Westercamp: 1,365
• Jennifer Borcherding: 2,040*
At-large
• Incumbent Gary Anhalt: 1,833*
• Theodore Collins: 357
• Christopher Gehrke: 1,041
Iowa City Community School District
(Three at-large seats, one abbreviated two-year term due to Latasha DeLoach's resignation)
Three four-year terms
• JP Claussen: 10,444*
• Janet Godwin: 8,520*
• Ruthina Malone: 8,788*
• Laura Westemeyer: 5,185
• Karen Woltman: 4,044
One two-year term
• Charlie Eastham: 5,784
• Shawn Eyestone: 6,404*
Linn-Mar Community School District
Three at-large
• Derek Jensen: 1,123
• Cara Lausen: 2,001*
• John Sauer: 1,607
• Rachel Wall: 2,501*
• Bob Gabel: 1,789
• Robert Anderson: 2,514*
College Community School District
District 2
• Incumbent Jed Peterson: 351*
District 5
• Incumbent Todd Hahlen: 353*
At-large
• Incumbent James Hodina: 355*
Marion Independent School District
Three at-large
• Incumbent Bill Hunton: 251*
• Incumbent Shari Irene Funck: 168*
• Write-In: 140*
Clear Creek Amana Community School District
District 2
• Incumbent Bob Broghammer: 733*
• Scott Rohret: 623
District 4
• Nikki Knapp: 1,149*
At-large
• Incumbent Eileen Schmidt: 617
• Kathy Swenka: 651*
• Shawn Zierke: 182
Solon Community School District
Three at-large
• Incumbent Tim Brown: 352*
• Rick Jedlicka: 326*
• Dan Coons: 303*
• Nicole Pizzini: 272
Mount Vernon Community School District
Three at-large
• Incumbent Lori Merlak: 542*
• Incumbent Sherry Grunder: 456*
• Incumbent Rick Elliott: 528*
• Jeremy Kunz: 369
• Ryan Williams: 363
School bond votes
Here are the unofficial results of several area school bond votes held Tuesday, according to the auditor's offices in Linn and Johnson counties (60 percent approval required for passage):
Iowa City (passed)
• Yes: 10,814 (65 percent)
• No: 5,812 (35 percent)
Linn-Mar (failed)
• Yes: 3,088 (53 percent)
• No: 2,759 (47 percent)
Clear Creek Amana (passed)
• Yes: 1,234 (71 percent)
• No: 502 (29 percent)
Jennifer Borcherding, who challenged the longest-serving school board member, Keith Westercamp, cheers after winning a spot in District 3 at WineStyles in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. (Mary Mathis/Freelance)
People cheer after Brian Kirschling (right in red), Iowa City Community School District School Board Member, read results to a group supporting the $191.5 million school bond for the Iowa City Community School District at ReUnion Brewery in Coralville on Tuesday, Sep. 12, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)