Several New Names On City Election Ballot

There will be some contested races with new candidates in the Glenwood city election on Nov. 3.

Three candidates filed the necessary paperwork to be on the ballot for mayor - Darcey Butts, Jessie Lundvall and Brian Tackett. Noticeably absent from the ballot is current

Glenwood mayor Kim Clark who is not seeking re-election.

Two city council members are also not seeking re-election - Kay LeFever and Joe Edwards. Dan McComb, Ryan Roenfeld and Joe Sainato are the candidates for the at-large seat currently occupied by LeFever. Jeremy Wade Rodman is the lone candidate running for the Ward I seat occupied by Edwards.

In Ward 2, incumbent council member Craig Florian is being challenged by Laura Kuhl and Todd Haggstrom.

In Emerson, there are no candidates running for the mayor’s job and Judith Magers is the only city council candidate. Three seats are up this year on the Emerson council.

Rich Moore is running unopposed for mayor in Hastings. Five candidates are seeking five seats on the city council - Shari Bacon, Gay Courtier, Ivan Crawford, Alita Jones and Susan Perkins. Jesse Jones is running for city treasurer.

Henderson has two mayoral candidates - Michael Baumfalk and Scott Schondelmeyer. Bambi Byers, Cody Carrigan, Nicole Schondelmeyer and Janelle Williams are competing for three city council seats.

In Malvern, Michael Blackburn is running unopposed for mayor while Bruce Breeding and Kevin Williams are on the ballot for two council seats.

Pacific Junction mayor Andy Young is unopposed. Five seats are up on the city council but only four candidates are running - William “Butch” Green, Richard Kerres, Earl Smith and Connie Turner.

Tommy Jensen is sole mayoral candidate in Silver City. There are no candidates for city council but three seats are up for election.