Government : Benton County City and School Board Candidates for November 4, 2025 Elections

Atkins

Mayor

Brian Cruise

City Council 

(Vote for no more than three)

Jeremy M. Rolando

Kevin DeMeulenaere

Bob Stolen

Belle Plaine

Council at Large

(Vote for no more than one)

 Mitch Malcolm

District 1

(Vote for no more than one)

No Candidate

District 3

(Vote for no more than one)

Judy Schlesselman

Park Commissioner

(Vote for no more than one)

Michael Stull

Mayor to fill a vacancy

(Vote for no more than one)

Garrett Landuyt

Public Measure BE

Shall the total number of Belle Plaine Community Library Board members be seven (7) members, with no more than three (3) being non-residents.

Belle Plaine School Director at Large 

(Vote for no more than two)

Valerie Coffman

Scott E. Frank

Director at Large-Vacancy

(Vote for no more than one)

Andrew Neuhaus

Public Measure BJ

Shall the Board of Directors of the Belle Plaine Community School District in the Counties of Iowa, Benton, Tama, and Poweshiek, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $7,950,000 to construct, furnish, and equip additions to the elementary building, including a cafeteria, entrance, and storage areas, and to the secondary building, including a gymnasium with a walking track, weightroom, concession area, and related spaces, and parking and site improvements?

Benton Community School Director

District 4

(Vote for no more than one)

Scott W. Shaw

District 5

(Vote for no more than one)

Aric Becker

District 6

(Vote for no more than one)

 Nate Klein

Blairstown

Mayor

(Vote for no more than one)

No Candidate

City Council

(Vote for no more than three)

 Brian Hagen

Council to fill a vacancy

(Vote for no more than one)

No Candidate

Garrison

Mayor

(Vote for no more than one)

Garrett D. Flickinger

City Council

(Vote for no more than three)

 Allan Lindsey

 Tina Rommann

 Robert Decker

Keystone

Mayor

(Vote for no more than one)

Kevin Rohrer

City Council

(Vote for no more than three)

Kathy Janss

Dave Monson

Jeffrey Bruns

Mary K. Hennings

Public Measure BF

Five (5) members of the Schroeder Public Library board shall be bona fide citizens and residents of the city. Two (2) of the members may be residents of unicorporated Benton County. All board members shall be over the age of eighteen (18) years.

Luzerne 

Mayor

(Vote for no more than one)

 Joel Buttikofer

City Coucil

(Vote for no more than five)

Barbara Shields

Hannah Daniels

Shane Daniels

Kelly W. Kendall

Kyla Buttikofer

Mt Auburn

Mayor

(Vote for no more than one)

Austin Brase

City Coucil

(Vote for no more than five)

 Tiffanie Butler

Cody Lundry

David McGarvey

Newhall

Mayor

(Vote for no more than one)

Doug Boddicker

Mark Lnenicka

City Coucil

(Vote for no more than five)

Douglas Rinderknecht

Kurt Slouha

Ben Seeck

Bruce Cross

Rachelle Messner

Deborah Vaughan

Mart Campbell

Norway

Mayor

(Vote for no more than one)

No Candidate

City Council

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No Candidate

Shellsburg

Mayor

(Vote for no more than one)

 Shadoe Vogt

Phillip Travis

City Council

(Vote for no more than three)

Sharon Harvey

Nicole Crawford

Cody Risdal

Rockford Lee Lubbock

Jamie Howard

Urbana

Mayor

(Vote for no more than one)

James Warnke

Bob Irelan

City Council

(Vote for no more than two)

Randy Johnson

Carman Irelan

Corey Schroeder

Shane Light

Van Horne

Mayor

(Vote for no more than one)

 Pat Gorkow

City Council

(Vote for no more than three)

Jim Parmenter

Amy L. Knaack

Kimberly Fisher

Vinton

Mayor

(Vote for no more than one)

Bud Maynard

City Council

At Large

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Dakoda Sellers

District 1

(Vote for no more than one)

Ron Hessenius

District 3

(Vote for no more than one)

 Zach Parmater

District 4-to fill a vacancy

(Vote for no more than one)

 Wesley Recker

Vinton-Shellsburg School

Director at Large

(Vote for no more than two)

Jennifer Ann Birker

Rachel Wayson

District 1

(Vote for no more than one)

 Kimberly Schirm

Walford

Mayor

(Vote for no more than one)

Russell Hebert

Randy Bauer

City Council

(Vote for no more than two)

 Amy Ellis

Sarah Hebert

Jesse Bergmeier