Local General Election Results

Here are the local results from Tuesday’s General Election:

• Republican incumbent Dan Zumbach won re-election with 66% over Democrat Joe Hegland for State Senate District 34
• Republican incumbent Craig Johnson ran unopposed for State House District 67, receiving 98%
• Republican incumbent Jeff Madlom ran unopposed for Delaware County Supervisor District 1, receiving 99%
• Republican Dan Wheeler ran unopposed for the open Delaware County Supervisor District 2 seat, receiving 99%
• Republican incumbent Carla Becker ran unopposed for Delaware County Auditor, receiving 99%
• Republican Travis Hemesath ran unopposed for the open Delaware County Sheriff seat, receiving 99%
• Republican Jenny Eschen ran unopposed to fill the vacancy for the Delaware County Treasurer’s seat, which she was appointed to fill until the election this past spring, receiving 99%
• Three candidates for the three open Delaware County Public Hospital Trustee positions were elected – Jane Sherman, Steve Palmer and Chris Tegeler
• Three candidates for the three open Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner positions were elected – David J. Guthrie, Joe Hoeger and Chris Eibey
• And four candidates for the four open spots on the Delaware County Extension Council were elected – Jamie Helmrichs, Tammy Eibey, Terry Gudenkauf and Roger Helmrichs

Contested race results in our surrounding counties include:

• Republican Jason Gearhart defeated Independent Ian Zahren for State Representative District 64 with 67%
• Republican Steven P. Bradley defeated Democrat Andy McKean for State Representative District 66 with 55%
• Republican Chad Ingels defeated Democrat Tim O’Brien for State Representative District 68 with 67%
• Republican Mike Klimesh defeated Democrat Brian Bruening for State Senate District 32 with 64%
• Republican Keith Lucy defeated Democrat Kevin Dragotto for Dubuque County Auditor with 54%
• Republican Harvey V. Pothoff defeated Independent Jake Rios for Dubuque County Supervisor with 69%
• Republican Keith Wieland unofficially defeated Democrat Rick Wulfekuhle for Buchanan County Supervisor with 51%
• Republican Jeff Swisher defeated Libertarian Tom Durgin for Jones County Supervisor District 5 with nearly 82%
• Republican Alex Popenhagen defeated Democrat Lou Ann Milks and Independent Robert Sadler for Fayette County Supervisor with 60% (Milks 33%, Sadler 5%)

Voter turnout in Delaware County was just under 82-percent for the November General Election.