November Ballots Taking Shape in Delaware County

The Delaware County Auditor’s office has given KMCH a partial ballot for the coming November election, with Manchester being one of the only communities that has a contested election for all available positions.

Manchester voters will have the only contested Mayoral race in the county, with incumbent Connie Behnken facing Joe Dittrick. Incumbent Mary Ann Poyner will face Curt Meiner in the 2nd Ward Council election. Incumbent Linda Schmidt will face Diane Hammell in the Council At Large election. 

Elsewhere in the county, Tom Forkenbrock is running for Mayor of Colesburg, while Steve Schilling and Jared Diers are running for the 2 open council positions.

Lonny Fishler is running for Mayor in Delaware, with Barb Ries, Kevin Palmersheim, Richard Lahr, Kevin Clark and Larry Tibbott running for the 5 open council spots.

Delhi voters will have 4 candidates…Aran Klostermann, Al Freiburger, Craig A. Davis and Ben Davis vying for 3 council positions, while no candidate filed to run for mayor.

In Dundee, Barb Robinson is running for Mayor, while Dylan Ronnebaum and Tiffany Schmelzer are running for the two council spots

Sarah Dugan is running for Mayor in Edgewood, while Jason Sullivan, Tammy Harris and Kirby Kendrick are running for the 3 open council seats.

In Greeley, David Kruse is running for Mayor with Kimberly Goranson and Michael Schmitz listed for the 3 open council positions.

Hopkinton voters will have Craig Lange on the ballot for Mayor with 2 open council seats being sought after by Douglas J. Melchert, Scott D. Klaren, Janet Buckner and Sara Parsons.

Bill Alden is running for the Mayor of Masonville, with Nellie Marting, Cristen Gallup and Gerald Alden on the ballot for the 3 council seats.

In Ryan, Mike Corcoran is running for Mayor, with Lorraine Gaffney and Matt Marbach running for the 2 open council positions.

There are no candidates filed for any open position in Earlville.  

According to Delaware County Auditor Carla Becker, the ballot has not yet been finalized, as other counties need to submit candidates/questions to the Delaware County ballot as well. Tomorrow, we will discuss the school board positions that will be voted for on November 4th.