The filing deadline for local elections in Plymouth County has passed, with several contested races across the county set for November.
Le Mars mayor Rob Bixenman has a challenger for his seat in Brian Hughes, while three city council seats also have contested races in Le Mars. In Ward 1, Jacqueline Perez will challenge incumbent Brian Bruns for his seat, while in Ward 3, Dan Dembinski will face incumbent councilman Mark Sturgeon. The at-large seat will be filled by a new council member, after incumbent Clark Goodchild announced last month he wouldn’t run for another term. Derek Conyers, Lenny Flack, and Beth Meyer all filed to run for Goodchild’s seat on the council.
In Westfield, Michael Bohlke is challenging incumbent Bill McFarland for mayor. There are two challengers for seats on Hinton’s city council, with Justin Mohning and Jessica Poss-Seaton running along with incumbents Katie Pierson and Jeff Felts. In Kingsley, Corey Sitzmann and Joshua Van Muyden are running against current council members Jason Jasperson and Justin Baker.
Akron has three candidates for their city council: incumbents Gerry Stowers and Eric Solberg are joined by Nick Hale for two seats on the council. Oyens has four persons running for three seats on their city council , with Kyle Plendl running along with incumbents Steven Swalve, Kathy Meis, and Marcel Konz.
Election day is set for November 4th, with early absentee balloting starting October 15th. For a full list of candidates and races, click here.
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