Voters headed to the polls for the second time in as many months yesterday in Le Mars, as a city run-off election was held. In the end, incumbent mayor Rob Bixenman will stay in office, and Derek Conyers will fill the open seat on the city council.
Bixenman received 1,013 votes compared to challenger Brian Hughes’ 935 votes. Although it was another close race, the incumbent mayor reached a majority of votes with 51.4% total. Although Hughes’ share of the total vote increased by over a percentage point, he lost nearly 300 votes from the November election. On Election Night, Bixenman told KLEM that he was looking forward to serving the city for two more years.
In the city council race, Derek Conyers again won a large victory against fellow candidate Beth Meyer, receiving 1,183 votes to Meyer’s 767 votes. Conyers won with nearly 60% of the total vote, and he will serve in elected office for the first time. On Election Night, he told KLEM that he was ready to get to work.
In total, 1,972 votes were cast in yesterday’s run-off elections, a decrease from the 2,619 votes cast for the two races in November. To view the results, click here.
