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Tina Eldal appeared to be on the path to winning the Recorder's Office in the one contested race in Webster County government Tuesday.
With nine of 19 precincts reporting Eldal, a Republican, had a roughly 800 vote lead over Democratic incumbent Courtney Bender Balkenende.
According to unofficial results posted late Tuesday night by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, Eldal had 4,740 votes.
Balkenende had 3,956 votes at that point in the count.
Balkenende, who had been deputy recorder, was appointed to the post by the Board of Supervisors after former Recorder Lindsey Laufersweiler resigned
The Recorder's Office maintains official real estate and property records. It assists the Auditor Office with taxation work. It also issues ATV and snowmobile licenses for the state Department of Natural Resources.
All other county government positions on Tuesday's ballot featured incumbents who had no opposition.