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Eldal leads in Webster County recorder’s race

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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 ...

Meyer, Larson on track to return to Iowa House

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State Rep. Ann Meyer appeared to be well on her way to winning her fifth term in office Tuesday. With seven of the 15 precincts in House District 8 reporting late Tuesday night, the Fort Dodge Republican had opened a wide lead over Democratic challenger Kris Williams. Unofficial election ...

County officials win reelection with no opponents

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A handful of Webster County officials coasted to reelection Tuesday with no opposition. Supervisor Austin Hayek, a Republican, won his second term. He represents District 1, which includes northeastern Fort Dodge, Badger, Vincent, Duncombe, the portion of Stratford that is in Webster County, ...

Larson easily wins House race

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State Rep. Wendy Larson, R-Odebolt, easily won her first full term in the legislature Tuesday. She received 9,065 votes while Democrat Rachel Burns, also of Odebolt, won 3,752 votes, according to election results released by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. She represents House District 7, which includes Calhoun, Pocahontas and Sac counties plus western Webster County. Larson defeated Burns in a special election last December to complete the unexpired term of former state Rep. Mike Sexton, R-Rockwell City. Sexton resigned to become director of United States Department of ...

McGowan elected to Congress

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Chris McGowan, a Republican from Sioux City, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday. He will represent the Fourth Congressional District, which includes Webster County and all of its surrounding counties. McGowan won 161,517 votes, according to election results posted by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. Democrat Dave Dawson won 108,040 votes. McGowan will replace U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Hull, who did no seek re-election in order to mount an unsucessful campaign for governor.

Meyer reelected in House District 8

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State Rep. Ann Meyer, R-Fort Dodge, was re-elected to a fifth term in office Tuesday. She received 6,428 votes while Democratic challenger Kris Williams won 3,965, according to election results released by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. House District 8 consists of Fort Dodge and eastern Webster County.