Ringgold County voters hit the polls
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By Jeff Snyder
MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday certified the recent primary election results from the election held on June 2 through the canvass review process required by the state of Iowa.
In reviewing the results, the Ringgold County generally followed suit with the rest of Iowa voters other than race for the Republican nomination for governor.
For the June 9 primary elections, Ringgold County voters turned out in larger numbers percentage wise than the state overall. Voter participation was 25 percent in Ringgold County compared to 19 percent statewide. The ballots only contained a handful of local contests, among them was the decision to elect a board member for the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors.
Randy Taylor successfully defended his position on the board, receiving 78.3 percent of the vote over Chris Ambrose, who received 21.3 percent.
In other Ringgold County elections, Debra Cannon ran unopposed to retain her seat as County Treasurer, as did Kisha Martin who also ran unopposed to retain her seat as County Recorder. Both received in excess of 99 percent of the available votes. Neither Cannon or Martin will face opposition in general election this fall.
Wrapping up the local positions up for grabs was the County Attorney position that saw Mike Wells retain his position with 98.8 percent of the votes.
Locally at the federal level, incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Zach Nunn for district 3 ran unopposed as did Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott. The two will face each other in November.
In state wide contests, both Democrat and Republican parties made their decision as to who would represent their party in November’s general election. Perhaps the biggest surprise in these contests came in the form of Republican candidate for the soon to be open governor position going to political newcomer Zach Lahn.
Lahn was running against Trump-backed candidate, Randy Feenstra in what was a surprise outcome by political insiders. Ringgold County voters voted for Trumps’ candidate Feenstra, by a considerable margin despite him losing on a statewide basis. The race for the open senate seat being vacated by Joni Ernst, was won by Republican candidate Ashley Hinson, as expected. On the Democratic side Josh Turek took primary honors and will face off against Hinson in November.
The state attorney general election will feature two unopposed candidates, Brenna Bird for the Republicans and Nate Williams for the Democrats. Bird was featured in last week’s Record News as she toured the Mount Ayr Community Schools as part of her 99-county tour. Perhaps one of the most important state wide positions up for grabs is Secretary of Agriculture. Iowa’s agricultural makeup shines a bright light on this state role. The winner of this contest will represent a large portion of Iowans. The two candidates will be Democrat Chris Jones and incumbent Republican Mike Naig. One of the two will hold considerable sway over this vital position and the policies that effect a great number of Iowans. Agriculture continues to be a corner stone economic engine for Iowa and beyond.
The county officers presiding over these primary elections, Amanda Waske and Korbie Rinehart, were pleased at turnout as well as the flawless nature of the election process itself. There were no reported difficulties at any of the polling stations throughout the county. Election reviews are complete and signed off by the county board of supervisors for submission to the state.
