By Sam Parsons
Results are in for the 2025 City and School elections.
Oskaloosa
In the city of Oskaloosa, there was one contested race for the city election. Two at-large council seats were up for grabs and there were three candidates on the ballot. Andy Holmberg and Javin Sword were the two winners, with Holmberg earning 1,291 votes and Sword earning 687 votes. Nicholas Ryan came in third place with 546 votes.
The mayoral seat and council seats for wards 1 and 3 were unopposed, and each were won by their incumbents. David Krutzfeldt received 1,289 votes for mayor while there were 54 write-in votes; Janet Hermsen was re-elected for the ward 1 seat with 190 votes to 3 write-in votes; and Ronda Almond was re-elected for the ward 3 seed with 392 votes to 5 write-in votes.
Oskaloosa voters also decided on a public measure option asking if the city of Oskaloosa should be authorized to establish a continuing capital improvements reserve fund and certify taxes for that fund; that public measure was voted down, with 805 “no” votes (54.0%) and 687 “yes” votes (46.0%).
The Oskaloosa school election featured two contested races. Three at-large school board director seats with four-year terms were on the ballot with six candidates vying for them. James Feudner, Tyler Wilson, and Aaron Hinnah were the winners of that race; Feudner received 1,504 votes, while Wilson received 1,342 and Hinnah received 1,275. Other candidates included Scott Van Veldhuizen, who received 891 votes; Kathy Butler, who received 798; and Tasha Mae Janssen, who received 724.
The other contested race was an at-large school board director seat with a two-year term to fill a vacancy. That race was won by Katie Johnston, who earned 1,488 votes to Crystal Jimenez-Boender’s 798.
New Sharon
In the city of New Sharon, the mayoral election was back on the ballot this year. Thomas German received the most votes with 150, beating out Lindsey Phillips, who received 78.
There were also two contested votes in the North Mahaska Schools election for school board director positions. Todd VanderWilt won the District 4 seat over Lisa McKee, earning 74 votes to McKee’s 14; and Heather Shaw defeated Nicole Spruell for the District 5 seat with 27 votes to Spruell’s 20.
Eddyville
In the city of Eddyville, two school board director positions were up for grabs last night in Mahaska County. In district 1, Brianne Batterson was victorious with 70 votes, winning over Bryce Edmonds’ 11 votes. And in district 2, Micah Van Mersbergen garnered the most votes with 54, giving him the victory over Jeff Swin, who received 24 votes, and Jessica Nollen, who received 17.
Fremont
In the city of Fremont, three city council seats were on the ballot for this election, with 5 candidates vying for them. The seats were won by Mark Miller (71 votes), Mark Neff (52 votes), and Spencer Kissinger (45 votes); other candidates included Dollie Horn (38 votes) and Randy Hobbs (35 votes).
Fremont voters also approved a public measure option to amend their Local Option Sales Tax allocation on a 71-17 vote.
Beacon
The mayoral seat was on the ballot for the city of Beacon and had two candidates in the running. Shawn Maxwell took home 29 votes to win the race over Dwight Teeter, who earned 12 votes.
Keomah Village
In Keomah Village, there were no candidates on the ballot for the mayoral election. All 35 votes in that election were write-in votes.
The city council election for Keomah Village was a contested one, with three seats up for grabs and seven total candidates. Alyce Chandler received the highest number of votes with 37, and the remaining two seats went to Mark De Jong, who received 33 votes, and Derrick Bunnell, who received 37. Nathan Bradbury (26 votes), Ed Rozenboom (19 votes), Mitchell Driscoll (15 votes), and Cliff Williams (3 votes) were the remaining candidates.
Keomah Village voters also approved a public measure option to authorize the amendment of the prior determination as to the use of Local Option Sales Tax proceeds in the town to provide that the specific purpose for which the revenues may be expended is: zero percent for property tax relief and 100 percent for any lawful purpose. That public measure was easily passed on a 42-12 vote.
The rest of the results for Mahaska County’s elections are available at this link. Results are unofficial until the canvass on November 12.
