In light of the passing of longtime Fourth Ward Councilor Al Hoop on March 20, the Marshalltown city council discussed the plan for filling the vacancy during M
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The results of Tuesday’s special election for the first ward council seat on the Marshalltown City Council are in and Mike Ladehoff came out the victor.
Ladehoff defeated Raymond Starks 72-53. He received 63 in-person votes which were cast at the Marshalltown Public Library. Starks had the edge on absentee votes, earning 24.
There are still two absentee ballots out there which could be counted if they were mailed by Saturday.
“I’m very proud of the people that came out in subzero weather and voted,” Ladehoff said. “That says a lot about the people of ward one.”
Ladehoff was able to avoid election day nerves by working overtime.
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The special election to select a first ward city council representative is near and the candidates are making their final push for votes.
The choices for the position are Raymond Starks and Mike Ladehoff. Both interviewed, along with Shari Cougenhour, to take the spot vacated by Sue Cahill after she was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives.
Starks was appointed by the city council in December and has been serving since Cahill’s seat opened at the beginning of the year.
The election will be held on Tuesday. Ballots can be cast at the Marshalltown Public Library, 105 W. Boone St., from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Only residents of the first ward are eligible to vote in this election.
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The candidate filing period for the first ward special election is closed and two candidates have thrown their names in for the city council seat.
Raymond Starks and Mike Ladehoff will vie for the first ward city council position, a spot previously held by Sue Cahill.
To file for candidacy, candidates needed to submit an application with the county auditor’s office with at least 25 signatures from residents of the first ward.
Starks has been serving in the position for less than a month after being appointed by the city council in December. After his appointment, a petition was filed carrying 54 signatures to trigger a special election. Only 30 signatures were required to put the wheels in motion.