Voters to cast ballots in city elections Tuesday

All 11 Plymouth County cities will hold elections Tuesday.

In Le Mars there are no contested races and incumbents are running unopposed for mayor, three city council seats and two Floyd Valley Hospital Board of Trustee seats.

Mayor Dick Kirchoff is seeking a second two-year term.

Councilmen John Leonard (Ward 1), Ken Nelson (Ward 3) and Rex Knapp (council at-large) are seeking another four-year term.

Hospital trustees William Young and Craig Bauerly are seeking another four-year term.

Le Mars residents will vote at the Le Mars Convention Center.

Polls will be open from noon to 8 p.m.

Those will also be voting hours for the other 10 city elections' polls, which will be in their "regular" locations, said Cherie Nitzschke, Plymouth County deputy auditor.

There will be two exceptions.

The City of Oyens will have an election so there will be a polling place at the Oyens Fire Department.

There won't be any voting at Precinct 8, Perry Township Hall, because it is not a city, Nietzsche said.

People can vote absentee from 8-11 a.m. Tuesday.

Absentee ballots are still available at the auditor's office. The last day they can be mailed to people's homes is today (Friday).

So far, Nietzsche said, about 25 absentee ballots have been cast.

Le Mars residents will use voting machines to cast their ballots while those in all other precincts will use paper ballots.

Following is a list outlining candidates and open seats in the other 10 city elections:

*Brunsville voters will choose a new mayor between Steve Dickman and current mayor Wayne Schlotfeldt. Rob Wiese and Kathy Renken are running unopposed for two open council seats.

*In Struble, Dale Grasmeyer is running against current mayor Joseph Vollmecke. There are also five candidates running for five two-year council seats: Kenneth Urban, Robert Hughes, Barry Jurgensen, Michael Vander Molen and Scott Keairnes.

*Remsen has six candidates running for three seats on the council for four-year terms: Tom Haverkamp, Jay Schroeder, Jeff Cluck, Tom Kockler, Jeff Schorg and David Sonnichsen.

*Craig voters will choose five out of six candidates for two-year council seats: Glen Moller, Candace Eades, Greg Lammers, William Lalk, Owen Smith and Joe DeYoung. Craig's mayor, Barry Cornish, is running unopposed for another two-year term.

*In Hinton, three candidates are running for two council seats for four-year terms: Randy Roerich, Jake Milton and Kenneth Spies. Mayor Gary Fischer is running unopposed to hold his office for another two years.

*Kingsley has four candidates running for three four-year council seats: Neal Rolling, Ron Mathers, Chad Iseminger and David Dugan.

*Oyens has an opening for mayor with no candidate on the ballot. Voters can choose a mayor via write-in votes. Four candidates are running for four Oyens City Council seats: Eric Mitchell, seeking a two-year term, and Kathy Meis, Randy Kellen and Steve Swalve seeking four-year terms.

*Akron has four candidates seeking four city council seats: Barbara Johnson, Brent James, Chad Ericson and Deanna Boe. Three candidates are running for three openings as Care Center Trustees: Daniel Rexwinkel, Tamara Small and Iola Frerichs.

*Merrill's mayor, Richard Husman, is running for another two-year term without a challenger. Two candidates, Nick Hartman and Lyle Bernard, are running for two seats on the council for four-year terms.

*In Westfield, Michael Bohlke is running unopposed for mayor and three candidates are seeking the three seats open on city council: Julianne Young, Bonnie Lahr and JoAnn Eden.