The results are in but city council candidates across the metro will have one more race to win if they plan on taking office. Several of the contested races will go to a run-off election.
Voter turnout Tuesday was low -- at only about 10-percent in Des Moines but that's not unusual.
In Des Moines 3rd ward council member Christine Hensley returns for another term after running unopposed. But the city's open at-large seat and the 1st ward seat held by Tom Vlasis will go to a run-off.
Five candidates were in the running for the at-large council seat and none of the candidates got the 51-percent needed to win. That means the top two vote getters -- Leisha Barcus and Skip Moore -- will face off one more time.
Both candidates say they can deliver what the other can't.
"I've worked for the city of Des Moines for more than 30 years and I worked with the system. I know how to get things done. I've been working with the neighborhoods for more than 22 years and gotten a lot done in the neighborhoods. I intend to continue on that tradition," says Skip Moore.
"The depth and breadth of my experience in this community goes well beyond what Skip Moore can bring to the table. And I'm really excited to tell this message again to the community and make distinctions between the two of us. I'm very much pro-business, very much want to keep our city growing and vital and I don't want to raise property taxes and I'm going to work very, very hard not to do that," says Leisha Barcus.
The run-off election is set for December 1st.
Five-term incumbent Tom Vlassis will also face a run-off election. With all precincts reporting, Vlassis won 43-percent of the vote. Halley Griess was a close second with 39-percent.
Vassis has served on the city council since 1989, while Griess is just 23-years-old with little or no political experience.
We asked councilman Vlassis on election night if he thought his involvement in the CIETC salary scandal had anything to do with the close race and he refused to comment on the issue.
Candidates Sharon Mueller and Rebecca Williamson split the remaining 16-percent of the voters.
In Windsor Heights, incumbent mayor Jerry Sullivan will keep his position. Sullivan won with 57-percent of the vote. Seven candidates were also vying for three seats on the city's council. It appears none of the candidates got the 471 votes needed to win the election outright so there could be a four way run-off.
In West Des Moines' ward three it was Russ Trimble edging out Brian Rickert with 52-percent of the vote. Trimble takes over for popular city council member Loretta Seiman who is retiring.
Also in West Des Moines' ward one incumbent Bob Parks will face challenger Kevin Trevillyan in a runoff. This is a rematch of a race four years ago where Parks won by just 77 votes.
You can find election results for Polk County here.
You can find election results for Story County here.
You can find election results for Dallas County here.
You can find election results for Jasper County here.
Voter turnout Tuesday was low -- at only about 10-percent in Des Moines but that's not unusual.
In Des Moines 3rd ward council member Christine Hensley returns for another term after running unopposed. But the city's open at-large seat and the 1st ward seat held by Tom Vlasis will go to a run-off.
Five candidates were in the running for the at-large council seat and none of the candidates got the 51-percent needed to win. That means the top two vote getters -- Leisha Barcus and Skip Moore -- will face off one more time.
Both candidates say they can deliver what the other can't.
"I've worked for the city of Des Moines for more than 30 years and I worked with the system. I know how to get things done. I've been working with the neighborhoods for more than 22 years and gotten a lot done in the neighborhoods. I intend to continue on that tradition," says Skip Moore.
"The depth and breadth of my experience in this community goes well beyond what Skip Moore can bring to the table. And I'm really excited to tell this message again to the community and make distinctions between the two of us. I'm very much pro-business, very much want to keep our city growing and vital and I don't want to raise property taxes and I'm going to work very, very hard not to do that," says Leisha Barcus.
The run-off election is set for December 1st.
Five-term incumbent Tom Vlassis will also face a run-off election. With all precincts reporting, Vlassis won 43-percent of the vote. Halley Griess was a close second with 39-percent.
Vassis has served on the city council since 1989, while Griess is just 23-years-old with little or no political experience.
We asked councilman Vlassis on election night if he thought his involvement in the CIETC salary scandal had anything to do with the close race and he refused to comment on the issue.
Candidates Sharon Mueller and Rebecca Williamson split the remaining 16-percent of the voters.
In Windsor Heights, incumbent mayor Jerry Sullivan will keep his position. Sullivan won with 57-percent of the vote. Seven candidates were also vying for three seats on the city's council. It appears none of the candidates got the 471 votes needed to win the election outright so there could be a four way run-off.
In West Des Moines' ward three it was Russ Trimble edging out Brian Rickert with 52-percent of the vote. Trimble takes over for popular city council member Loretta Seiman who is retiring.
Also in West Des Moines' ward one incumbent Bob Parks will face challenger Kevin Trevillyan in a runoff. This is a rematch of a race four years ago where Parks won by just 77 votes.
You can find election results for Polk County here.
You can find election results for Story County here.
You can find election results for Dallas County here.
You can find election results for Jasper County here.
