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The Dallas County Auditor’s Office recently released the list of candidates for the upcoming city elections, and there should be a great deal of excitement on November 7th.

Perry in particular will have a new mayor come next year. Jay Pattee is retiring from public service, and current council member John Andorf was the only candidate to file nomination papers. Andorf’s at-large council seat was going to be up for election this year anyway, but his name on the mayor line means there will be some new blood on the Perry City Council. Four individuals filed for the at-large council position, including Harlan Den Beste, Elizabeth Hix, Vicki Klein, and Ron Leber. Current ward 2 council member Dr. Randy McCaulley is running unopposed.

Adel should also have an interesting election, as 19-year-old Carter Nordman is running against longtime incumbent Jim Peters. There will also be at least one new member of the Adel City Council, as current council member Jon McAvoy decided not to seek reelection. There are two at-large seats available on the Adel Council, with four individuals running. They include incumbent Rebecca Hillmer, Rob Christensen, Jodi L. Selby, and Bryce Allan Smith.

Another race of note is for the DeSoto City Council, where eight individuals are running to fill three at-large seats, including all three incumbents. Additionally, two Dallas County cities had no one file for the mayoral election, Bouton and Linden, and Minburn had no one file for any of the four city council seats. Those positions will need to be filled through write-in votes. Find a full list of candidates for the cities of Dallas County below.

Adel:
Mayor — Incumbent Jim Peters, Carter Nordman
At-Large City Council (2) — Incumbent Rebecca Hillmer, Rob Christensen, Jodi L. Selby, Bryce Allan Smith

Bouton:
Mayor — No candidate filed
At-Large City Council (5) — Arlene Greiner, Camilla McCain, Linda Neville, Bob Slaughter

Dawson:
Mayor — Breanna Gonzalez
At-Large City Council (5) — Greg Lewis, Maris Masengill, Clarence Morman, Tera Michelle Smith, Robin L. Wolfe

DeSoto:
Mayor — Darold Butch Ostrander
At-Large City Council (3) — Incumbent Pam Bach, incumbent Emily Cramp, incumbent Mathew Sanders, Russell Baker, Terri Golightly, Robert Greenway, Ted Hansen, Steve Jones

Dexter:
At-Large City Council (3) — Adrienne Howard, Timothy Morehouse

Linden:
Mayor — No candidate filed
At-Large City Council (2) — Pamela Basquin, Wendy Lemke, June Rector

Minburn:
Mayor — Travis Connick
At-Large City Council (3) — No candidate filed
At-Large City Council to fill vacancy (1) — No candidate filed

Perry:
Mayor — John D. Andorf
At-Large City Council (1) — Harlan Den Beste, Elizabeth Hix, Vicki Klein, Ron Leber
Ward 2 City Council (1) — Dr. Randy McCaulley

Redfield:
Mayor — Dustin Lantz
At-Large City Council (2) — Pamela J. Danielson, Heather Godwin-Pote