All Republican candidates in Greene County were declared the unofficial winners from Tuesday’s General Election.
According to the Greene County Auditor’s Office, for County Supervisor District 1 Republican Joe Gannon received nearly 60 percent of the vote over the Democratic candidate Greg Ruth. The other contested County Supervisor race was in District 4 with Republican incumbent John Muir defeating Democrat challenger Tori Riley with 71 percent of the vote. The other contested county race was for sheriff, as Republican incumbent Jack Williams beat Shane Monthei, who was running as party not affiliated, with just over 60 percent of the vote.
One ballot measure for the unincorporated voters to decide on was to change the revenue purpose statement for the Local Option Sales and Services Tax (LOSST) fund to any lawful purpose, but failed with just 37 percent of the vote, 877 against to 519 yes votes.
The rest of the contested races at the state level were also firmly Republican. A majority of Greene County voters chose Republican incumbent for Iowa Senate District 24 Jesse Green over Democrat Margaret Liston and Republican incumbent for Iowa House District 47 Carter Nordman defeated Democratic candidate Joe Shelley in Greene County. As for the presidential race, Greene County voters were in favor of former President Donald Trump and running mate J.D. Vance that captured nearly 66 percent of the vote.
All results are unofficial until the Greene County Board of Supervisors canvas the votes at their next regular meeting on Monday. Click the link below to see the full unofficial election results in Greene County.