Statewide, much as it was federally and locally, swung heavily towards to GOP in the 2016 General Election.
The Republican Party now controls both the Iowa House and Senate, with Democrats losing three seats in the latter.
In Marion County, federal races also leaned Republican, with Senator Chuck Grassley and Republican U.S. House Challenger Chris Peters earning sizeable wins in the county. Grassley won reelection with Peters fell to Congressman Dave Loebsack.
RESULTS:
Here are the results of voting in Marion County, with all 18 precincts reporting:
Of 17,775 voters:
President:
Donald Trump and Mike Pence – R – 61.5%
Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine – D – 30.8%
Gary Johnson and Bill Ward – L – 4%
Write-In – 1.2%
All others had less than 1%
US Senate:
Charles E. Grassley – Republican Party – 12,384 70.4% – winner overall
Patty Judge Democratic Party – 4,551 – 25.9%
Charles Aldrich Libertarian Party – 426 – 2.4%
US Rep. Dist. 2
Christopher Peters – Republican Party – 10,256 – 60.8%
Dave Loebsack – Democratic Party -6,593 – 39.1% – winner overall
State Senator Dist. 14 (13 of 13 Precincts Reported)
Amy Sinclair – Republican Party- 6,826 – 75.2% – winner overall
Ruth Smith – Independent – 2,236 – 24.6%
State Senator Dist. 40 (6 of 6 Precincts Reported)
Ken Rozenboom Republican Party – 5,973 – 99.2%
Write-in – 46 – 0.8%
State Rep. Dist. 028 (13 of 13 Precincts Reported)
Greg T. Heartsill – Republican Party – 6,155 – 60.0%
Martin H. Duffy IV – Democratic Party – 4,100 – 39.9%
State Rep. Dist. 079 (6 of 6 Precincts Reported)
Guy M. Vander Linden – Republican Party – 5,928 – 99.3%
Office / Candidate Name Votes % of Votes
Supreme Court Judge Brent R. Appel(18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
YES – 6,732 – 54.2%
NO – 5,698 – 45.8%
Total Votes 12,430
Office / Candidate Name Votes % of Votes
Supreme Court Judge Mark S. Cady (18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
YES – 6,889 – 55.7%
NO – 5,472 – 44.3%
Total Votes 12,361
Office / Candidate Name Votes % of Votes
Supreme Court Judge Daryl L. Hecht (18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
YES – 6,898 – 54.7%
NO – 5,708 – 45.3%
Total Votes 12,606
Office / Candidate Name Votes % of Votes
Court of Appeals Judge David R. Danilson (18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
YES – 7,154 – 63.6%
NO – 4,101 – 36.4%
Total Votes 11,255
Office / Candidate Name Votes % of Votes
Court of Appeals Judge Richard H. Doyle (18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
YES – 7,201 – 63.9%
NO – 4,070 – 36.1%
Total Votes 11,271
Office / Candidate Name Votes % of Votes
Court of Appeals Judge Amanda Potterfield (18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
YES – 7,365 – 64.3%
NO – 4,090 – 35.7%
Total Votes 11,455
Office / Candidate Name Votes % of Votes
Court of Appeals Judge Gayle Vogel (18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
YES – 7,858 – 67.8%
NO – 3,736 – 32.2%
Total Votes 11,594
Office / Candidate Name Votes % of Votes
District Court 5A Judge Gregory A. Hulse (18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
YES – 7,505 – 66.6%
NO – 3,757 – 33.4%
Total Votes 11,262
Office / Candidate Name Votes % of Votes
District Court 5A Judge Paul R. Huscher (18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
YES – 7,463 – 66.5%
NO – 3,753 – 33.5%
Total Votes 11,216
Office / Candidate Name Votes % of Votes
District Court 5A Judge Martha L. Mertz (18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
YES – 8,076 – 68.0%
NO – 3,804 – 32.0%
Total Votes 11,880
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
County Supervisor At Large (18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
Stephen L. McCombs – Republican Party – 11,923 – 52.5%
Mark Raymie – Republican Party – 10,632 – 46.9%
Write-in – 134 – 0.6%
Total Votes 22,689
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
County Auditor (18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
Jake Grandia – Republican Party – 14,287 – 99.6%
Write-in – 58 0.4%
Total Votes 14,345
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
County Sheriff (18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
Jason Sandholdt – Republican Party – 14,283 – 98.4%
Write-in – 228 – 1.6%
Total Votes 14,511
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Clay Twp Trustee (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Paul Harrington – 313 – 91.3%
Write-in – 30 – 8.7%
Total Votes 343
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Dallas Twp Trustee (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Joshua John Schneider – 152 – 87.9%
Write-in – 21 – 12.1%
Total Votes 173
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Franklin Twp Trustee (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Susan D. Phillips – 138 – 90.8%
Write-in – 14 – 9.2%
Total Votes 152
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Indiana Twp Trustee (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
James Force – 222 – 46.6%
Richard Lambirth – 246 – 51.7%
Write-in – 8 – 1.7%
Total Votes 476
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Indiana Twp Trustee To Fill Vacancy (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Bob Mallory – 147 – 43.0%
Caleb Seelye – 148 – 43.3%
John Smith – 47 – 13.7%
Write-in – 0 – 0.0%
Total Votes 342
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Indiana Twp Clerk To Fill Vacancy – (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Ann Deloris Rice – 294 – 99.3%
Write-in – 2 – 0.7%
Total Votes 296
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Knoxville Twp Trustee (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Kay Harsin – 1,096 – 52.5%
Alvin R. Olivier – 978 – 46.9%
Write-in – 12 – 0.6%
Total Votes 2,086
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Lake Prairie Twp Trustee (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Bradley Rietveld – 801 50.3%
Steve Van Wyk – 783 49.2%
Write-in – 7 0.4%
Total Votes 1,591
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Liberty Twp Trustee (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Sandy Nicholson – 129 90.2%
Write-in – 14 9.8%
Total Votes 143
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Pleasant Grove Twp Trustee (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Write-in 71 100.0%
Total Votes 71
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Red Rock Twp Trustee (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Michael R. Hotovec 204 51.6%
Cathy Wood 187 47.3%
Write-in 4 1.0%
Total Votes 395
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Summit Twp Trustee (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Stanley E Van Den Berg 553 97.2%
Write-in 16 2.8%
Total Votes 569
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Union Twp Trustee (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Henry Bensink 146 49.5%
Frank Schumacher 148 50.2%
Write-in 1 0.3%
Total Votes 295
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Union Twp Clerk To Fill Vacancy (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Shirley Kingery 177 99.4%
Write-in 1 0.6%
Total Votes 178
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Washington Twp Trustee (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
John Pierce 215 51.8%
Joy Pierce 191 46.0%
Write-in 9 2.2%
Total Votes 415
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Washington Twp Trustee To Fill Vacancy (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Maurine McCorkle 201 96.6%
Write-in 7 3.4%
Total Votes 208
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Washington Twp Clerk To Fill Vacancy (2 of 2 Precincts Reported)
Charles C Turner 196 98.5%
Write-in 3 1.5%
Total Votes 199
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
Soil & Water District Commissioner (18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
Jack Bensink 8,308 31.5%
Randy Rozenboom 9,523 36.1%
Dale Vos 8,471 32.1%
Write-in 94 0.4%
Total Votes 26,396
Office / Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
County Ag Extension Council (18 of 18 Precincts Reported)
Cindi Dale 7,582 22.8%
Laci A. Dykstra 9,153 27.6%
Kisha Jahner 7,816 23.5%
James Petersen 8,534 25.7%
Write-in 120 0.4%
Total Votes 33,205