Voters in Cedar Rapids back challengers in key races
Cedar Rapids voters voiced support for challengers Paul Pate and Wade Wagner to unseat incumbents Mayor Lee Clancey and Parks Commissioner Dale Todd. Some voters praised the incumbents while others urged change, highlighting taxes, spending, and new ideas as central issues.
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Jim Powell
Arthur Elementary
Powell
Pate
Wagner
Clancey
Cedar Rapids
Chris Taylor
Wade
Todd
Glenn Healy
Parks Commis
Sioner
Zahn sweeps all precincts in Cedar Rapids race
In Cedar Rapids Zahn won all 44 precincts including absentee ballots. Second place contest narrows as Alan Brockette, 43, tops Russell Oviatt by 18 votes 2029 to 2011. Brockette vows common sense budget and more input while Oviatt may run again.
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Ew Feeedan
Te Precincts
Bruner Larson
Pate Volz
Todd Brockette
Oviatt
Zahn
Cahak
Feiereisen
Himes
Thomas Clancey
Craig Wagner
Grant Wood
Four Oaks
All Saints
Monroe
B. Woods
Peace Ch
Harding
Kenwood
Arthur
Washington
Faith Ch
Franklin
Polk
Bethany Ch
Ambroz C
Erskine
Wright
Isaac Newton
Harrison
Linn Day Care
Public Library
Immaculate Ch
Johnson
Options
Hamilton
Hope Ch
Taft
Madison
Coolidge
Gloria Dei Ch
Truman
Hoover
Cleveland
Taylor
Linn C. Bidg
van Buren
Wilson
Nixon
Oakland
Pierce Ch
Red Cross
St. James Ch
Linn County Auditor's Office Gazette
Second Ave. SE
Brockette
Cedar Rapids
Cahak, Thomas to campaign as city street debate heats up
Cahak vows to push on with a hands on approach as he leads a field that includes Feiereisen and Himes in a race shaped by infrastructure concerns. Thomas defends project timelines while arguing major work requires underground and surface efforts and lists recent progress.
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Terry Himes
Bever Ave
Himes
Feiereisen
Building and Construction Trades Council
Thomas
Cahak
First Ave
Hall & Hall Engineers
Edgewood Road
Mount Vernon Road
Scott
Don Thomas
Parks challenger touts Wagner vision for city growth
The third candidate praises Wagner’s plans to develop a downtown farmers market, add lights to Twin Pines Golf Course, and mobilize volunteers through a Green Corps to beautify Interstate 380 corridor. He expects Wagner to play a larger role beyond parks if elected, while a local observer notes potential changes in the City Council this November.
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Wagner
Twin Pines
Interstate 380
Craig
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