Voter turnout in Greene County was a whopping 76 percent, with 5,081 ballots cast. Republicans won every partisan position, with several of the victories by more than a 2:1 margin.
In the race for president, Donald Trump and and Mike Pence garnered 3,221 votes (63.73 percent) while Joe Biden and Kamala Harris got 1,768 votes (34.98 percent).
The race for U.S. Senate was a little closer, with incumbent Republican Joni Ernst collecting 3,061 votes (61.35 percent) to Democrat Teresa Greenfield’s 1,783 votes (35.74 percent). Libertarian Rick Stewart received 104 votes (2.08 percent).
With no incumbent in the race to represent Iowa’s Fourth Congressional district, Republican Randy Feenstra received 2,950 votes (61.33 percent) while Democrat J.D. Scholten received 1,848 (38.42 percent). Scholten ran in 2018 against incumbent Steve King and lost to him in Greene County by only 55 votes.
In state races, Greene County voters went with Republican Jesse Green to represent Senate District 24. He received 3,309 votes (70.61 percent) while Democrat Cynthia Oppedal Paschen received 1,375 votes (29.34 percent). Across the entire district, Green received 66 percent of the votes and Oppedal Paschen received 34 percent. There was no incumbent in the race as longtime senator Jerry Behn retired.
Republican Phil Thompson was chosen by Greene County voters to return to the Iowa House representing District 47. He received 3,327 votes (69.28 percent) while Democratic challenger Shelly L. Stotts received 1,471 (30.63 percent). Across the district, Thompson received 59 percent of the votes while Scott’s received 41 percent.
The county board of supervisors will remain an all-Republican board with only one female, as all three incumbents were re-elected. In District 1, Mick Burkett received 3,404 votes (72.18 percent) to Linn Cipperley-Price’s 1,309 votes (27.76 percent). In District 4, John Muir received 3,409 votes (70.76 percent) to Chris Henning’s 1,407 votes (29.20 percent). In District 5, Peter Bardole received 3,417 votes (72.10 percent) to Ginny Showman’s 1,318 votes (27.81 percent).
Incumbent Republican county auditor Jane Heun ran unopposed. She received 4,325 votes. There were 24 write-in votes cast for auditor.
Incumbent Republican county sheriff Jack Williams also ran unopposed. He received 4,012 votes. There were 127 write-in votes in that race.
There were no contested races for township trustees, conservation or Extension board members, or Greene County Medical Center trustee. All judges on the ballot were approved for retention.
Greene County voters cast 3,1489 votes against Public Measure 1 and 920 votes in favor of it. That measure would have called for a state constitutional convention. By law, Iowa voters must be given that option every 10 years.
Early/absentee voting was widely used in the county. A total of 3,168 early ballots were cast, That’s 62.3 percent of all ballots. Considering only early ballots, winners were the same as the total vote, but the margins were smaller in every race.
Among early voters, the Trump/Pence ticket received 52.64 percent of the vote and the Biden/Harris ticket received 46.22 percent. Feenstra received 53.33 percent of the vote while Scholten received 46.67 percent. Green received 62.38 percent with Oppedal Paschen receiving 37.62 percent. Thompson received 61.34 percent and Scott’s received 38.66 percent.
The results are unofficial until the vote is canvassed by the board of supervisors next week.
