By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Retired business executive John Josendale will face off against former St. Joseph City councilmember Gary Wilkinson for mayor in the April municipal elections.
Josendale received the most votes in the field of four for St. Joseph mayor in the city primary elections, receiving 2,998 votes or 38.46% of the vote. Wilkinson came in second with 1,706. Community Action Partnership Executive Director Whitney Lanning placed third with 1,565 votes. Businessman Gary Lewis received 1,526 votes.
St. Joseph Assistant City Attorney Theodore “Ted” Elo will square off with attorney Terri Lowdon for St. Joseph Municipal Judge to replace John Boeh, who is retiring. Elo received the most votes in the field of three with 3,088. Lowdon placed second with 2,686 votes. Assistant City Attorney Jason Soper received 1,784 votes.
The crowded field for four at-large seats on the St. Joseph City Council has been narrowed.
Randy Schultz received 4,054 votes, a majority of the votes cast in the primary election and wins a seat outright. That eliminates Carl Jennings and Andy Montee from the field. It leaves Kenton Randolph, Marty Novak, Jeff Schomburg, Brenda Blessing, Kenneth Reeder, and Kent “Spanky” O’Dell in the race for three at-large seats to be decided in the April 5th city General Election.
Randoph came in second with 3,924 and Marty Novak finished third with 3,404 votes.
Insurance agent Taylor Crouse easily won the Second District city council seat, far outdistancing the field and being elected outright with nearly 64% of the vote. Crouse garnered 964 votes with Aaron Armstrong a distant second with 209 votes. Mike Bodde and Ben Burtnett each received 168 votes.
It was a light turnout for the primary election, as expected. Only 7,863 votes were cast, not quite 19-percent of the registered voters.
The crowded field for four at-large seats on the St. Joseph City Council has been narrowed from nine to eight. Andy Montee has been eliminated from the field. Advancing are Randy Schultz, Kenton Randolph, Marty Novak, Jeff Schomburg, Brenda Blessing, Kenneth Reeder, Kent “Spanky” O’Dell, and Carl Jennings. They will be on the ballot in the April 5th city General Election.
Schultz received the most votes, 4,054. Randoph came in second with 3,924 and Marty Novak finished third with 3,404 votes.
Insurance agent Taylor Crouse easily won the Second District city council seat, far outdistancing the field and being elected outright with nearly 64% of the vote. Crouse garnered 964 votes with Aaron Armstrong a distant second with 209 votes. Mike Bodde and Ben Burtnett each received 168 votes.
It was a light turnout for the primary election, as expected. Only 7,863 votes were cast, not quite 19-percent of the registered voters.
Click here for the unofficial results tabulated by the Buchanan County Clerk's office.
This article has been updated since first published.