District 1 Hamilton County Supervisor Jerry Kloberdanz, left, awaits Tuesday's election results with Sheriff-elect Alex Pruismann, center, and Lewis and Michelle Pergande, of Jewell, at the Hamilton County Courthouse. Pruismann, who is a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy, was unopposed in his quest to become Hamilton County Sheriff. He will replace Sheriff Doug Timmons, who is retiring at the end of 2024. Kloberdanz was awaiting results in his race to retain his seat. His opponent, Mary Clausen, was later declared the winner.

Editor’s note: Due to press deadlines, some of this information was gathered before the full results of a race were returned.

Mary Clausen, the Republican challenger to incumbent Hamilton County District 1 Supervisor Jerry Kloberdanz, won the seat in Tuesday’s election.

Clausen tallied 1,145 votes, or 53.48%.

Kloberdanz, a Democrat, earned 996 votes county-wide, or 46.52%.

In Hamilton County, the voting was intense.

The total number of ballots cast was 7,639, or 74.66%. There are 10,232 registered voters in Hamilton County.

The polls officially closed at 8 p.m. in Iowa, but when that hour rolled around Tuesday night there were still people lined up waiting to vote at the Ed Prince Building in Webster City. If they were in line inside the door, they were allowed to continue to vote, according to the Hamilton County Auditor’s office.

That made for a late night.

Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Alex Pruismann, who won the Republican primary earlier this year, ran unopposed for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s position. Current Sheriff Doug Timmons is retiring at the end of 2024.

Even so, on Tuesday night Pruismann waited at the Hamilton County Courthouse for the votes to be counted. He logged 6,515 votes, or 100% of the vote.

“I’m absolutely ecstatic,” he said. “I can’t thank the people of Hamilton County enough. My campaign started on December 7th, 2023, and hasn’t slowed down since. To be able to serve my home county in this capacity is a dream come true.

“The citizens of Hamilton County can expect more hard work, non-stop commitment and true heart from me while I serve them as their sheriff.”

Also unopposed was April Ely, a Republican, who ran to replace District 2 Hamilton County Supervisor Dan Campidilli, who is retiring at the end of 2024. She got 2,015 votes, at 100%.

Hamilton County Auditor Kim Schaa was unopposed in her quest for re-election. She got 6,605 votes at 100%.

State Rep. Shannon Latham, the Republican from Franklin County whose District 55 encompasses Hamilton, Franklin and the southeast portion of Wright counties, also ran unopposed. She got 5,872 votes in Hamilton County, or 100% of the vote.

In the Fourth Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, a Republican, was seeking his third term. He was challenged by Democrat Ryan Melton, of Webster City. Feenstra got 4,941 votes to Melton’s 2,298 in Hamilton County.

In the District 28 state senate race, Hamilton County delivered 4,664 votes to incumbent Sen. Dennis Guth, R-Klemme, or 65.9%.

His challenger, Cynthia Paschen, a Democrat who lives in Jewell and Ames, took in 2,413 votes, or 34.10%.

District-wide, Guth scored 70.27% of the vote with 66% reporting, according to KCCI. Paschen’s vote throughout District 28 was 29.73%.

Iowa Senate District 28 includes all of Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, and Wright counties, as well as Story City and Roland.

On the ballot also was a countywide question seeking to secure a tax levy that would help fund training and equipment for the county’s seven EMS providers, most of whom are volunteers.

It passed with 4,339 votes at 62.14%. It needed 60% of the vote to be approved.

It is a 15-year request.

Earlier, Hamilton County Auditor Schaa has explained how it would be calculated. “The EMS Levy will increase a Webster City taxpayer by 30 cents for every $1,000 in taxable value,” Schaa said. “For example: A home with a taxable value of $100,000 at the current levy of $41.79866 per $1,000 of value would see the levy increase to $42.09866 per $1,000 of value.

“In tax dollars it would go from $4,180 to $4,210, an increase of $30.”

On Webster City voters’ ballot was a question that would allow the City of Webster City to execute a legal agreement allowing the appointment of Black Hills Energy as supplier of natural gas to homes and businesses in Webster City.

That passed with 2,016 votes or 67.58% of the vote.