November 3, 1981 City Election
Iowa City
Total Votes Cast: 8519
Iowa City Council At Large (2 to be elected)
John McDonald 3972 (54%)
Kate Dickson 3755 (51%)
Paul Poulsen 3490 (47%)
Glenn Roberts 3485 (47%)
scattered write in 16
Iowa City Council District B
Clemens Erdahl 4637 (56%)
Robert Vevera 3707 (44%)
scattered write in 2
Coralville
Total voters: 614
Mayor
Michael Kattchee 526
Frank Grell 85
Council (3 seats)
Jimmy L. Fausett 519
David K. Holcomb 494
Arnold L. Zajicek 483
scattered write in 9
Hills
Total voters: 47
Mayor
Larry D. Culver 44
write in 1
Council (2 seats)
Ray G. Glass 41
Ronald J. Knebel 40
write in 0
Treasurer
Maryann Michel 43
write in 0
Lone Tree
Total voters: 127
Mayor
James C. Johnson 109
write in 0
Council (3 seats)
Eldon E. Slaughter Jr. 97
Dean A. Davison 95
Lowell Forbes 84
Alfred Musser 79
North Liberty
Total voters: 293
Mayor
David J. Roberts 238
scattered write in 1
Council (2 seats)
Joel R. Kitch 164
Patricia L. Huppert 163
Mark Broderick 133
Bond Issue (60% required):
Shall the city of North Liberty issue its bonds in an amount not exceeding the amount of $150,000 for the purpose of acquiring real estate to be used as a city park?
Yes 163 (57.2%)
No 122 (42.8%)
Total voters: 232
Mayor
Donald H. Saxton 195
Samuel L. Farrey 36
Council (5 seats)
James T. Hennes 205
Joan Kahler 178
Pauline McAreavy 149
Allen R. Tomas 137
Gerald Stockman 128
Francis Fandy 120
Violet Reihman 99
Steve Henkelman 64
scattered write in 1
Council Terms: Change from 2 year terms to 4 year staggered terms (50% required)
Yes 86
No 75
Shueyville
Total voters: 26
Mayor
Robert J. Ruth 25
write in 0
Council (5 seats)
Joseph Zalesky 26
E. Ivan Bys 23
Rolan R. Frisch 23
Ivan H. Grabe 23
Jerry Cisar 22
write in 0
Solon
Total voters: 225
Council (3 seats)
Jerry L. McAtee Sr. 195
Ray Randall 157
James M. Croy 146
Steven M. Crow 77
L. Leo Marshek 44
April Erhart 35
write in 0
Swisher
Total voters: 69
Mayor
John Serbousek 21
John Milke 18
other write in 24
Council (5 seats)
Eldon C. Kilberger 49
Linda K. Gear 36
Bernard Hynek 36
Ron Eden 35
Milton Gade 15
John Milke 10
other write in 88
Tiffin
Total voters: 83
Mayor
James E. Brotherton 41
Fomanek 29
Roger Jannsen 23
other write in 11
Council (5 seats)
Gerald J. Cox 71
Dennis K. Brown 67
Charles Rohret 64
Gregory E. Stevens 52
Theodore Spivey 46
Lloyd Williams 43
scattered write in 15
University Heights
Total voters: 107
Mayor
Chan Coulter 97
scattered write in 1
Council (5 seats)
Steven K. Hedlund 98
Dorothy D. Schottelius 98
Joe M. Steele 98
Kathleen McLaughlin 92
Richard H. Kruse 82
Karlin Kiger 39
scattered write in 9