November 6, 1979 City Election
Iowa City
Total Voters: 10332
Iowa City Council At Large (2 to be elected)
John R. Balmer 5409 (52%)
Lawrence L. Lynch 5187 (50%)
Carol W. DeProsse 4328 (42%)
Donn Stanley 4090 (40%)
scattered write in 9
District A
David Perret 4829 (50%)
Mark Koenig 4813 (50%)
write in 1
District C
Mary C. Neuhauser 4989 (50%)
Paul E. Poulsen 4922 (50%)
scattered write in 2
Coralville
Total voters: 848
Mayor
Michael Kattchee 529
Glenn Shoemaker 301
Robert Clark (write in) 7
Council (2 seats)
Robert Dvorsky 475
Harry Ehmsen 328
Bill Wirth 269
Harriet Dean 207
Jim Pritchett 149
Curt Heidt 143
Ordinance #438 (50% required)
Yes 536
No 13
Hawkeye Cable TV Franchise (50% Required)
Yes 242
No 224
Hills
Total voters: 127
Mayor
Larry Culver 107
Gerald Smith 16
write in 2
Council (3 seats)
James Stockman 105
Clayton Michel 77
Robert Jenn 70
Barbara Mahanna 63
Randal Mazure 49
Treasurer
Maryann Michel 106
write in 1
Lone Tree
Total voters: 116
Mayor
James Johnson 96
write in 2
Council (2 seats)
Patricia Less 92
Letha Gray 78
Dean Davison 39
Meredith Meyer 22
Treasurer
Margaret Stock 109
write in 0
North Liberty
Total voters: 217
Mayor
David Roberts 160
John Hartnett 56
Council (5 seats)
Lynne Caslavka 155
Larry Kasparek 155
Richard Johnson 150
William Hedges 149
Larry Slocum 121
Frances Christianson 101
Richard Tibbetts 79
Linda McCoy 72
Oxford
Total voters: 168
Mayor
Samuel Torry 107
Eldon Kutcher (w-i) 29
Don Saxton (w-i) 12
other write in 4
Council (5 seats)
Violet Reihman 132
Gerald Stockman 127
Stephen Henkelman 115
Francis Tandy 114
Hugh Kotowske 82
Faye Honn 67
Tom Scheets (w-i) 31
Tom Thompson (w-i) 27
Bob Saxton (w-i) 12
Darell Lindley (w-i) 8
James Hennes (w-i) 7
other write in 11
Shueyville
Total voters: 25
Mayor
Robert Ruth 25
Council (5 seats)
James Taylor 25
E. Ivan Bys 24
Ivan Grabe 24
Jerry Cisar 23
Alden Kimpston 23
Solon
Mayor (all candidates write in)
Steven Wright 21
Bob Jedlicka 9
Harry Kral 6
other write in 11
Council (2 seats)
Frank Kuennen 59
Janice Madsen 35
Steven Wright 27
write in 1
Swisher
Total voters: 48
Mayor
John Serbousek 32
write in 8
Council (5 seats)
Oscar Kindler 31
Leo Jindrich 30
Bernard Hynek (w-i) 18
Ron Eden (w-i) 13
John Milke (w-i) 11
Eldred Dubishar (w-i) 8
other write in 37
Park Commissioner
Roberta Milke (w-i) 9
other write in 15
Tiffin
total voters: 85
Mayor
Roger Fomanek 80
Louis Voparil 3
Council (5 seats)
Lloyd Williams 74
Ted Spivey 73
Charles Rohret 69
Delores Madden (w-i) 42
Glenn Potter (w-i) 35
other write in 65
University Heights
Total voters: 191
Mayor
Stanley Good 42
Steven Richardson (w-i) 27
Lanny Kampfe (w-i) 16
James Stehlin (w-i) 14
Other write in 30
Council (5 seats)
Steven Hedlund 174
Joe Steele 171
Emery Rhodes 170
Thomas Breese 169
Richard Kruse 163
write in 12
Treasurer (all candidates write in)
Helen Zeller 14
Betty Savage 12
other write in 41
Hawkeye Cable TV Franchise (50% Required)
Yes 120
No 34