County Jail Bond Referendum

Shall the County of Johnson, in the State of Iowa, construct and equip a new county jail, including sheriff's facilities, and borrow money by the issuance and sale of bonds in the sum of One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,900,000) to pay the cost thereof, and shall a tax be levied upon all the taxable property within said County from year to year, at a rate not exceeding forty cents per thousand dollars of assessed value in any one year, in addition to all other taxes, commencing with the levy in the year 1978, to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds until the same are fully paid?


Yes 9543 (75%)
No 3173 (25%)

Iowa City

11,027 voters

At Large (2 to be elected)
Glenn Roberts 5371 (49%)
Robert Vevera 5292 (48%)
Ira Bolnick 4807 (44%)
Fredine Branson 4452 (40%)

District B
Clemons Erdahl 5161 (51%)
Max Selzer 4920 (49%)

Tenant-Landlord Ordinance
Yes 4639 (44%)
No 5917 (56%)

Coralville

Mayor
Michael Kattchee 321
scattered 1

City Council
Jim L. Fausett 318
William Stewart 317
James Cole 302
scattered 5

Hills

Mayor
Larry Culver 94
scattered 8

City Council
Miles Bailey 136
Eugene Reynolds 129
Mary Hochstedler 46
scattered 1

Lone Tree

Mayor
Frank Fraser 112
David Meyer 12
scattered 14

City Council
Lowell Forbes 160
James C. Johnson 157
Dale Ford 37
Leroy Marine 16
scattered 6

Treasurer
Margaret Stock 162

North Liberty

Mayor
David J. Roberts 229
scattered 1

City Council

Thomas Oertel 199
Patricia A. Johnson 183
Lynne Caslavka 182
William Hedges 169
Robert Greenwald 146
Jerome Venteicher 119
Pamela Barnes 94
Linda Ewing 77
Kathleen DePhillips 75

Swimming Pool Bond
Yes 86
No 191

Four year terms for mayor and city council
Yes 149
No 121

Oxford

Mayor
Don Saxton 109
Sam Torrey 70
scattered 3

City Council - records unclear

Shueyville

Mayor
Robert Ruth 23

City Council
Alden Kimpston 23
James K. Taylor 22
E. Ivan Bys 22
Jerry Cisar 21
Ivan Grabe 21

Solon

Mayor
Harry Kral 80

City Council - full term

Louis R. Kral 83
Robert Jedlicka 81
Leo Beuter 78

City Council - 2 year term
Ronnie Stange 81
Richard Krob 75

Treasurer
Allan Eich 73

Swisher

Mayor
Ronald Saddoris 69
scattered 1

City Council - 5 seats
John Serbousek 63
Thomas Olson 60
Oscar Kindler 57
John Milke 16
Steve Pudil 10
Bernard Hynek 7
Jim Pudil 6
scattered 46

November 29, 1977 runoff for 2 seats
Bernard Hynek 40
John Milke 30
Jim Pudil 13
Steve Pudil 12

Tiffin

Mayor
Brotherton 18
Formanek 13
Spivey 6
scattered 12

Council
Janis Stratton 61
Sheridan 58
Glenn Potter 57
Roger Jansen 20
Ted Spivey 14
Tom Morgan 13
Formanek 6
scattered 22

University Heights

Mayor
James Stehbens 241
scattered 1

City Council
Steven Hedlund 228
Thomas Breese 221
Stanley Good 209
Richard Kruse 200
Mary Hansen 187
Emery Rhodes 187
Ken Kuntz 11
scattered 1

Treasurer
Betty Savage 29
scattered 4