November 8, 1983 City Election
Iowa City
Iowa City Council At Large
(2 to be elected)
William J. Ambrisco 4594 (55%)
George A. Strait 3907 (47%)
Jane Jakobsen 3200 (39%)
Phillip Nychay 2722 (33%)
scattered write in 66
Iowa City Council District A
Ernest V. Zuber 4971 (97%)
scattered write in 148
Iowa City Council District C
Larry Baker 3869 (64%)
James Barfuss 2201 (36%)
scattered write in 11
Rent Control Ordinance (50% required)
Shall the City of Iowa City adopt an ordinance establishing a Fair Rent Board as an administrative agency of the City of Iowa City, and delegating to that Board the duty and power to establish the maximum rental value for certain dwelling units in the city?
Yes 2145 (30%)
No 5009 (70%)
Coralville
Total voters: 760
Mayor
Michael Kattchee 613
scattered write in 8
Council (2 seats)
Robert E. Dvorsky 412
Allan L. Axeen 333
Dawn C. Rogers 236
Steven J Russell 173
Rebecca Ann Loyd 163
John G. Buckingham 114
scattered write in 3
Fire Station Bond ($775,000; 60% required)
Yes 505 (72%)
No 191 (28%)
Hills
Total voters: 113
Mayor
Larry D. Culver 99
scattered write in 1
Council (3 seats, 50% required)
Paul E. Wolfe 87
Michael Thomas Parker 85
Robert J. Vercande 69
Charlie Ockenfels 42
Elson D. Byler 24
scattered write in 1
Treasurer
Maryann Michel 79
scattered write in 3
Lone Tree
Total voters: 213
Mayor
James C. Johnson 102
Arthur Hill 96
Council (2 seats)
Patricia A. Less 132
Clair Goos 101
M.L. Green 86
T.J. Sorden 66
scattered write in 3
Total voters: 333
Council (2 year term to fill vacancy)
Jerry DeMarce 236
Donald P. Reed 90
Council (full term, 3 seats, 50% required)
Lynne D. Caslavka 204
Keith A. Roof 179
Randy L. Ferdig 130
Thomas A. Stutzman 126
Donald C. Koss 120
Kenneth R. Madole 89
Gordon S. Rath 88
November 29, 1983 Runoff for one seat
Total voters: 151
Randy L. Ferdig (on ballot) 38
Thomas A. Stutzman (on ballot) 37
Don Koss (write in) 37
Gordon Rath (write in) 37
scattered write in 1
Note: North Liberty subsequently abolished the runoff requirement.
Oxford
Total voters: 97
Mayor
Donald H. Saxton 92
write in 0
Council: Vote for 5. Top 3: 4 year terms; next 2: 2 year terms. (Voters approved change to 4 year terms in 1981.)
James T. Hennes 93
Allen R. Tomas 93
Joan Kahler 87
Pauline K. McAreavy 72
Gerald Stockman (write in) 39
scattered write in 18
Solon
Total voters: 287
Mayor
Mary S. Keck 174
Steven R. Wright 109
Council (2 seats)
Steven E. Linn 159
Lynn Eich 136
Duane McAtee 135
DeWayne Lamansky 111
Stephen Crow 14
Capital Improvements Levy (50% required)
Yes 117
No 87
Telephone Franchise (50% required)
Yes 102
No 86
Shueyville
Total voters: 21
Mayor
Robert J. Ruth 20
write in 0
Council (5 seats)
Rolan R. Frisch 21
E. Ivan Bys 20
Jerry Cisar 20
Ivan H. Grabe 20
DuWayne Sivertsen 19
write in 0
Swisher
Total voters: 32
Mayor
John F. Milke 29
Norman Neal (write in) 2
Council (5 seats)
Terry C. Potter 24
Eugene P. Beard 16
Ron Eden (write in) 15
Bernard Hynek (write in) 10
Linda Gear (write in) 6
Douglass Long (write in) 5
Dorothy Fisher (write in) 4
scattered write in 18
Park Commissioner
Douglas Long (write in) 6
other write ins 5
Total voters: 67
Mayor
Glenn R. Potter 64
write in 0
Council (5 seats)
Gregory E. Stevens 57
Theodore O. Spivey 56
Gerald J. Cox 51
Kandy Kobold 50
Sandra Morgan 50
Tom Hoyt 32
scattered write in 2
Council Terms: change from 2 year terms to 4 year staggered terms (50% required)
Yes 39
No 12
University Heights
Total voters: 92
Mayor
Chan Coulter 89
write in 0
Council (5 seats)
Barbara Stehbens 90
Joe M. Steele 87
Steven K. Hedlund 86
Kathleen McLaughlin 84
Dorothy D. Schottelius 83
write in 0