The Indianola City Council will have two new members in its ranks after Tuesday’s election, with one incumbent keeping a spot. Councilman John Parker will keep his seat in Ward 1 after receiving 55% of the votes, while Gwen Schroder received 56% in Ward 3, and Heather Hulen took the At-Large seat with 56%.

Ward 1
John Parker – 55.46% (386)
Stephanie Erickson – 44.25% (308)

Ward 3
Gwen Schroder – 56.43% (382)
Steve Armstrong – 43.43% (294)

At-Large
Heather Hulen – 56.58% (1,612)
Shirley Clark – 43.10% (1,228)

Hulen tells KNIA News she appreciates all the people who went out to vote, and the people that supported her, and she looks forward to serving Indianola in the at-large seat on the council.

There were four spots open for the Indianola School Board, with seven candidates running for all at-large seats. Rob Keller, Ben Metzger, Donna Kreamer, and Sue Wilson were the top four vote-getters.

Rob Keller – 20.14% (2,263)
Ben Metzger – 16.92% (1,901)
Donna Kreamer – 16.7% (1,876)
Sue Wilson – 14.22% (1,598)

Kevin Schlomer – 12.17% (1,367)
Kim Gibson – 11.01% (1,237)
Kariann Voigts – 8.49% (954)

Results are unofficial, as all remaining absentee ballots will need to be counted and the election to be officially certified.