Voters across the Pella Community School District and the State of Iowa were motivated to get to the polls this past Tuesday.

In the Pella Community School District, 3,581 votes were counted for the Pella Bond Measure, with 3,396 participating in the At-Large race won by Elisa Klahsen and 3,231 in the District 1 contest won by Jesse Peterson. Superintendent Greg Ebeling says it wasn’t that long ago that less than 100 individuals were participating in some school elections, especially prior to the combining of fall elections in off years, and he’s excited to see so many new voters engaged in the process.

According to the Secretary of State’s Office, record turnout was seen across all 99 counties, two years after the first combined school-city election was implemented following changes approved by the Iowa Legislature. More than 425,000 ballots were cast in Iowa.

Click here for election results from Tuesday’s school and city election in Pella.