OTTUMWA — There will be a primary election to determine the final candidates for City Council race in this fall’s City election. Two Council seats will become open this fall. Current Council Members Russ Hull and Marc Roe did not submit papers for re-election. In total five citizens filed papers to run for City Council. Because of the number of candidates filing nominations for City Council, a City primary election will be necessary to reduce that race to four candidates for Council. Before the primary elections take place, candidates have until 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday September 5, 2023 to withdraw or submit objection petitions to the City Clerk’s office.
The primary election for City Council candidates will be held October 10th, four weeks before the City regular election on November 7th. Candidates filing nomination papers for City Council include:
- Cyan Bossou, 1620 Greenwood Drive
- Keith Caviness, 2851 Oak Meadow Drive
- Joe Damerval, 233 West Alta Vista Ave.
- Bill Hoffman, Jr., 922 N. Green St.
- Marcia McDaniel, 321 W. Keota St.
The deadline to file the required paperwork to be on the ballot this fall was 5 PM on Thursday, August 31st.
