The unofficial results of the 2012 general election for Washington County are as follows:

 

Presidential race:

*Republican Party – Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan – 5,540

Democratic Party — Barack Obama/Joe Biden – 5,081

Constitution Party — Virgil Goode/James Clymer - 24

Iowa Green Party — Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala - 115

Libertarian Party —  Gary Johnson/James P. Gray - 102

Party for Socialism and Liberation — Gloria LaRiva/Stephanie Beacham - 1

Socialist Workers Party — James Harris/Alyson Kennedy - 5

Nominated by petition — Jerry Litzel/Jim Litzel - 11

 

 

U.S. Representative District 2:

Republican — John Archer – 5,182

*Democrat — Dave Loebsack – 5,221

Nominated by petition — Alan Aversa - 146

 

 

State Senate District 42:

*Republican — Larry Kruse - 581

Democrat — Rich Taylor - 349

Nominated by petition — Michael D. Garmoe - 30

 

 

State Representative District 78:

*Republican — Jarad Klein – 7,053

 

 

State Representative District 84:

Republican — Dave Heaton — 833

 

 

Judge retentions:

 

Supreme Court:

Bruce Zager Yes – 5,829  No – 2,037

Edward Mansfield Yes – 5,707  No – 2,066

Thomas D. Waterman Yes – 5,712  No – 2,011

David Wiggins Yes – 4,421  No – 4,172

 

Court of Appeals

Mary Ellen Tabor Yes – 5,750  No – 2,037

Anuradha Vaitheswaran Yes – 5,101  No – 2,221

Michael Mullins  Yes – 6,556  No – 1,436

 

District Court Judge

Myron Gookin  Yes – 5,693  No – 1,772

Lucy Gamon  Yes – 6,218  No – 1,609

 

Associate Judge

Crystal Crock Yes – 6,176  No – 1,669

 

 

Washington County Board of Supervisors

 

District 1

*Republican – Jack Seward, Jr. – 1,543

Democrat — Kay Ciha - 582

 

District 2

*Republican — Bob Yoder - 994

Democrat — Dawn McCoy - 578

Independent — Randy Billups - 456

Mary Zielinski - 71

 

District 4:

*Republican — Stan Stoops - 887

Democrat — Richard Gilmore - 569

Independent — Adam Mangold - 609

 

Washington County Auditor

*Republican — Dan Widmer – 8,146

 

Washington County Sheriff

*Republican — Jerry Dunbar – 8,184

 

Washington County Hospital trustee

*James Harris – 6,131

*Phyllis Litwiller – 6,675

 

Washington County Agricultural Extension Council

*Kathy Ebert – 5,990

*Scott Pemberton – 5,421

*Sue Janecek – 6,136

*Brad Marek – 5,754

 

Washington County Soil Conservation Commission

*Tom Vittetoe – 6,582

*Aaron Meader – 5,506

*Kate Giannini – 5,134

 

Brighton Township Trustee

Doug Moothart - 51

Lathol Guy - 28

Dennis Pacha - 68

 

Clay Township Trustee

*Jerry Harbison - 74

*Dale Morgan - 74

 

Washington City Council Ward 3

Robert Shellmyer - 490

Thomas Bowler - 272

 

Kalona City Council

*Craig Spitzer - 895

*Jenelle Bender - 984

 

* = winner