Cedar Falls, Waterloo Municipal Elections Set

Candidates for the municipal elections this fall are now in place after Thursday’s deadline.  In Cedar Falls, Third Ward councilman Daryl Kruse will face two challengers in Bob Manning and Tom Nagle.  The other races are unopposed. They include Mayor Danny Laudick, who’s running for his second term,  at large councilperson Kelly Dunn, and Ward One councilman Gil Schultz.  Home builder Craig Fairbanks will be running unopposed for the Ward Five council seat, as incumbent Dustin Ganfield will not be running for re-election. 

In Waterloo, incumbent Mayor Quentin Hart has three challengers as he tries for his sixth term as Mayor: Ward 2 councilman Dave Boesen, along with businessman Matt Gardner, and Gary Hall. John Chiles will be running for his second term as Ward One councilman, and he will have two challengers in past councilmembers Margaret Klein and Steve Schmitt. In Ward Three, Deborah Berry makes a return run after her past service on the council and in the Iowa legislature. She will face a challenger in Daryl Hartema. Current Ward Three councilperson Nia Wilder will not be running for re-election. In Ward Five, longtime incumbent Ray Feuss will not be running for re-election. Hector Salamanca-Arroyo will run for the seat unopposed.  Finally, there will be a new At-large council member, as Rob Nichols is not running for another term. Those vying for Nichols’ seat are Kelly Martin, and Micki McCracken.  

Election Day is Tuesday, November 4th.