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Few Contested School Races in Lee County

Keokuk, IA – The deadline has passed to fill out the paperwork necessary to run for school board in Iowa. There will be just one contested race in Lee County.
That race will be within the Keokuk School District. 3 seats on the board are open and 4 people, including 2 incumbants, have filed to be on the ballot.

President Julia Logan
Board Member Tyler McGhghy
Former Principal Tom Wemette
Fire Chief Mark Wessel.

Current board member, Brian Richardson, will not seek another 3 year term.

Verna Brunstein will be the long district 5 candidate within the Central Lee School District. Greg Ruth is not seeking re-election to the only open seat. Central Lee will also ask residents for the authority to expand the uses of the local option sales tax revenue to include equipment purchases.

In Fort Madison, the three incumbants currenly holding the only open seats are the only residents filing for the September Election.

Peggy Booten
Denise Gray
Donald Ward