Klassen is Florence mayor
Unofficial results showed Susan Klassen soundly defeating Josh Inlow and any other write-in candidates Tuesday for the Florence mayor's seat.
Klassen received 111 votes to 75 total write-in votes. A final tally of votes for write-in candidates will be divulged Friday when Marion County Commission canvasses election results.
Randy Mills, incumbent Florence councilman for ward one, received 75 votes, and Bryan Harper, ward two councilman received 80 votes.
Peabody elected Tom Schmidt, who was unopposed, as mayor.
Peabody voters elected Edmond N. Slocombe with 232 votes and incumbent Tim Peterson with 151 votes to the two council positions. Jon Gard, also an incumbent, received 88 votes.
School district results were:
Marion-Florence USD 408, position 4, Keith Collett (I), 876, position 5 Jan Helmer 915, and position 6 Lyle K. Leppke 897.
Peabody-Burns USD 398, position 4 Duke Eldridge (I) 378, position 5 Doe Ann Hague (I) 364, and position 6 Rhonda D. Loucks 375.
Complete election results will be in next week's paper.
